Grace Christian School Receives Dictionaries from Leon Valley Grange #1581
Article from the Mason County News Read More Posted September 23, 2015 Representatives of the Leon Valley Grange #1581 recently visited Grace Christian School bringing with them the gift of dictionaries! This agriculturally based Community Service organization promotes education of the youth of Texas with The Dictionary Project. Mr. Curtis and Mrs. Ramona Voges stopped […]
The Rotary Club of Plainfield-North Plainfield
Article by Victoria Caruso, tapinto.net September 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The Rotary Club of Plainfield-North Plainfield strongly feels the dictionary has a place in every school child’s library and is useful from early elementary school through college. To help promote that ideal, the local service club is launching its annual […]
The Rotary Club of Fillmore Completes Another Successful Dictionary Project!
The Rotary Club of Fillmore, California, participated in a Dictionary Project this week. Several members visited all five elementary schools in our school district and delivered a dictionary to each third grade student. Two classes were made up of 2nd and 3rd graders so we gave to everyone. In total there were 13 classrooms. After […]
Word of the Day: Impact
im·pact / ˈimˌpakt/ noun: 1. come into forcible contact with another object “A moment of impact has potential for change—it has ripple effects far beyond what we could predict.” Nicholas Sparks, 1965 – 2. a strong effect on someone or something “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” […]
Word of the Day: Foundation
foun·da·tion /founˈdāSH(ə)n/ noun: 1. the lowest load-bearing part of a building or structure, usually made from stone or concrete “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” David Brinkley, 1920 – 2003 2. a basis or underlying principle upon which something stands or is […]
Word of the Day: Excitement
ex·cite·ment / ikˈsītmənt/ noun: a feeling of great enthusiasm and interest; the state of being excited “When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.” John C. Maxwell, 1947 – On Wednesday, […]
Word of the Day: Change
Change /CHānj/ verb: to make or become different “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” Victor Frankl, 1905 – 1997 noun: a transformation, the process of becoming different “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” George Bernard Shaw, […]
Wards for War: Dictionary Project in Appalachian School
Article from: The Andover Townsman by: Garrin Marchetti, staff writer gmarchetti@eagletribune.com As a teacher for more than 40 years, Barbara McGovern always loved reading the dictionary to her students, teaching them new words they could use in and out of school. Twenty years after leaving the classroom for the final time, McGovern, of Andover, has […]
The Woman Who Distributed 25 Million Dictionaries Still Looking To Give More
Mary French is a on a crusade to improve literacy around the world. Partnering with organizations like Rotary International for help, Mary French has collected and distributed 25 million dictionaries, mostly to third graders in every state in the U.S. and in other countries around the world. “The problem is that children do not have […]
The Spirit of Aloha – Sponsor Spotlight: William Turner
A special thanks to William Turner for taking the time to answer this questionnaire and share a little bit about his life and the Rotary Club of Downtown Honolulu’s project. 1. Where are you from? Where do you live now and how did you get here? I was born in LaGrange, Illinois but grew up […]