Rotary Club of the Caldwells Participates in The Dictionary Project

The Rotary Club of the Caldwells recently participated in the Dictionary Project distributing over 350 dictionaries to all the 3rd graders in Caldwell, Essex Fells, North Caldwell, and West Caldwell schools in New Jersey. Since beginning the project in 2004, members have sponsored over 3,500 children in the Caldwell area. The Rotary Club of The Caldwells’ membership represents a cross-section of businesses and professional...
Read More

Anthony and Sarah Triola Work with Community to Bring Dictionaries to Sugarloaf Elementary

Anthony and Sarah Triola recently delivered 98 dictionaries to Sugarloaf Elementary School in Killeen, TX with the help of soldiers from the adoptive unit, the 11th Military Police Battalion, and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command. It is great when members of the community take part in the presentation. Personally handing out books not only shows students the value of team work, it also...
Read More

Rotary Club of Washington DC Delivers 4,700 Dictionaries

After weeks of diligent planning, the Rotary Club of Washington DC, with the help of the Federal City Rotary Club and the Washington DC Rotaract Club, rallied 90 volunteers to successfully deliver 4,700 dictionaries to elementary students in 105 Washington DC public and charter schools. Additionally, members provided 1000 Spanish-English dictionaries to ESL (English as a Second Language) 3rd graders at these schools. The...
Read More

Rotary, Connexus and AHEF Team Up to Give Students Dictionaries

For the seventh straight year, all third grade students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District received a free dictionary through a national project designed to help students became good writer, active readers and creative thinkers. it is funded locally by the  Anoka-Hennepin Educational Foundation(AHEF), Rotaries and Connexus Energy. Tess Degeest, the AHEF executive director, and Phil Knutson, a member of the Anoka Rotary, delivered books...
Read More