Missouri Students Receive Dictionaries for the First Time
A new milestone has been met in 2015! Every never before covered school in Missouri has been sponsored! Thanks to dedicated sponsors and team work, 22,426 students were able to receive a personal dictionary for the first time. If you are interested in helping your state’s third grade students receive a dictionary, we can help you identify the closest uncovered school(s) in your area... Read More
Lester Prairie Lions Donate Dictionaries to Third Grade Students
Representing the Lester Prairie Lions, Troy Feltmann visited Lester Prairie Elementary School April 1 to deliver dictionaries to the third graders through The Dictionary Project. Since starting the project in 2010, Lester Prairie Lions have donated over 200 dictionaries to local students. We are thankful for sponsors who take the time to personally present the dictionaries to each class!
Third grade classes in Taylor County receive a special gift from the Grafton Rotary Club
Article written by Shaunda Rauch, The Mountain Statesman GRAFTON – Early Tuesday morning, Grafton Rotary Club members Lorraine Isner, President Dan Pauley, Ed Westfall, Kermit “Butch” Bias, and college student volunteer Raymond Isner, began an important mission; a mission to visit every third grade class in Taylor County, giving each student their very own personalized atlas. The Grafton Rotary Club initially began this project... 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
First Year to Volunteer: The provisional Rotary Club of Rochester Southeast NY
The provisional Rotary Club of Rochester Southeast NY formed in the spring of 2014. The group is comprised of individuals who want to participate in Rotary service projects and give back to people in their community. The group is hopeful to receive their charter once twenty members commit to becoming Rotarians in the Rochester Southeast NY club. To advance the club’s commitment to literacy,... Read More
First Year to Volunteer: Rotary Club of Temple South, TX
Watch the Rotary Club of Temple South distribute dictionaries to local students at Scott Elementary School!
Annie Sims Third Graders Receive Dictionaries from Mt. Pleasant, TX Rotary Members
Article from the Daily Tribune Last Friday, March 6, marked a special day for Annie Sims Elementary third graders. And not just because it was the day before a week off for spring break. It was the day they each received their own personal copy of a dictionary presented by the Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant. Rotarians Danny Muskrat and Kim Ragsdale brought the... Read More
Charleston Elks Lodge Members Donate Dictionaries to Area Schools
Call them the vanguards of vocabulary. Charleston Elks Lodge members have recently donated nearly 500 dictionaries, through the Dictionary Project, to third-grade classes in several Kanawha County schools. The Dictionary Project’s mission is to place a dictionary into the hands of every American third-grade student. More than two million dictionaries have reportedly been distributed to schools throughout the United States. According to The Dictionary... Read More
Throw-Back Thursday: Rotary Club of Ocoee’s Dictionary Project
The Rotary Club of Ocoee started the project in 2008. This video not only captures their first year participating, it also shows the joy and gratitude from Ocoee students receiving their personal dictionary. Seven years later, the club continues to make an impact in their community, having donated over 4,000 dictionaries to local children.
Third-graders Get Dictionaries from Hickory Kiwanis
Every student attending the third grade at Hickory Public Schools will receive the gift of a personal dictionary, thanks to Hickory Kiwanis. This annual donation campaign, started locally in 2005, provides new dictionaries to children while encouraging them to learn new words so that they may enhance their use of the English language. The dictionary project was created in 1955 in South Carolina and... Read More