Broken Arrow Rotary Club Dictionary Story.
Broken Arrow Rotary Club Dictionary Story Thank you to Gary Pollmiller and the Broken Arrow, OK Rotary Club for sending in this video. Please give it a watch. Broken Arrow Rotary Club Supports Local Literacy with Annual Dictionary Project. BROKEN ARROW, OK — The Broken Arrow Rotary Club recently completed its annual Dictionary Project, distributing free student dictionaries to every third-grade student across local... Read More
South Berwick-Eliot Rotary Club Revives Dictionary Project for Local Third Graders
South Berwick-Eliot Rotary Club Revives Dictionary Project for Local Third Graders SOUTH BERWICK & ELIOT, ME — After a brief pause due to COVID-19, the South Berwick-Eliot Rotary Club has proudly revived its long-running Dictionary Project, distributing over 150 dictionaries to local third-grade students. This year, every third grader at Central School in South Berwick and Eliot Elementary School in Eliot received their very... Read More
Project Provides Free Dictionaries For All Jim Allen Third Graders.
St. Jude Thaddeus Church Donates Dictionaries to Jim Allen Elementary Through Dictionary Project CANTONMENT, FL — Members of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church recently visited Jim Allen Elementary School to support literacy in a meaningful way. As part of The Dictionary Project, they gave every third-grade student a personal copy of “A Student’s Dictionary.” Supporting Young Readers with a Tangible Tool The goal of... Read More
‘Dictionary Project’ returns to Johnson City Elementary School.
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WBNG) — A yearly tradition returned to Johnson City Elementary School once again. The yearly tradition began in the school in 2004. The Johnson City Rotary Club and the Elks Lodge handed out 170 free dictionaries to third graders as part of a nationwide campaign called “The Dictionary Project.” The project aims to promote literacy among young students. Once the students... Read More
Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey
In 2004, the Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey first participated in The Dictionary Project, providing dictionaries to third grade students in Montclair and Verona. The project was chaired by Rotarian Georgia Brown and she has continued to head the project for her club ever since. Her enthusiasm for the project earned her the nickname “Dictionary Peach”. “I was a natural choice to chair... Read More
Rotary Club of Madison County, North Carolina
Third grade students in Madison County Schools were recently given the gift of a dictionary by the Rotary Club of Madison County. The Club has participated in The Dictionary Project since 2004 and to date, has provided over 3,700 dictionaries to Madison County students. Hot Springs Elementary third grade teacher Earl Lynn Allison said her students look forward to the dictionary project each year.... Read More
Rotary Club of Hendersonville Morning, Tennessee
For 14 years, the Hendersonville Morning Rotary Club in Tennessee has presented a dictionary to each third grade student in Sumner County, providing nearly 31,000 dictionaries to students in 30 schools, including Gene Brown Elementary School!
Rotary Club of Stone Mountain, Georgia
The Rotary Club of Stone Mountain, Georgia has been participating in The Dictionary Project since March 2007. Thanks to their efforts, over 15,700 students in the DeKalb County School District have received a dictionary. Cynthia Edwards of the Stone Mountain Rotary Club shared the following message with us: DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is Georgia’s third largest school system, serving nearly 102,000... Read More
Rotary Club of Boyertown, Pennsylvania
The Rotary Club of Boyertown, Pennsylvania began participating in the Dictionary Project in 2005, supplying every third grade student in the Boyertown Area School district with their own personal dictionary. Since starting the project, the club has given nearly 9,500 dictionaries to students. According to the club, “The Dictionary Project for local third grade students is one of our annual endeavors. This year, due... Read More
Tucson Kino Rotary Club, Arizona
The Tucson Kino Rotary Club has been participating in The Dictionary Project since 2006. Since that time, they have presented over 23,000 dictionaries to third grade students in Pima County, Arizona. Because of the pandemic, the club was not able to present dictionaries in person this year. However, they created a video so students would not miss out on their annual presentation. You can... Read More