South Hinds Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Third Graders in Hinds County
South Hinds Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Third Graders in Hinds County The South Hinds Rotary Club, in collaboration with the Hinds County School District, delivered 360 dictionaries to every third-grade student in the district, including students at Utica Elementary, Bolton Edwards Elementary, Raymond Elementary, and Gary Road Intermediate School. This literacy initiative, part of The Dictionary Project, helps students build stronger vocabularies and... Read More
Courtland Lions Club Brings Dictionaries to Immanuel Lutheran Third Graders
Courtland Lions Club Brings Dictionaries to Immanuel Lutheran Third Graders Third grade students at Immanuel Lutheran School in Courtland, Minnesota received a special gift from the Courtland Lions Club—their very own personal dictionary. The students were thrilled to dive into the books, using them immediately during a social studies lesson to locate the Declaration of Independence. By participating in The Dictionary Project, the Courtland... Read More
Mayfield Grange and Fire Department Gift Dictionaries to Local Students
Mayfield Grange and Fire Department Gift Dictionaries to Local Students Third grade students at Mayfield Elementary School in Mayfield, New York recently received the gift of knowledge—a personal dictionary—thanks to the Mayfield Grange #683 and the Mayfield Fire Department. This year, 53 students received their own copy. The Mayfield Grange has partnered with The Dictionary Project since 2008, helping nearly 1,400 students build strong... Read More
Crossroads Ruritan Club Gifts Dictionaries to Henry Elementary Students
Crossroads Ruritan Club Gifts Dictionaries to Henry Elementary Students The Crossroads Ruritan Club recently donated dictionaries to every third grader at Henry Elementary School in Henry, Virginia. The students were excited to receive their very own copy and wasted no time flipping through the pages. The school expressed their gratitude with this message on Facebook: “Thank you to the Crossroads Ruritan Club for giving... Read More
Rotary Club of the Smithfields Delivers Over 8,200 Dictionaries to Students
Rotary Club of the Smithfields Delivers Over 8,200 Dictionaries to Students For 20 years, the Rotary Club of the Smithfields has partnered with The Dictionary Project to promote literacy in Pennsylvania. Each year, the club donates personal dictionaries to every third grade student in the East Stroudsburg Area School District. Since the program began in 2004, more than 8,200 students have received their own... Read More
Summerville Oakbrook Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries to Over 550 Students
Summerville Oakbrook Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries to Over 550 Students Continuing a tradition that began in 2004, the Summerville Oakbrook Rotary Club in South Carolina donated more than 550 dictionaries to third grade students at Dorchester, Sand Hill, and Beech Elementary Schools this year. To date, the club has provided over 13,200 dictionaries through its partnership with The Dictionary Project. “We are pleased to... Read More
Wagner Wealth Management Gifts Dictionaries to Locust Grove Third Graders
Wagner Wealth Management Gifts Dictionaries to Locust Grove Third Graders Every third grade student at Locust Grove Elementary School in Locust Grove, Virginia received a personal dictionary this year, thanks to the generous support of Wagner Wealth Management of Davenport. The donation brought smiles and excitement to the students, who were thrilled to receive such a practical and lasting resource for learning. This effort... Read More
Aiken County Rotary Clubs Distribute 46,600+ Dictionaries Since 2004
Aiken County Rotary Clubs Distribute 46,600+ Dictionaries Since 2004 In a long-standing commitment to literacy, all Rotary Clubs in Aiken County, South Carolina have worked together since 2004 to ensure every third grade student in the county receives a personal dictionary. This includes students in public, private, and charter schools, in partnership with the Aiken County School District. Each year, Rotarians and Interact Club... Read More
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 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