Happy Valley Grange #322
In October, Happy Valley Grange in Washington provided nearly 300 students in Riverview School District with dictionaries. The students were glad to receive dictionaries of their own, and were also excited to learn that October 16 is National Dictionary Day! Since 2004, Happy Valley Grange has donated 4,200 dictionaries to students in where they live.
The Dictionary Project Honored at National Grange Convention
The Dictionary Project was recognized at the 2019 National Grange Convention. Our director Mary French was presented with this document, which reads: “WHEREAS, the founding document of the Grange – the Declaration of Purposes – states “We shall advance the cause of education by all just means within our power…. We recognize the the valuable contribution made to education by the printed word, especially... Read More
St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, Cantonment, FL
St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Cantonment, FL donated dictionaries to students in Escambia County. Their project was featured in local media. One comment from a parent at Jim Allen Elementary says “I would like to personally say thank you to all those who are connected with this because our students need to know how important an education [is] to be able to succeed... Read More
Rotary Club of Picayune
The Rotary Club of Picayune donates books to students at Heritage Christian Academy in Picayune, MS. We are delighted that this image is the first thing you see when you visit the school’s website! Seeing students using their dictionaries and engaging with the printed word never fails to make our day! Thanks to the Rotary Club of Picayune, who have donated over 6,100 dictionaries... Read More
United Way of Colquitt County, GA
United Way of Colquitt County, GA, was featured in local media for their annual Dictionary Project. Backed by donors in their community, the group aims to provide a dictionary to every third grade student in Colquitt County School District. Members of several organizations like the Moultrie Federated Guild and Moultrie Junior Woman’s Club donated their time to visiting local classrooms and teaching dictionary skills... Read More
Kiwanis Club of Alpena
Rocky Roland, President of the Kiwanis Club of Alpena, Michigan, sent us a note expressing his gratitude for the Dictionary Project. He shared with us that the club had provided a feedback survey for the teachers at the schools they visit, so that they could gauge the reaction to dictionary donations. In the survey, they asked if they should continue the project, or if... Read More
St. Jude Ladies Society
The St. Jude Ladies Society in Escambia County, Florida, has finished their 2018-2019 Dictionary Project! They visited 4 schools where they provided a dictionary for each third-grade student.
Izabela Garcia
9 year old Izabela Garcia was so excited when she received her dictionary this year that she was inspired to start a project of her own! So far, she has visited 10 schools in Wisconsin and donated over 500 dictionaries. This is all in the span of just a couple of months. The Dictionary Project is so grateful to Izabela for her contribution to... Read More
Rotary Club of Delray Beach
The Rotary Club of Delray Beach donated over 1,800 dictionaries to third graders in their community this year. Jessica Rosato, a Rotarian, is quoted in local media saying, “Children need their own dictionaries to be able to develop their reading and writing skills and become resourceful learners…Thanks to the Delray Beach Rotary Club, many students now have their own personal dictionaries that will hopefully... Read More
Arlington Kiwanis Club
The Arlington Kiwanis Club, in conjunction with the Friends of the Arlington Library, donate dictionaries to local students every year. This year, they estimate they have provided between 600-700 third graders with their own copies of ‘The Best Dictionary for Students’, which also includes information like sign language, braille, and the longest word in English. Their hope is that these books will help the... Read More