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Lakeview Urbandale Kiwanis Dictionary Project.

Apr 03 2025
Mary
Dictionaries Deliver Lifelong Learning in Battle Creek, MI In a heartwarming show of community support, the “Kiwanis Club of Lakeview-Urbandale” in “Battle Creek, Michigan”, recently donated personal dictionaries to local elementary students...
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JC students receive free dictionaries.

JC Elementary Students Receive Over 150 Dictionaries to Take Home.

Apr 03 2025
Mary
Representatives from the JC Rotary and JC Elks Lodge went to multiple 3rd-grade classes, giving out a dictionary to take home and read, and a bookmark to help, continuing an over 20-year-old...
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Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey

May 27 2022
Mary
In 2004, the Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey first participated in The Dictionary Project, providing dictionaries to third grade students in Montclair and Verona. The project was chaired by Rotarian Georgia...
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Love for Literacy Raffle – Volunteers for Literacy – Habersham County, Georgia

Jan 21 2022
Mary
The Volunteers for Literacy (VFL) of Habersham County have a new fundraiser this year – the Love for Literacy $5,000 Raffle. Tickets are $20 each and the winner of the raffle will...
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Rotary Club of Madison County, North Carolina

Dec 30 2021
Mary
Third grade students in Madison County Schools were recently given the gift of a dictionary by the Rotary Club of Madison County. The Club has participated in The Dictionary Project since 2004...
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Beloit Elks Lodge # 864, Wisconsin

Dec 30 2021
Mary
For 15 years, the Beloit Elks Lodge # 864 in Beloit, Wisconsin has provided a dictionary to third grade students in Beloit. Cumulatively, the lodge has provided over 11,1000 dictionaries. Last year,...
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