Thanks to the members of the Davenport Elks Lodge #298, receiving a dictionary has become rite of passage for the third graders in Davenport Community School District. For over ten years, the Davenport Elks have teamed up with The Dictionary Project to promote education in their community. This fall, Project Coordinator Earl Oelerich and fellow members of the Davenport Elks Lodge #298 visited 22... Read More

he·ro /ˈhirō/, noun: a person of great strength and courage who is admired or idealized for his or her outstanding achievements or noble qualities “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.” Walter M. Schirra Sr., 1923 – 2007 “A hero is an ordinary... Read More

The Rotary Club of Lucaya first participated in The Dictionary Project in 2011 to promote literacy in the Grand Bahama community. Since then, members have donated over 2,000 books to local students in eleven schools. To see the smiles on both students and their teachers faces touches the hearts of all members of our club. This donation will impact the fourth graders tremendously as... Read More

On October 29th, the Kiwanis Club of Fountain Hills Sunset visited Manuel Pena Jr. Elementary School and delivered 138 Dictionary’s to five 3rd Grade classes.   With the support of local sponsors and volunteers, we want to provide a dictionary to every student in the United States. In this way we hope to help them to improve their communication skills and make the most... Read More

The Kiwanis Club of Howell presented over 500 dictionaries to third graders in Howell. This is the seventh year and over 4,000 dictionaries have been distributed to Howell third graders. The goal of this project is to improve literacy and therefore, the quality of life in communities. The project was designed to aid third graders as they become proficient writers, active readers and creative... Read More

Members of the Northwood Republican Women (NRW) are committed to promoting the wellbeing of children in their community. In addition to participating in activities for children aging out of the Texas state foster care system, awarding a Texas college scholarship to a deserving Dallas-area woman, and donating books to elementary school libraries, the NRW have also been active participants of The Dictionary Project since... Read More

This is the 9th year the Westland Grange #389 has participated in The Dictionary Project by giving dictionaries to students in the Wayne-Westland Community School District. Grangers presented the students with hand-made book markers and personal bags sewn by Grange members to carry the new dictionary to and from school. Grangers made bookmarks from recycled greeting cards and bags hand-made from sample fabric swatches.... Read More

The goal of the Soledad Rotary Club is to build strong literacy skills in the community by making sure that every third grader has a personal dictionary he or she can use at home and at school. Since starting the program in 2008, Project Coordinator Beverly Willitts has encouraged club members to contribute a dollar to the club’s “dictionary can” to fund their community... Read More

The Tucumcari Elks Lodge #1172 distributed a total of 148 dictionaries to five local area Elementary Schools this past October. Along with their new dictionaries, students were also given Drug Awareness book markers and red ribbons. The Tucumcari Elks were originally introduced to The Dictionary Project in 2005, and with the help of Youth Activities & Public Relations Chairman David Gonzalez, members have been... Read More

hap·pi·ness /ˈhapēnəs/, noun: conscious enjoyment of good fortune; contentment “Hoping to live days of greater happiness, I forget that days of less happiness are passing by.” Elizabeth Bishop, 1911 – 1979 “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” Charles Spurgeon, 1934 – 1892 “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do... Read More