Faclair na Gàidhlig Project Receives Major Boost to Preserve Gaelic Language
Faclair na Gàidhlig Project Receives Major Boost to Preserve Gaelic Language A landmark project aiming to document and revive every known word in the Gaelic language has received a major boost. The Faclair na Gàidhlig initiative — a historical dictionary of Scottish Gaelic — was awarded a share of £500,000 in new funding from the Scottish Government. The online dictionary, which will eventually feature... Read More
Elizabethtown Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Bladen County Students
Elizabethtown Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Bladen County Students The Rotary Club of Elizabethtown in North Carolina continues to invest in the future of Bladen County by gifting dictionaries to every third grade student through The Dictionary Project. This cherished annual tradition brings excitement to students, who eagerly anticipate receiving their own personal dictionary. Since launching the project in 2005, the club has donated... Read More
Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning Donates Dictionaries to Local Third Graders
Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning Donates Dictionaries to Local Third Graders For over two decades, the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning has upheld a powerful local tradition—giving every third grader in the Carpinteria School District in California their very own dictionary. Through its partnership with The Dictionary Project since 2004, the club has distributed more than 6,500 dictionaries to students. Each year, English-language dictionaries... Read More
Laramie Elks Lodge Expands Dictionary Project to All Third Graders in Albany County
Laramie Elks Lodge Expands Dictionary Project to All Third Graders in Albany County Every third grader in Albany County School District #1 in Wyoming will now have a dictionary of their own, thanks to the expanded efforts of the Laramie Elks Lodge #582. The Lodge first joined The Dictionary Project in 2017, initially providing dictionaries to students at just one Laramie school. Now, in... Read More
Noon Rotary Club of Rogers Sparks Joy With Dictionary Donations
Noon Rotary Club of Rogers Sparks Joy With Dictionary Donations A cherished tradition of the Noon Rotary Club of Rogers in Rogers, Arkansas is giving every third grade student in the Rogers Public Schools a personal dictionary through their long-running partnership with The Dictionary Project. Rotarian Lisa Garner reflected on the experience, saying, “What a wonderful and blessed day this was! The excitement and... Read More
Pawling Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Pawling Elementary Students
Pawling Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Pawling Elementary Students Third grade students at Pawling Elementary School in Pawling, New York, were all smiles as they received their very own personalized dictionaries. This generous gift came from the Pawling Rotary Club, continuing a local tradition of promoting literacy through The Dictionary Project. The Pawling Rotary Club began its partnership with The Dictionary Project in 2004... Read More
Fifth Grade Students at John H. Bayne Elementary Receive Dictionaries
Fifth Grade Students at John H. Bayne Elementary Receive Dictionaries Fifth grade students at John H. Bayne Elementary School in Capitol Heights, Maryland, recently received a gift that supports lifelong learning: their own personal dictionaries. Donated through The Dictionary Project, these books are helping students develop essential language and research skills—without relying on the internet. Their teacher, Akua Johnson, shared why this initiative is... Read More
Arkansas Policy Foundation Donates Dictionaries to Anna Strong Elementary Students
Arkansas Policy Foundation Donates Dictionaries to Anna Strong Elementary Students Anna Strong Elementary School in Lee County, Arkansas, recently received a boost in literacy resources when the Arkansas Policy Foundation donated personal dictionaries to every third-grade student. The classroom was filled with excitement as students flipped through the pages of their very own books—tools designed to support their reading, writing, and vocabulary development. A... Read More
Olean Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to 300 Third Graders in Six Schools
Olean Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to 300 Third Graders in Six Schools Becoming a strong reader, writer, and critical thinker starts with having the right tools—and more than 300 third-grade students in six area schools now have a key resource to help them grow: their own personal dictionaries, thanks to the Rotary Club of Olean. As part of its ongoing commitment to literacy, the... Read More
Rotary Club of Ponca City Brings Dictionaries to Kay County Students
Rotary Club of Ponca City Brings Dictionaries to Kay County Students The Rotary Club of Ponca City in Oklahoma recently completed its annual Dictionary Project by visiting 16 schools across Kay County. Over 650 third-grade students were each given a personal dictionary to support their literacy and learning journey. This year’s effort was made possible in partnership with Ponca City Refinery, reinforcing the club’s... Read More