Literacy for Thomas County Promotes Reading with Dictionary Donations
Literacy for Thomas County Promotes Reading with Dictionary Donations Literacy for Thomas County, a Georgia-based initiative promoting lifelong learning, recently donated personal dictionaries to every third grader in the county. Volunteers from local organizations—including Rotary, Thomasville National Bank, the Veterans Administration, Thomas County Public Library, and Hands on Thomas County—joined the effort. Together, they visited classrooms to present the books and discuss the importance... Read More
Kiwanis Club of Boonslick Delivers 960 Dictionaries to Missouri Students
Kiwanis Club of Boonslick Delivers 960 Dictionaries to Missouri Students Since 2016, the Kiwanis Club of Boonslick in Columbia, Missouri has proudly partnered with The Dictionary Project to give the gift of words to third graders at Hallsville Elementary School. In total, the club has distributed 960 personal dictionaries, ensuring that every student in the third grade class has a resource to support their... Read More
Rotary Club of Pearlridge Spreads Literacy and Character in Hawaii Schools
Rotary Club of Pearlridge Spreads Literacy and Character in Hawaii Schools The Rotary Club of Pearlridge is making a big impact on third graders in Aiea and Pearl City, Hawaii, by donating personal dictionaries to students and teachers at 14 local schools. Each dictionary includes a copy of Rotary’s Four Way Test, a set of guiding ethical principles. At the end of the school... Read More
Albania Prepares 100,000-Word Dictionary to Preserve and Promote National Language
Albania Prepares 100,000-Word Dictionary to Preserve and Promote National Language A Milestone for Albanian Language and Culture At the opening of the 16th edition of Albanology Week, Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced the development of a new Albanian dictionary containing nearly 100,000 words. This major linguistic project is more than double the size of the 1981 edition, which had 41,000 entries. Kurti emphasized... Read More
Kazakhstan Moves Toward Recognizing Kazakh Sign Language as an Official Language
Kazakhstan Advances Toward Official Recognition of Kazakh Sign Language Government Steps Toward Inclusion Kazakhstan is preparing to officially recognize Kazakh Sign Language (KSL) as part of a national effort to improve accessibility for the deaf community. Deputy Prime Minister Yermek Kosherbayev confirmed that the government is examining international practices to guide the decision. “We will invite foreign institutions and use their expertise to develop... Read More
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