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
Elizabethtown Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Bladen County Students
Elizabethtown Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Bladen County Students The Rotary Club of Elizabethtown in North Carolina continues to invest in the future of Bladen County by gifting dictionaries to every third grade student through The Dictionary Project. This cherished annual tradition brings excitement to students, who eagerly anticipate receiving their own personal dictionary. Since launching the project in 2005, the club has donated... Read More
Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning Donates Dictionaries to Local Third Graders
Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning Donates Dictionaries to Local Third Graders For over two decades, the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning has upheld a powerful local tradition—giving every third grader in the Carpinteria School District in California their very own dictionary. Through its partnership with The Dictionary Project since 2004, the club has distributed more than 6,500 dictionaries to students. Each year, English-language dictionaries... 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
Pawling Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Pawling Elementary Students
Pawling Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Pawling Elementary Students Third grade students at Pawling Elementary School in Pawling, New York, were all smiles as they received their very own personalized dictionaries. This generous gift came from the Pawling Rotary Club, continuing a local tradition of promoting literacy through The Dictionary Project. The Pawling Rotary Club began its partnership with The Dictionary Project in 2004... Read More
Fifth Grade Students at John H. Bayne Elementary Receive Dictionaries
Fifth Grade Students at John H. Bayne Elementary Receive Dictionaries Fifth grade students at John H. Bayne Elementary School in Capitol Heights, Maryland, recently received a gift that supports lifelong learning: their own personal dictionaries. Donated through The Dictionary Project, these books are helping students develop essential language and research skills—without relying on the internet. Their teacher, Akua Johnson, shared why this initiative is... Read More
Olean Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to 300 Third Graders in Six Schools
Olean Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to 300 Third Graders in Six Schools Becoming a strong reader, writer, and critical thinker starts with having the right tools—and more than 300 third-grade students in six area schools now have a key resource to help them grow: their own personal dictionaries, thanks to the Rotary Club of Olean. As part of its ongoing commitment to literacy, the... 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
Johnson City Rotary Club and Elks Lodge Gift Dictionaries to Third Graders
Johnson City Rotary Club and Elks Lodge Gift Dictionaries to Third Graders All third-grade students at Johnson City Elementary School in New York recently received a special gift: their own personal dictionaries, thanks to the Johnson City Rotary Club and Johnson City Elks Lodge #2821. This generous initiative, which began in 2004, has now provided 3,960 dictionaries to local students. Members from both organizations... Read More
Dickinson Rotary Club Distributes 420 Dictionaries Across North Dakota Schools
Dickinson Rotary Club Distributes 420 Dictionaries Across North Dakota Schools Continuing a proud tradition that spans more than 15 years, the Dickinson Rotary Club has once again invested in local education by distributing 420 dictionaries to third grade students across Dickinson, South Heart, and Belfield, North Dakota. Since the start of their partnership with The Dictionary Project, the club has donated nearly 5,500 dictionaries... Read More