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Escondido Elks’ dictionary presentation

Dec 21 2010
Mary

 Escondido Lodge #1687 presented all Reidy Creek third grade students with a dictionary.
A Reidy Creek reading teacher and selected students express their gratitude.

Carlsbad Elks present dictionaries

Dec 21 2010
Mary

The Carlsbad Elks Lodge distributed dictionaries to twelve elementary schools this fall. Since 2002, Carlsbad Elks Lodge 1558 has donated over 5,000 dictionaries.

The Dictionary Project: Elks give the gift of words

Dec 21 2010
Mary

 Nancy Mjelde, an active member of the Coeur d`Alene, Idaho, Lodge, has received hundreds and hundreds of thank-you letters from children over the past five years.

Language and learning go hand in hand

Dec 21 2010
Mary

Third-grade students in four New Mexico counties will reap educational benefits this school year because community members are helping children become better readers and learners.

Dictionary Project defines county children’s future

Dec 21 2010
Mary

Editor`s note: Judy Payne, of Nevada County Republican Women Federated, is excited about the group`s work on The Dictionary Project because of its reach into our future — all at very low cost

How do you spell a gift for words? D-i-c-t-i-o-n-a-r-y

Dec 21 2010
Mary

A dictionary isn't just any book. It's one you can use over and over and over. Good spellers and precise writers need dictionaries.

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