Crossroads Ruritan Club Brings Dictionaries and Discovery to Callaway Elementary Students.

Crossroads Ruritan Club Brings Dictionaries and Discovery to Callaway Elementary Students. The Crossroads Ruritan Club of Virginia recently made a special impact at Callaway Elementary School, gifting each third-grade student a personal dictionary. Their generosity lit up the classrooms as students eagerly explored their new books. The school shared their appreciation, highlighting the excitement among students who discovered that their dictionaries included far more...
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Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle Brings Dictionaries to Pine Street Elementary Students

Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle Brings Dictionaries to Pine Street Elementary Students The Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle in Maine proudly launched their first Dictionary Project this year, gifting personal dictionaries to second-grade students at Pine Street Elementary School. Club Secretary Susan Watson shared, “The Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle had the most wonderful opportunity to team up with Pine Street Elementary School and...
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Rotary Club of Bridgton-Lake Region Brings Dictionaries to Maine Classrooms.

Rotary Club of Bridgton-Lake Region Brings Dictionaries to Maine Classrooms Members of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club recently visited three schools in Cumberland County, Maine, to personally present dictionaries to third-grade students. Project Chair Erin Nelson shared, “This year we were back in person in the classrooms, seeing the happy smiles on the youngsters as they leafed through their new dictionaries. It was very special.”...
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Altrusa International of Lexington Brings Dictionaries and Smiles to Breckinridge Elementary Students

Altrusa International of Lexington Brings Dictionaries and Smiles to Breckinridge Elementary Students Since 2010, Altrusa International of Lexington, Kentucky has proudly partnered with The Dictionary Project, providing personal dictionaries to over 9,200 students. After two years of pandemic interruptions, Altrusa volunteers were excited to return to in-person events in 2022. On September 2, 2022, Altrusa members visited Breckinridge Elementary School, bringing new dictionaries to...
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West Louisa Elementary Students Receive Dictionaries Thanks to Community Support.

West Louisa Elementary Students Receive Dictionaries Thanks to Community Support Third grade students at West Louisa Elementary School recently received their very own dictionaries as part of a community literacy initiative. The donation was made possible through a local partnership with The Dictionary Project, whose mission is to ensure every student has access to a personal dictionary. The excitement was evident as students opened...
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Two New Groundbreaking Dictionaries of South Africa’s indigenous languages.

Dr. Max Marhanele Helps Preserve Xitsonga with New Dictionaries In Limpopo, South Africa, Dr. Max Marhanele is working hard to protect the Xitsonga language. A former teacher and examiner, he noticed a serious need for better Xitsonga language resources. To help fix this, he created two important dictionaries of South Africa’s indigenous languages. The first, Tihlu’ngu’ ta rixaka, is a monolingual Xitsonga dictionary. He...
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Renault CEO Publishes Sentimental Dictionary of the Automobile.

Renault CEO Publishes Sentimental Dictionary of the Automobile to Celebrate Car Culture and Empower Women. Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group, has authored The Sentimental Dictionary of the Automobile, a passion project celebrating the history, culture, and personal stories behind the automotive world. Following its successful release in France in October 2024, the book is set to launch in Spain and Latin America...
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Summit Public Schools Defends the Importance of Print Dictionaries and Thanks The Dictionary Project.

Summit Public Schools Defends the Importance of Print Dictionaries and Thanks The Dictionary Project We are proud to share this strong letter of support from Summit Public Schools in New Jersey. Their message highlights why physical dictionaries remain essential for developing critical thinking, independence, and literacy skills in young learners. Here’s their message: Letter Content: February 14, 2024 Mary French, Director The Dictionary Project...
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“The Power of Lost Words” and How The Dictionary Project Protects Language for Future Generations.

The Power of Lost Words: How The Dictionary Project Protects Language for Future Generations. The success of The Dictionary of Lost Words — both the book by Pip Williams and its acclaimed stage adaptation — highlights an important truth: words shape our world, and when they are lost or forgotten, a part of history disappears too.The story follows Esme Nicholl, a young woman who...
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Montclair Rotary Club Provides Over 15,550 Dictionaries to Students Through The Dictionary Project.

Montclair Rotary Club Provides Over 15,550 Dictionaries to Students Through The Dictionary Project. Since 2004, the Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey, has proudly participated in The Dictionary Project, providing free dictionaries to third-grade students in Montclair and Verona. Led by Rotarian Georgia Brown—affectionately known as the “Dictionary Peach”—the project has delivered over 15,550 dictionaries to young learners in the area. Georgia’s lifelong love...
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