Rotary Donates Dictionaries to Students
Article written by Kelly Nicholson, Paris Beacon – News With auto correct and spell check, dictionaries are not always the first tool that adults gravitate towards to check their spelling. But students are still learning how to use dictionaries, starting in third grade, and one local organization has been making sure that these students get their own dictionary to keep. Started four years ago... Read More
The New Spirit Sunday School Class of St. John’s United Methodist Church Donates Dictionaries
Members of the New Spirit Sunday School Class raise money each year to support education in their community by providing dictionaries to Zuni Elementary School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is their third year to participate in The Dictionary Project. ‘We are enjoying it and will continue this program in future years,” said member Billie Jean Zinter. Since starting the project in 2013, members... Read More
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
Gulf Breeze Key Club Donates Dictionaries to Eleven Local Schools
The Gulf Breeze High School Key Club recently completed their annual dictionary project. Following The Dictionary Project’s goal “to assist all third grade students to complete the school year as good writers, active and creative thinkers,” Key Club members decided to provide younger students with their own personal dictionaries. These dictionaries were donated as a gift to each student to use at school and... Read More
Honoring the Life of Anse Windham, Kingsville Noon Lions Club
Anse “Windy” Windham was the Past President and Past District Governor of Lions Club District 283. As a Lion, he received the Melvin Jones Award for dedicated humanitarian service, the Ed Flood Award on behalf of the Texas Lions Foundation, and most recently, the Jack Wiech Fellow award for dedicated service to the children of the Texas Lions Camp. Mr. Windham introduced The Dictionary... Read More
Noah Webster Presents Dictionaries to Webster, NY Students
We are always excited to hear fun and unique ways to present dictionaries to students. The Rotary Club of Webster has one of their Rotarians dress up as Noah Webster for the presentation. This year, Bill Ruoff played the part and gave students a short history lesson on the life of Noah and his development of the dictionary. “The students’ reaction to him is... Read More
ROOTS, INC. Brings Dictionaries and the Art of Storyingtelling
Regenerating Our Offspring Through Stories, Inc. (ROOTS) distributed 50 dictionaries to third grade students in Pennypacker School in Philadelphia, PA. ROOTS is an organization founded on the preservation of knowledge, wisdom and customs from traditional African village griots. Its aim is to share these traditions and customs through storytelling in U.S. communities, libraries and schools. ROOTS strives “to connect our past to the present... Read More
Rotary District 5110 “Look it up . . .” Dictionary Project 2014-2015:
Made up of 72 Clubs and around 3,800 members, Rotary District 5110 encompasses the central and southern regions of Oregon from the Pacific coast to the high desert and a northern most region of California. One of Rotary’s overarching goals is to advance education by promoting literacy. To meet this goal, local clubs within District 5110 participate in The Dictionary Project. Some clubs have... Read More
Community Involvement Ideas: My American Hero Essay Contest
Each spring, the Lake Conroe Area Republican Women(LCARW) hold an annual My American Hero Essay Contest at nine elementary schools in Montgomery ISD and Willis ISD, Texas. Each fourth grade student writes an essay entitled “My American Hero” and receives a personalized My American Hero certificate. Members of LCARW read essay submissions from each school to determine a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Special place... Read More
Pasadena Rotary Fish Fry Family Fun Day scheduled March 28
Article written by Kristi Nix, the Pasadena Citizen The Pasadena Rotary Fish Fry and Family Fun Day is scheduled Saturday (March 28) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature tasty food, music, a photo booth, a raffle and lots of kid-friendly activities. Food service starts at 11 a.m. and will offer food prepared by the cooking team of the Harris County... Read More