Kiwanis Club of Portage Changing the Community One Child at a Time
Article written by Andrew Rowe, PortageLife.org Since its founding in 1915, Kiwanis, a coeducational service club, has been dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. The belief that the most effective way to enhance the prosperity of a community is to enhance its children has been the principle core of the Kiwanis mission since its inception. With over... Read More
Pompton Lakes Rotary Gives Out Dictionaries to Local Schools
Article written by Dorothy O’Connor, NorthJersey.com With literacy as a key to better reading, speech and writing, Rotarians once again made their annual visit to Lenox, Lincoln, St. Mary’s and Windsor Schools in Pompton Lakes gifting every third grade student with his or her own dictionary. Rotarian Dictionary Project coordinator Phil Sohn explained, “The object of the Rotary Dictionary Project is give every student... Read More
Pompano Beach-Lighthouse Rotary Club Promotes Education
Dictionaries were given to 2,400 third grade students this year in sixteen elementary schools in Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, North Lauderdale and West Park in Florida. Seventeen Pompano Beach-Lighthouse members – plus a few visiting Rotarians – and friends of Rotary worked together to complete this year’s Community Service project. The Pompano Beach-Lighthouse Rotary Club’s project was funded by contributions from Publix Charities, donations... Read More
Topsham Grange #37 Supports Schools
Topsham Grange #37 has taken on several projects in community service over the past few years. The most rewarding is participation in the national “Words for Thirds” dictionary project. For the past seven years, this program has seen Topsham Grange provide either dictionaries or technology grants to several schools in the area. Beginning in 2008, all third-grade students in Topsham and Lisbon were presented... Read More
Honoring Heart Work
Article written by Todd Martin April 14, 2015 The Killeen Independent School District honored its busiest, most dedicated volunteers and celebrated almost 88,000 total service hours reported from last July through March. Superintendent John Craft thanked the service-minded honorees for their time and effort, but mostly, he said, for their heart. One campus came away with most of the top awards, fueled largely by... Read More
Over 375 Dictionaries Donated by the Rotary Club of Jasper
2015 marks the first year for the Rotary Club of Jasper to donate dictionaries. Holding true to The Dictionary Project’s mission, Don Holt, president of the Rotary club of Jasper expressed that, “We wanted to help children become good writers, active readers and creative readers by giving them their own dictionary.” The project is part of the local club’s Rotary Reads Literacy program. Jasper... Read More
Lions Club Pankcake Breakfast Video
Enjoy this fun video spoofing Lions pancake breakfasts, featuring real Lions clubs members and Chicago Second City Players Carisa Barreca, Greg Hollimon, Kevin Sciretta, and Neal Dandade.
Joe McKay’s “Crazy About Words” April 2015 Edition
Logovoracious – Written by Joe McKay There’s no such word in the dictionary, and as I type it, Microsoft Word protests by underlining it in scarlet red. MW aims to throw cold water on my lust for new words. And, yet again, I feel for Hester Prynne! The fact that I am a conscious locavore … one who tries to eat locally raised food,... Read More
New Vision Pioneers WV Chapter #42 Donates Dictionaries to West Virginia Third Graders
Aiming to promote literacy in West Virginia, the Verizon Pioneers teamed up with The Dictionary Project in 2004. “A natural fit for volunteers who made their careers in the field of communications, the Pioneers gave dictionaries to children to encourage them to read and learn for a successful future.” Since starting the project, the WV Chapter #42 Clubs and Councils have presented over 9,500... Read More
Lions Clubs Across the Country Are Making an Impact
Lions Clubs International has been a dedicated sponsor of The Dictionary Project for many years. Clubs across the United States have worked diligently to continue their local projects and we greatly appreciate their participation. We would like to highlight a few clubs and the work they have accomplished in their communities. Milan Lions Club, Indiana The Milan Lions Club started the project in 2008... Read More