• News
  • About
    • Mission Statement
    • History
    • The Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Privacy Policy
    • Donor Privacy Policy
    • Financial Information
  • Information
    • Sponsor Profiles
    • School Coverage Information
    • International Project Map
    • National Project Map
  • Sponsor A Project
    • How To Donate Books
    • Fundraising Ideas
    • Resources
    • FAQ
  • Order Here
  • Contact Us
(843) 737-1345
wordpower@dictionaryproject.org
P.O. Box 180159
Coronado, CA 92178
  • News
  • About
    • Mission Statement
    • History
    • The Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Privacy Policy
    • Donor Privacy Policy
    • Financial Information
  • Information
    • Sponsor Profiles
    • School Coverage Information
    • International Project Map
    • National Project Map
  • Sponsor A Project
    • How To Donate Books
    • Fundraising Ideas
    • Resources
    • FAQ
  • Order Here
  • Contact Us

Shepherdstown, Charles Town Rotary Clubs Distribute Dictionaries, Thesauruses to Schools

Jul 09 2014
Mary
As they have done for many years, the Shepherdstown and Charles Town Rotary Clubs...teamed up to provide free dictionaries and thesauruses to students [attending] Jefferson County schools.

Roosevelt Rotary Distributes Dictionaries in Schools

Jul 02 2014
Mary
Smiles erupted on the faces of 8- and 9-year-olds at Duchesne Elementary School and Tabiona School last [January] when they learned they would each receive their own dictionary to use as a personal re

Rotary Club Continues Annual Dictionary Delivery

Jun 27 2014
Mary
[A] Cobbet School student...thumbed through one of the 1,000 dictionaries distributed free to local third-graders by the Lynn Rotary Club [this past January] before explaining she already has a dictio

Capital Rotary Distributes Dictionaries to Schools

Jun 25 2014
Mary
[The Capital Rotary Club's] annual dictionary project aims to help students become better writers, active readers, creative thinkers and resourceful learners by providing them with their own personal

Elks and Rotarians Distribute Dictionaries

Jun 23 2014
Mary
Members of Newark Elks Lodge No. 1249 and the Newark Rotary Club partnered in distributing dictionaries to 153 third graders at Kelley Intermediate School.

Hyde Park Rotary Donates Dictionaries

Jun 20 2014
Mary
A Gift of Words: Hyde Park Rotarian John Vanderlee and Hyde Park Rotary President Tracy Schober delivered dictionaries to Mrs.
‹ Previous 1 … 105 106 107 108 109 … 363 Next ›

Thanks to our sponsors


37,832,267 children have received a dictionary to date.

637,170 dictionaries have been donated to students in the 2025-2026 school year.

Recent News

  • Dancing their way to Literacy in the Shawnee Communities
  • Rotary Club of Vancouver British Columbia Makes a Visit to Norquay Elementary School
  • In a Digital World, Rotary Club of Houston Keeps the Power of Books Alive
  • IPads in kindergarten, YouTube videos at snack time: Parents are pushing back on screens in the early grades 
  • Fortune: The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

Categories

  • News
  • Letters from Children
  • Letters from Parents
  • Letters from Schools
  • Letters from Sponsors
  • Letters from Teachers

Popular Tags

National News A Student's Dictionary Community Involvement Dictionary Lions Club commitment to literacy dictionary distribution Rotary Club Grange Elks team work personal dictionary Dictionary Project collaboration Community Service Kiwanis Club

News Archive

The Dictionary Project: Learn to Read, Read to Learn

Contact Us

P.O. Box 180159
Coronado, CA 92178
(843) 737-1345
wordpower@dictionaryproject.org

The Dictionary Project is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization

Our goal is to assist all students to become good writers, active readers and creative thinkers by providing students a gift of their own personal dictionary.
The Dictionary Project © 2013–2026 All Rights Reserved.