Farmington Elks Lodge # 1765, Missouri
The Farmington Elks Lodge #1765 recently provided a dictionary and an Elk booklet on the American flag to the third grade students in the Farmington and Bismarck school districts and at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Farmington. The lodge began its dictionary project in 2007 and since starting the project, has provided over 5,300 dictionaries to students in St.... Read More
Vergennes Lions Club, Vermont
Recently, Vergennes Lions Club President, Yvonne Raphael, and Lion Larry Simino visited all schools in Vergennes and Ferrisburgh to distribute “A Student’s Dictionary” to all 62 third grade students. Teachers said they have seen significant educational growth from the students using these dictionaries. One fifth grade student, who has been using the dictionary the past two years said, “this is more than a dictionary,... Read More
‘Dictionary Man’ gets the last word
“The problem here is that people pay insufficient attention to how they are writing and what they write. Or perhaps they flunked fifth-grade English. Who knows!’ wrote Ted Utchen, one of our sponsors when complaining to the editor of the ‘Daily Herald’ about the misuse of ‘who’ and ‘whom’ in the newspaper. Ted. a lawyer who practiced law for 60 years, implemented the Dictionary Project for over... Read More
Bullock County Probate Judge James E. Tatum
Probate Judge James E. Tatum is investing in the future of Bullock County, Alabama by helping students there succeed. He has given each third grade student at Union Springs Elementary School and Conecuh Springs Christian School a new dictionary and two other books that encourage character traits needed for a successful life. Judge Tatum believes that communication is the key to learning and that a dictionary... Read More
Rotary Club of Stone Mountain, Georgia
The Rotary Club of Stone Mountain, Georgia has been participating in The Dictionary Project since March 2007. Thanks to their efforts, over 15,700 students in the DeKalb County School District have received a dictionary. Cynthia Edwards of the Stone Mountain Rotary Club shared the following message with us: DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is Georgia’s third largest school system, serving nearly 102,000... Read More
Rotary Club of Boyertown, Pennsylvania
The Rotary Club of Boyertown, Pennsylvania began participating in the Dictionary Project in 2005, supplying every third grade student in the Boyertown Area School district with their own personal dictionary. Since starting the project, the club has given nearly 9,500 dictionaries to students. According to the club, “The Dictionary Project for local third grade students is one of our annual endeavors. This year, due... Read More
Tucson Kino Rotary Club, Arizona
The Tucson Kino Rotary Club has been participating in The Dictionary Project since 2006. Since that time, they have presented over 23,000 dictionaries to third grade students in Pima County, Arizona. Because of the pandemic, the club was not able to present dictionaries in person this year. However, they created a video so students would not miss out on their annual presentation. You can... Read More
Kearney Dawn Rotary Club
Third grade students throughout Buffalo County, Nebraska will have a dictionary of their own thanks to the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club’s dictionary project. “Dictionaries are still a staple in classrooms,” Kearney Public School District Director of PK-5 Education Chelsea Feusner said. “Students flipping through pages opens up opportunities for students to learn alphabetical order and how to locate and define new words. Even in... Read More
Rotary Club of Palestine
Thanks to the Rotary Club of Palestine, Texas, more than 600 dictionaries will be given to second grade students in the Palestine area. During the presentation of dictionaries, club members talk about word meanings and how to find them. They also read Rotary’s Four-Way Test, and help students look up words they may not be familiar with: truth, fair, goodwill and beneficial. Rotarian Hugh... Read More
Mid Westchester Elks Lodge # 535
The Mid Westchester Elks Lodge # 535 in New York, formerly known as the White Plains Elks Lodge #535, began participating in The Dictionary Project in 2007. Since that time, the lodge has donated over 8,000 dictionaries to area students. Bob Lent, a retired White Plains teacher who is currently the Exalted Ruler of the Lodge and chair of the dictionary project, sent pictures... Read More