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Dictionaries a gift from Everett Elks

Jan 07 2011
Mary

 The Everett Elks received a $1,000 grant from the Elks National Foundation and used it to help purchase 528 dictionaries for third graders in six Everett schools as part of the Words for Thir

Bridport Grange distributing dictionaries to area schools

Jan 07 2011
Mary

 The annual distribution of dictionaries has begun.

Cambridge students receive books from Rotary

Jan 07 2011
Mary

 The Rotary Club of Cambridge Area has provided dictionaries and thesauruses to students in the Cambridge, Fletcher, and Waterville school districts.

Lakeview Grange shares thank-you notes

Jan 07 2011
Mary

 Lakeview Grange # 359 is part of the Vermont Dictionary Project. The Grange is enjoying their dictionary project and hope to expand it.

Gassetts Grange # 327 continues dictionary project

Jan 07 2011
Mary

 Gassetts Grange # 327 of Chester, VT, delivers dictionaries to 7 different schools each year. We enjoy giving as much as or more than the children do receiving.

Profile: Gretta Moorhead

Jan 07 2011
Mary

Gretta Moorhead is not a woman of few words. She is, in fact, a woman who thrives on giving words away.

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