California Veterans Bring Joy and Literacy to Prairie Elementary Third Graders
California Veterans Bring Joy and Literacy to Prairie Elementary Third Graders As part of their ongoing commitment to giving back, residents of the Veterans Home of California – Redding chose to support literacy by donating “A Student’s Dictionary” to all third grade students at Prairie Elementary School in Anderson, CA. This effort was carried out through The Dictionary Project, a national nonprofit that has... Read More
Rotary Club of Cairo Promotes Literacy with Longstanding Dictionary Project
Rotary Club of Cairo Promotes Literacy with Longstanding Dictionary Project Since 2009, the Rotary Club of Cairo, Georgia has partnered with The Dictionary Project to provide third grade students across Grady County with personal dictionaries. Over the past 15 years, the club has gifted nearly 5,000 dictionaries, reinforcing its commitment to literacy and community service. This annual tradition helps students expand their vocabulary, improve... Read More
Rotary Club of Oak Ridge Promotes Literacy with 360 Dictionary Donations
Rotary Club of Oak Ridge Promotes Literacy with 360 Dictionary Donations The Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, joined by local Rotaract and Interact members, recently delivered 360 dictionaries to third grade students at Willowbrook, Glenwood, Linden, and Woodland Elementary Schools in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In addition to distributing the books, Rotarians engaged students in interactive activities—teaching them how to look up words like “kindness,”... Read More
Rotary Club of Ludington Promotes Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation
Rotary Club of Ludington Promotes Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation Since 2004, the Rotary Club of Ludington in Michigan has been dedicated to improving literacy in their community through their ongoing partnership with The Dictionary Project. Over the past two decades, the club has gifted more than 7,400 dictionaries to third grade students in the Ludington area. Each year, local Rotarians distribute personal dictionaries... Read More
Dallas Trinity Lions Club Spreads Literacy in Local Schools
Dallas Trinity Lions Club Spreads Literacy in Local Schools Students at Anson Jones Elementary and Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr. Elementary School in Dallas, Texas were all smiles as they received their very own dictionaries, thanks to the Dallas Trinity Lions Club. The club began its partnership with The Dictionary Project in 2021, inspired by another Lions Club’s success with the initiative. Now in its... Read More
Rotary Club of Rockledge Teams Up with Interact Students to Deliver Dictionaries
Rotary Club of Rockledge Teams Up with Interact Students to Deliver Dictionaries Since 2006, the Rotary Club of Rockledge in Florida has partnered with The Dictionary Project to provide third graders in the area with their very own personal dictionaries—reaching more than 5,200 students over the years. This year, high school students from the Rockledge High School Interact Club joined the effort, presenting dictionaries... Read More
Kiwanis Club of Lapeer Inspires Literacy for 850+ Students with Annual Dictionary Donation
Kiwanis Club of Lapeer Inspires Literacy for 850+ Students with Annual Dictionary Donation Since 2008, the Kiwanis Club of Lapeer in Michigan has been a proud partner of The Dictionary Project, gifting personal dictionaries to every third-grade student in Lapeer County. This year, over 850 students will receive their very own dictionaries—bringing the club’s total impact to nearly 13,000 students since the project began.... Read More
Algoma Lions Club Supports Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation
Algoma Lions Club Supports Literacy with Annual Dictionary Donation Since 2012, the Algoma Lions Club in Wisconsin has proudly supported third-grade literacy by providing every 3rd grader in Algoma with their own personal dictionary. Through their partnership with The Dictionary Project, the club has empowered students to build vocabulary and develop lifelong reading skills. Funded through creative community efforts such as steak fries, cookouts,... Read More
South Plainfield Elks Lodge Boosts Literacy with Dictionary and Book Donations
South Plainfield Elks Lodge Boosts Literacy with Dictionary and Book Donations As part of their long-standing commitment to literacy, the South Plainfield Elks Lodge #2298 in New Jersey recently distributed nearly 300 student dictionaries and copies of Freckle Juice by Judy Blume to third graders across five local schools. The initiative, part of The Dictionary Project, introduced students to far more than word definitions—offering... Read More
Spanish Language Dictionary Centennial Exhibition Opens at Humanities Library
Spanish Language Dictionary Centennial Exhibition Opens at Humanities Library To mark the 100th anniversary of the 15th edition of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language by the Real Academia Española (RAE), a commemorative exhibition titled One Hundred Years of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language (1925–2025) will be held at the Hall of the Humanities Library from June 2 to September 30, 2025. This... Read More