Rotary Club of Washington DC Empowers MLK Elementary with Dictionaries
Rotary Club of Washington DC Empowers MLK Elementary with Dictionaries In a heartfelt visit this spring, the Rotary Club of Washington, DC brought their Dictionary Project to Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, home of the District’s central public library. Teachers and students alike gathered as dictionaries were personally handed to each third grader. Rotarians shared the importance of reading, vocabulary, and lifelong learning—rooted... Read More
Rotary Club of Washington DC Donates Dictionaries to Stanton Elementary Third Graders
Rotary Club of Washington, DC Donates Dictionaries to Stanton Elementary Third Graders Since joining The Dictionary Project over a decade ago, the Rotary Club of Washington, DC has donated tens of thousands of dictionaries to local students. This year, their tireless volunteers visited Stanton Elementary School, where every third grader received a beautifully bound dictionary of their own. Each student had the opportunity to... Read More
Dallas Trinity Lions Club Spreads Literacy in Local Schools
Dallas Trinity Lions Club Spreads Literacy in Local Schools Students at Anson Jones Elementary and Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr. Elementary School in Dallas, Texas were all smiles as they received their very own dictionaries, thanks to the Dallas Trinity Lions Club. The club began its partnership with The Dictionary Project in 2021, inspired by another Lions Club’s success with the initiative. Now in its... Read More
Dictionaries and AI: Michael Adams on the Future of Lexicography
Dictionaries and AI: Michael Adams on the Future of Lexicography Michael Adams, Provost Professor of English at Indiana University Bloomington, is a leading voice in modern lexicography. In The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary (Cambridge University Press), co-edited with Edward Finegan, Adams dives deep into the often-overlooked field of dictionary scholarship, revealing how dictionaries are not just reference tools, but cultural artifacts shaped by... Read More
Laramie Elks Lodge Expands Dictionary Project to All Third Graders in Albany County
Laramie Elks Lodge Expands Dictionary Project to All Third Graders in Albany County Every third grader in Albany County School District #1 in Wyoming will now have a dictionary of their own, thanks to the expanded efforts of the Laramie Elks Lodge #582. The Lodge first joined The Dictionary Project in 2017, initially providing dictionaries to students at just one Laramie school. Now, in... Read More
Golden K Kiwanis of Columbia Brings Dictionaries to A.C. Moore Elementary Third Graders
Golden K Kiwanis of Columbia Brings Dictionaries to A.C. Moore Elementary Third Graders Recently, the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Columbia launched its first Dictionary Project event by donating dictionaries to third-grade students at A.C. Moore Elementary School in Columbia, South Carolina. This literacy initiative aims to improve reading and writing skills by giving each student a resource they can use for years. Assistant... Read More
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... Read More
Rotary Club of Fillmore Celebrates Another Successful Year with The Dictionary Project
Rotary Club of Fillmore Celebrates Another Successful Year with The Dictionary Project The Rotary Club of Fillmore, California proudly reports another outstanding year participating in The Dictionary Project. Volunteers visited four schools in their district — Mountain Vista Elementary, San Cayetano Elementary, Rio Vista Elementary, and Piru Elementary School — personally delivering dictionaries to every third-grade student. This year marked a special milestone as... Read More
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... Read More
Mesita Elementary School Students Receive Dictionaries Thanks to The Dictionary Project.
Mesita Elementary School Students Receive Dictionaries Thanks to The Dictionary Project The students at Mesita Elementary School in El Paso, Texas were recently the proud recipients of personal dictionaries, made possible by the efforts of The Dictionary Project. This initiative continues to support students across the country by promoting literacy and a love of learning through the simple but powerful gift of a dictionary.... Read More