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Elks donate books to local schools

Jan 27 2012
Mary

A team from the Wasco Elks Lodge, headed by the Exalted Ruler, Jim Swann, visited Palm Avenue School in Wasco on Thursday, October 20. They gave three classes a total of ninety dictionaries.

Glassboro Rotary Club donates dictionaries to local elementary school students

Jan 27 2012
Mary

On Tuesday, the Glassboro Rotary Sunrise Club distributed dictionaries to local schools during their third annual Dictionary Project.

Lakewood Elks’ gift of dictionaries spells delight for third graders

Jan 25 2012
Mary

Venita Collier’s past three Octobers have been busy and she aims to keep it that way.

Third graders learn to use tried and true reference–the dictionary

Jan 25 2012
Mary

The Sharpsburg-Aspinwall Rotary Club is showing third graders that the Internet isn't the only way to look up information.

Dictionary presentation

Jan 24 2012
Mary

The Golden K and North Grand Rapids Kiwanis Clubs sponsor dictionaries for the third graders at 35 Grand Rapids schools.

The Franklin Rotary dictionary project

Jan 24 2012
Mary

The goal of this program is to assist all students in becoming good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and resourceful learners by providing them with their own personal dictionary.

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