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North Rowan students receive free word books from Spencer Civitans

Jan 20 2012
Mary

Dictionaries. They’re so old-school.

But tell that to the 96 third graders who received a personalized, paperback dictionary Thursday at North Rowan Elementary.

What to do with leftover books

Jan 20 2012
Mary

 Some of our sponsors have asked what they can do with dictionaries that are left over after they distribute them at their local schools.

January e-newsletter

Jan 20 2012
Mary

The January edition of our e-newsletter was sent out recently.

Potlatch

Jan 20 2012
Mary

 Joe Mc Kay’s “Crazy About Words”
…toasting our language since 2003!

Syracuse firefighters donate dictionaries to students

Jan 16 2012
Mary

Syracuse firefighters visited the third-grade classrooms at Roberts Elementary School on Glenwood Avenue to give each child a dictionary.

Dictionary program hits seventh year

Jan 16 2012
Mary

Excitement over a book is every parent's wish to have their child as enthusiastic over a book as they are over a video game or other new electronic distraction.

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