Kearney Dawn Rotary Club
Third grade students throughout Buffalo County, Nebraska will have a dictionary of their own thanks to the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club’s dictionary project. “Dictionaries are still a staple in classrooms,” Kearney Public School District Director of PK-5 Education Chelsea Feusner said. “Students flipping through pages opens up opportunities for students to learn alphabetical order and how to locate and define new words. Even in... Read More
York Rotarians Donate Dictionaries
Since 2006, members of the York Rotary Club in Nebraska have participated in The Dictionary Project. This year, over 200 dictionaries were distributed to 3rd grader students at York Elementary School, Emmanuel-Faith Lutheran, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Heartland Community School, Trinity Lutheran, McCool Junction and Cross County. For many of these students, this is the first time they have ever received their own personal... Read More
Plattsmouth Rotary Club Gives Students First Book
The Plattsmouth Rotary Club of Plattsmouth, Nebraska is pleased to have participated again in the Dictionary Project. This year we delivered 185 dictionaries to the 3rd Grade Students in the following Schools, Plattsmouth Elementary School in Plattsmouth, NE; Conestoga Elementary School in Murray, NE and St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The Students were very excited to receive the dictionaries, many... Read More
Gordon Third Grade Students Receive Dictionaries from Lions
This fall, the Gordon Lions Club presented dictionaries to 3rd grade students at Rushville, Gordon, and Hay Springs Elementary Schools as well as Merriman and Extension Public Schools. Lion Club member Nancy Russell has spearheaded the project for over seven years. All together, the Gordon Lions have impacted the lives of 696 students in Nebraska, proving that education is a top priority for the... Read More