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New dictionaries brought to Queens by Jets player

Jan 05 2011
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Third grade students at P.S. 46, the Alley Pond School, received brand new dictionaries from New York Jets running back Tony Richardson due to a partnership between the school and the team.

Rotary Club: Giving the gift of literacy

Jan 05 2011
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 Look up 'enlighten' in the dictionary and you probably won't see a picture of Joseph B. Emmons — but you'll get an idea of what he was all about.

Dictionary Project comes to Oswego elementary schools

Jan 05 2011
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 The Oswego Elks Lodge 271 representatives toured Oswego school district's elementaries to hand out dictionaries.

Brockport Elks Lodge helps define generosity

Jan 04 2011
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 An annual tradition of giving continues at Byron-Bergen Elementary School, thanks to the generosity of members of the Brockport Elks Lodge 2110.

Rotary Club of Beauregard-Vernon Sunrise visits classrooms

Jan 04 2011
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 The Rotary Club of Beauregard-Vernon Sunrise continued a dictionary project begun last year, visiting students in several local elementary schools to delivery dictionaries.

Rotary dictionaries spell help for fourth graders

Jan 04 2011
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 Elementary students in Alton and Godfrey were at no loss for words Monday.

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