Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham is proving that community efforts effect change

“Books, Ducks, and a Sense of Purpose” By Carly McCurry I was three weeks into housewifery, six months into the pregnancy, and drowning in clean laundry and reorganized spice racks when I stumbled on a small newspaper ad: “Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham needed ESOL teachers”. I sent an email. VFL doesn’t boast a flashy logo, but its impact is real. They offer “free...
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Lakeview Urbandale Kiwanis Dictionary Project.

Dictionaries Deliver Lifelong Learning in Battle Creek, MI In a heartwarming show of community support, the “Kiwanis Club of Lakeview-Urbandale” in “Battle Creek, Michigan”, recently donated personal dictionaries to local elementary students as part of “The Dictionary Project“—a nationwide effort to promote literacy and learning fundamentals. For “Harold Oswald”, a passionate Kiwanis Rotary Club member, this initiative stands out. “Absolutely the best project with...
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JC Elementary Students Receive Over 150 Dictionaries to Take Home.

Representatives from the JC Rotary and JC Elks Lodge went to multiple 3rd-grade classes, giving out a dictionary to take home and read, and a bookmark to help, continuing an over 20-year-old tradition at the school. The day’s activities are a part of the nationwide “Dictionary Project”, Promoting literacy among students, with over 170 dictionaries given out today. Rocky Martinez from the JC Rotary...
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Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey

In 2004, the Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey first participated in The Dictionary Project, providing dictionaries to third grade students in Montclair and Verona. The project was chaired by Rotarian Georgia Brown and she has continued to head the project for her club ever since. Her enthusiasm for the project earned her the nickname “Dictionary Peach”. “I was a natural choice to chair...
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Rotary Club of Madison County, North Carolina

Third grade students in Madison County Schools were recently given the gift of a dictionary by the Rotary Club of Madison County. The Club has participated in The Dictionary Project since 2004 and to date, has provided over 3,700 dictionaries to Madison County students. Hot Springs Elementary third grade teacher Earl Lynn Allison said her students look forward to the dictionary project each year....
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Beloit Elks Lodge # 864, Wisconsin

For 15 years, the Beloit Elks Lodge # 864 in Beloit, Wisconsin has provided a dictionary to third grade students in Beloit. Cumulatively, the lodge has provided over 11,1000 dictionaries. Last year, an “Americanism Bookmark” was added to their gift. Kenneth Boss, Elks Project Chairman, told us “The response from the kids has been unbelievable. This is a great way to promote Americanism at...
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Essex Junction Lions Club, Vermont

Doris Maynard, Treasurer of the Essex Junction Lions Club sent us a letter and pictures of her club’s dictionary project. She wrote in her letter: Brief history: I was a brand new Lion at my first cabinet meeting back in 2017. Another Lion from a nearby club shared the story of the Dictionary Project and I was “hooked!” Our club voted to take part...
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Big Rapids Lions Club, Michigan

The Big Rapids Lions Club partnered with The Dictionary Project this year to provide dictionaries to nearly 200 third grade students in Big Rapids and Paris, Michigan. The students were thrilled to get a dictionary of their own.