Elks Lodge Marks 10 Years of Dictionary Donations
Education is a top priority to the Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894 in Illinois. Working with The Dictionary Project for 10 years, the Galesburg Elks have left a lasting impression on the students in District 205. Members of the organization take the time to personalize each dictionary with a note that the book was given by the Elks. “They really like them,” said Al... Read More
Rotary Club Of Madison County Donates to Georgia Students
For seven years the Rotary Club Of Madison County has teamed up with The Dictionary Project to provide students in Georgia with the gift of a dictionary. Longtime member Gerald Coutant has kept the project going with the help of generous donations and member participation. Over the years, the Rotary Club Of Madison County has donated dictionaries to over 3,000 students in Madison County.... Read More
Hayfield Grange #800 Teams Up with Fellow Organizations to Provide Dictionaries
Hayfield Grange, along with the following organizations – Cambridge Spring Kiwanis Club, Covenant Lodge #473, John Hotchkiss’ Barber Shop, Saegertown Women’s Improvement Club, Spa Dental Center, Dr. Marie Crocker, State Farm Insurance Company Agent Gene Schlosser, Townville Lions Club and the Townville Pierian Club – have donated funds to purchase dictionaries for each third grade students in the Penncrest School District. Volunteers from Lodge... Read More
Collaboration in Long Beach, CA Brings Dictionaries to Local Students
The Long Beach Public Library Foundation has collaborated with the Earl B. and Loraine H. Miller Foundation to present dictionaries to third-graders attending both the public and private schools in the local area. The Earl B. and Loraine H. Miller Foundation provided a project grant to promote literacy with a goal to see all students leave third grade at the end of the year... Read More
Rotary Club of St. Bernard Hosted Annual Adult Spelling Bee
Did you know that a flock a finches is called a charm? You would, if you had participated in the Rotary Club of St. Bernard’s 14th annual Adult Spelling Bee. Hosted each year by the Rotary Club, the event is a fun fund-raiser to promote literacy. Nineteen three-member teams representing a array of businesses and civic organizations took part in the event. Each teams’... Read More
Hudson Rotary Club Gives the Gift of Words
Thanks to a donation earlier this month from the Rotary Club of Hudson, every third-grader at McDowell Elementary School had their very own, brand new, soft bound, 524-page dictionary. The club donated the 360 dictionaries, which also contain the entire U.S. Constitution and a variety of other amenities, through the international Dictionary Project.
Rotary Club of Kissimme Completes 2013-2014 School Year
Dictionaries were distributed to Kissimmee and Neptune Elementary Schools by Don Shearer with help from Jim Sailsbury
Jefferson Grange #167 Delivers Dictionaries to Happy Third Graders!
Jefferson Grange members David Ifert, Donna Lakin and Doris Ifert delivered 76 dictionaries to third graders at Valley Elementary School on October 3rd, 2013.
Kiwanis Club of Oxford Gives the Gift of a Dictionary
The Kiwanis Club of Oxford in Mississippi has made community outreach and youth development a primary goal for the organization. Participating in The Dictionary Project for almost ten years, members have impacted the lives of over 4,000 students in the Lafayette County area.
Students in Madeira Beach, FL Receive New Dictionaries from Elks
The Holiday Isles Elks Lodge #1912 Madeira Beach presented 44 dictionaries to third-grade students at Orange Grove Elementary on May 16th, 2013. Accepting for the school was principal Nanette Grasso and students from her third grade class.