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
Third Graders Receive Dictionaries: Generous Gifts from Bayneville Grange #1810
Article written by Belinda Larsen, The Butler County Times-Gazette Bayneville Grange #1810 distributed dictionaries to local third grade students recently. The group purchases the dictionaries through The Dictionary Project, a non-profit charitable organization which provides dictionaries to students to keep to use as their own personal reference books. The project believes a dictionary is an essential tool for a quality education and that a... 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!
Message from Rotary District 6930 Governer Dr. Juan F. Ortega
Dear Fellow Rotarians, March is Literacy Month, a time when Rotary Clubs focus on literacy as an essential ingredient for reducing poverty, improving health, encouraging community and economic development, and promoting peace. For most of us, reading and writing are as natural as breathing. However, nearly 800 million adults worldwide lack the literacy skills needed to complete a job application, understand a child’s report... Read More
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
The Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown Promote Education through the Gift of a Dictionary
The Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown has participated in The Dictionary Project for four consecutive years, donating dictionaries to children in Baltimore County Public Schools. Last fall members distributed around 600 dictionaries to seven elementary schools in their community. Project Coordinator Michael D. Grimes stated, “Our members really enjoy going to the schools, passing out the books, and interacting with the children as we walk... Read More
‘Dictionaries for Kids’ Donor Dahmen Brown Remembered
Article by Kelsey M. Boudin, Olean Times Herald In 77 years, Dahmen Morlyn Brown’s accomplishments were many. He had fine hobbies and desires, and he saw the world. He loved Mexican food so much he even started a successful tortilla business in New York City on a whim. Brown — a learned man born in Olean on Sept. 22, 1937, to Morlyn L. and... Read More
Julington Creek Elementary Third Grade Students Receive Dictionaries from St. Augustine Rotarians
By Ingrid Jones, Computer Teacher at Julington Creek Elementary On Feb. 20, Julington Creek’s 173 third graders received dictionaries donated by the Rotary Club of St. Augustine. The Rotary Club of St. Augustine has been donating dictionaries to third graders in the St. Johns County School District for 10 years. Julington Creek Elementary is very grateful that Doug Martin, Rotary Club of St. Augustine... Read More
Fundraising and Community Involvement Ideas: The Rotary Club of Lafayette, TN
The Rotary Club of Lafayette not only values education, but also the health and well being of people in their community. Each September, with the help of the Wellness Board and volunteers from two local Interact clubs, the Rotary Club of Lafayette puts on Makin’ Macon Fit to help fund local projects and give back to the community. Participants can sign up for the... Read More