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Coffeyville Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
Today we would like to highlight the Coffeyville Rotary Club of Coffeyville, Kansas. This fall they delivered dictionaries to three elementary schools in their area. We thank the Coffeyville Rotary Club for...
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A big thank-you to the Spooner-Trego Lions Club for helping put the power of words into students’ hands!

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
Spooner-Trego Lions Club member Connie Huebner, proudly presented dictionaries from their club to all third-grade students at Spooner Elementary School. They eagerly explored their new dictionaries, flipping through pages, discovering new words, and looking...
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Parker Elks Bring Dictionaries to LaPaz County Students

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
The Parker Arizona Elks Lodge #1929 of Parker, Arizona, recently visited seven schools across LaPaz County, donating 178 dictionaries to 11 classrooms where the children were thrilled to receive their very own copy! Parker...
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A Beloved Tradition: Essex Junction Lions Inspire Young Readers in Winooski

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
  (In the featured photo above: Lion, Doris Maynard and her daughter Lion, Michelle Maynard joins the St.Francis Xavier School third-grade students.  – Photo courtesy Essex Junction Lions Club) The third graders...
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The power of a printed dictionary is alive and well in Lake County classrooms

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
(Rotary member Sharon Fulton shakes hands with Marcus Heavyrunner as Rotary members gathered at Linderman School in Polson last Tuesday to disperse free dictionaries. (Photo courtesy Kristi Niemeyer/Leader) Thanks to the Rotary Club of...
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Hayfield Grange’s 23-Year Commitment to Literacy and Community

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
(Photo: Third grade students at Saegertown Elementary School receiving their dictionaries.) Hayfield Grange # 800 (Saegertown, PA) recently provided dictionaries to third grade students at Saegertown Elementary School as part of The Dictionary Project, helping...
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