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Rotary Club of Lucaya gives through the Dictionary Project

Apr 02 2012
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The idea for The Dictionary Project began in 1992 when Annie Plummer of Savannah, Georgia, gave 50 dictionaries to children who attended a school close to her home. Each year she continued...
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Essay night celebrating the Dictionary Project

Mar 22 2012
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Rotary trip to East Africa includes schools, water, and agricultural projects

Mar 20 2012
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I went on a two week trip to East Africa with the Rotary Club of Evergreen, Colorado. I was essentially just going along.

Rotarians visit Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School

Mar 19 2012
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The Rotary Club of Augusta South provided dictionaries and Rotary 4-Way Test coloring books to the students at Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School.

Baltimore Rotary delivers dictionaries with help from the mayor

Mar 19 2012
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On February 21, 2012, the Baltimore Rotary Club, accompanied by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, distributed dictionaries to students at Mary E.

Harmony Grange # 99 brings dictionary project to Sant Bani

Mar 19 2012
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On Monday, March 12 the students in Sam Conkling's third-grade class were visited by representatives from Harmony Grange No. 99.

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