Rotary Club of Fernandina Beach Leaves Lasting Impression on Nassau County Students
Each of the past nine years, Fernandina Beach Rotary Club members have distributed dictionaries to every third grader in Nassau County. This year’s Dictionary Project teams placed 882 dictionaries into the hands of elementary school students in Fernandina Beach, Yulee, Bryceville, Callahan and Hilliard as well as at Faith Christian Academy, St. Michael’s Academy and Amelia Island Montessori. But club members do more than... Read More
Anthony and Sarah Triola Work with Community to Bring Dictionaries to Sugarloaf Elementary
Anthony and Sarah Triola recently delivered 98 dictionaries to Sugarloaf Elementary School in Killeen, TX with the help of soldiers from the adoptive unit, the 11th Military Police Battalion, and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command. It is great when members of the community take part in the presentation. Personally handing out books not only shows students the value of team work, it also... Read More
Denton Rotary Gives Dictionaries to Third Graders
Members of Denton Rotary and their partners visited every third-grade class in Caroline County Public Schools and personally handed out free dictionaries to the children in December. This marks the 10th year for this particular project to support education in the county. The donation was inspired through The Dictionary Project, a nonprofit organization endorsed by Rotary International. The Dictionary Project’s goal is to assist... Read More
The Impact Volunteering Has in Your Community
There are a multitude of benefits from volunteering. Not only does volunteering strengthen your community by uniting people towards a common goal, it also creates an outlet for people to learn from each other and build lasting friendships. “I really enjoy getting to know people and helping them develop as a person and in their work,” said Roderick Baker, Winona Rotarian and Winona Daily... Read More
The Fallon Elks Lodge #2239 promotes literacy with the gift of a dictionary to students in Churchill County School District.
Members of the Fallon Elks Lodge have participated in The Dictionary Project for 5 years, donating over 2,000 books. Working in conjunction with the Fallon Rotary Club, both groups ensure that students in their community receive the powerful tools of a dictionary and thesaurus. Rotary members distribute dictionaries to the 3rd grader students at the local elementary schools and the Elks Lodge distributes the... Read More
Students in Hidalgo County Receive Dictionaries for the 10th Year
Volunteers from the Lordsburg Elks Lodge #1813 completed their annual dictionary project this past fall after distributing 48 dictionaries to students attending both R.V. Taylor and Southside Elementary Schools in Lordsburg, New Mexico. The Elks have donated over 500 dictionaries since the start of the project in 2005 and have remained committed to providing students in Hidalgo County with dictionaries of their very own.... Read More
Giving Thanks to Those Who Give Back
When you gather together on Thanksgiving Day, be glad that you can share the day with the people you love, who have given you happiness this year. The holidays are an occasion to spend time with people who have enriched our lives and to let them know how much we appreciate their gift of love. Our lives consist of relationships – relationships with friends,... Read More
Atwood Lions Club Works with Fellow Lions to Ensure Kosciusko County Students Receive Dictionaries
Letter from Carol Huffer, Atwood Lions Club: In the last four years, when the project began, we are excited each fall to get the number of books needed, get them ordered and delivered as soon as possible because the “kids” are always so excited to receive them. We deliver dictionaries to nine elementary schools within our county – Kosciusko County, Indiana. Every 3rd grade... Read More
Hayfield Grange #800 Teams Up with Fellow Organizations to Provide Dictionaries
Hayfield Grange, along with the following organizations – Cambridge Spring Kiwanis Club, Covenant Lodge #473, John Hotchkiss’ Barber Shop, Saegertown Women’s Improvement Club, Spa Dental Center, Dr. Marie Crocker, State Farm Insurance Company Agent Gene Schlosser, Townville Lions Club and the Townville Pierian Club – have donated funds to purchase dictionaries for each third grade students in the Penncrest School District. Volunteers from Lodge... Read More