Heights Couple Distributes Dictionaries to Third-Graders
Article written by Todd Martin, Harker Heights Herald A Harker Heights couple is laboring to help educators inspire students to love learning. Anthony and Sarah Triola made their eighth stop to a Killeen ISD elementary school Monday to distribute copies of the paperback “A Student’s Dictionary” to third-graders.They are continuing to seek sponsors to get the books in the hands of every KISD third-grader... Read More
Alhambra/San Gabriel and Duarte Elks Clubs Distribute Over 800 Free Dictionaries
Article written by Michele Earle, Mid Valley News Third grade students in Mountain View School District’s (MVSD) 10 elementary schools are grateful to the Alhambra/San Gabriel and Duarte Elks Clubs for their kindness and generosity in presenting each of them with a free dictionary. The Elks distributed over 800 dictionaries in MVSD as part of the Elks’ nationwide Dictionary Project. In total over 4,000... Read More
Third Graders Receive Dictionaries: Generous Gifts from Bayneville Grange #1810
Article written by Belinda Larsen, The Butler County Times-Gazette Bayneville Grange #1810 distributed dictionaries to local third grade students recently. The group purchases the dictionaries through The Dictionary Project, a non-profit charitable organization which provides dictionaries to students to keep to use as their own personal reference books. The project believes a dictionary is an essential tool for a quality education and that a... Read More
The Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown Promote Education through the Gift of a Dictionary
The Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown has participated in The Dictionary Project for four consecutive years, donating dictionaries to children in Baltimore County Public Schools. Last fall members distributed around 600 dictionaries to seven elementary schools in their community. Project Coordinator Michael D. Grimes stated, “Our members really enjoy going to the schools, passing out the books, and interacting with the children as we walk... Read More
The Rotary Club of Taos Milagro Presents Dictionaries
This January and February, the Taos Milagro Rotary distributed over 400 dictionaries to third-graders in six local schools. Since beginning the project in 2009, members of the club have donated over 1000 dictionaries to children in the Taos County region. Project coordinator, Lucille Gallegos-Jaramillo stated, “Dictionaries are important tools for students. Besides finding the meanings, spellings and pronunciation of words, students are given access... Read More