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Rotary Club Partners with DP to Sponsor Baton Rouge Schools

Feb 29 2016
Mary
After learning about the Dictionary Project at the Rotary Lone Star President Elect Training Seminar (P.E.T.S.) in Dallas, Texas, Cheri McDaniel, member of the Baton Rouge Capital City Rotary Club, decided to introduce...
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Word of the Month: Share

Feb 23 2016
Mary
Share /SHer/ verb: 1. to let someone else have or use a part of (something that belongs to you) “True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No...
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Rotary’s Dictionary Project Comes Full Circle in Massachusetts

Feb 23 2016
Mary
After learning about The Dictionary Project in the late 90s, the Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough decided to visit several local elementary schools and hand out personalized dictionaries. Little did they know, one...
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Maine Grange Values a Paperback Dictionary as a Modern Teaching Tool

Feb 23 2016
Mary
With the popularity of computer technology, users have become accustomed to Spell-check and autocorrect. Although these features are convenient for adults, they fail to teach young students how to identify and spell...
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Presentation Ideas from New Jersey: Create a Crossword Puzzle

Feb 23 2016
Mary
Over the last eight years, the Rotary Club of Elizabeth, NJ has provided approximately 20,000 dictionaries to third grade students in the cities of Elizabeth and Hillside. This year, a new club...
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Massachusetts Rotarian Shares More than Just the Gift of Words

Feb 23 2016
Mary
The Rotary Club of North Andover has participated in The Dictionary Project since 2008. Spearheading their program is a spunky retired teacher of 35 years, Barbara McGovern. This past fall McGovern wanted...
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