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Rotarians Give Dictionaries to Third Graders

Mar 14 2014
Mary
Each year all third-grade students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District receive a dictionary from their local Rotary club, including the Coon Rapids Rotary Club.

Elks Donate Dictionaries for Third-Grade Students

Mar 12 2014
Mary
Among it's definitions for "charity," Webster's Dictionary includes "a gift for public benevolent purposes."

Members of the Fallon Elks Lodge # 2239 Donate Thesauruses to Local Middle School Students

Mar 10 2014
Mary
Members of the Fallon Elks Lodge # 2239 recently distributed 552 thesauruses to students attending Churchill Middle School, Lovelock Middle School, Silver Stage Middle School, and Fallon Oasis Academy

Hamilton County High School Key Club Distributes Dictionaries to Local Third-Graders

Mar 07 2014
Mary
Over the past three years, the Hamilton County High School Key Club has distributed over 400 dictionaries to 3rd graders in Hamilton County. The dictionaries have a special encyclopedic edition.

Rotary Club of St. Bernard Hosted Annual Adult Spelling Bee

Mar 05 2014
Mary
Did you know that a flock a finches is called a charm? You would, if you had participated in the Rotary Club of St. Bernard’s 14th annual Adult Spelling Bee. Hosted each...
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Morrisville Rotary Distributes Dictionaries

Mar 05 2014
Mary
Morrisville Rotary is presenting dictionaries from the South Carolina based Dictionary Project to third graders at Eden, Craftsbury, Elmore, Hyde Park, Greensboro, Johnson, Morrisville, Bishop Marshal
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