Volunteers for Literacy Inspires Habersham County Students with Dictionaries and Graduation Dreams
Volunteers for Literacy Inspires Habersham County Students with Dictionaries and Graduation Dreams In Habersham County, Georgia, every third-grade student receives more than just a dictionary—they receive inspiration. Through a meaningful collaboration with The Dictionary Project, Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County has gifted nearly 4,300 dictionaries to students since 2015. Each presentation is memorable: a volunteer in a graduation cap and gown talks to... Read More
Clinch County Lions Club Donates Dictionaries to Local Students
Clinch County Lions Club Donates Dictionaries to Local Students A big thank you to the Clinch County Lions Club for continuing their commitment to literacy by donating dictionaries to students at Clinch County Elementary School in Homerville, Georgia. This effort is part of a larger initiative in partnership with The Dictionary Project, through which 670 Lions Clubs across the country have collectively donated over... Read More
Murrysville-Export Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries and Life Lessons
Murrysville-Export Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries and Life Lessons Since 2005, the Rotary Club of Murrysville-Export in Pennsylvania has donated more than 6,000 dictionaries to local third graders through The Dictionary Project. This year, the tradition continued at Franklin Regional School District, where every third-grade student received a personal dictionary to support their reading and writing. Rotary Interact high school students joined the visit, reading... 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
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
Dr. Joseph Kovacs Gives Back to His Elementary School with Dictionary Donation
Dr. Joseph Kovacs Gives Back to His Elementary School with Dictionary Donation Third grade students at Kate Starr Kellogg Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois recently received a surprise that left them smiling—a personal dictionary, gifted by Dr. Joseph Kovacs, a proud alumnus of the school. Dr. Kovacs, who attended Kellogg Elementary as a child, returned to give back in a meaningful way. By donating... Read More
Kiwanis Club of Fremont Shares the Gift of Words with Nearly 7,000 Students
Kiwanis Club of Fremont Shares the Gift of Words with Nearly 7,000 Students. Since 2008, the Kiwanis Club of Fremont, Nebraska has been delivering a powerful tool to support local literacy—personal dictionaries for every third-grade student in public and private schools across the city. Over the years, the club has gifted nearly 7,000 dictionaries, helping children build foundational skills in reading, writing, and communication.... Read More
Rotary Club of Johnstown Milliken Brings the Gift of Words to Students in Colorado
Rotary Club of Johnstown Milliken Brings the Gift of Words to Students in Colorado Since 2006, the Rotary Club of Johnstown Milliken in Colorado has proudly participated in The Dictionary Project, delivering personal dictionaries to third-grade students in Weld County School District. Over the years, the club has provided more than 4,630 dictionaries, giving young learners an essential tool to expand their vocabulary and... Read More
New Providence Board of Education Thanks The Dictionary Project for Their Continued Impact
New Providence Board of Education Thanks The Dictionary Project for Their Continued Impact. We are honored to receive this heartfelt letter from the New Providence Board of Education in New Jersey, representing Allen W. Roberts and Salt Brook Schools. Their words highlight why providing students with hard-copy dictionaries remains so important in today’s digital world. Here’s what they shared: Letter Content: January 23rd, 2024... Read More