Students in Will County, IL Receive Dictionaries from the Rotary Club of Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook Rotarians were met with the happy faces of Will County students this fall as they distributed over 1,300 dictionaries. The Rotary Club of Bolingbrook is dedicated to making sure every student receives a personal dictionary in Valley View Cusd 365U as well as four private schools in Will County. Members personally present the dictionaries […]
Rotary Club of Washington DC Delivers 4,700 Dictionaries
After weeks of diligent planning, the Rotary Club of Washington DC, with the help of the Federal City Rotary Club and the Washington DC Rotaract Club, rallied 90 volunteers to successfully deliver 4,700 dictionaries to elementary students in 105 Washington DC public and charter schools. Additionally, members provided 1000 Spanish-English dictionaries to ESL (English as […]
Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Gives Dictionaries to Students
Dictionaries were distributed by members of the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Club to all third graders in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District during National Education Week. Teams of Rotary Club members visited each school in the district last month to give away the free dictionaries. The local club has been participating in the annual Dictionary Day […]
Boone County Retired Teachers/Support Staff (BSRT&SS) Give Out Student Dictionaries
Carl Bear and Claude Whited of the Boone County Retired Teachers/Support Staff (BSRT&SS) recently presented student dictionaries from the National Dictionary Project to third grade students in three Newton County schools, Mount Judea, Deer, and Western Grove, a member of the Ozark Mountain School District. The dictionaries were for each student’s personal use. The goal […]
Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Jackson Intermediate School in Alabama
This past November, 14 members of the Rotary Club of Jackson delivered 696 dictionaries to all third graders in Choctaw, Clarke, and Washington counties. Each dictionary includes a Rotary label with the Four-Way Test and is hand presented to each student. During the Rotary’s presentation, members explain that the Four-Way Test is the Rotary’s business […]
Catoosa Citizens for Literacy Conducts Seventh Annual Dictionary Project
Catoosa Citizens for Literacy recently conducted the seventh annual dictionary project. Catoosa Citizens for Literacy purchases approximately 800 dictionaries each year and distributes them to the third graders at every elementary school in Catoosa County. During the presentation, Phil Ledbetter, co-chairman for Catoosa Citizens for Literacy stresses the importance of graduating from high school. The motto […]
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Rotary Club of Redlands’ Service Projects Include Giving Dictionaries to Third-Graders in Redlands Unified School District
Rotary Club of Redlands delivered free dictionaries to third-graders in 16 elementary schools in the Redlands Unified School District. To fund the project, members host an annual “Red, Wine and Blue” event and have even auctioned off a car. “It is a great project for all involved, we get several letters from the students and […]
Waseca Lions Donate Dictionaries to Third-Graders
Waseca Lions Club recently distributed dictionaries to all third-graders in Waseca’s three elementary schools. Lion Jay Sopkowiak is shown with Mrs. Altmann’s Hartley third graders. Lion Diane Beckmann and Lion Becky Dennis also gave out books at the three schools. With each student owning a book, the teachers will have the opportunity to emphasize pronunciation, […]
Charleston, WV Elks Distribute Dictionaries to Kanawha County School District
The Charleston Elks Lodge #202 in West Virginia participated in The Dictionary Project again this fall, donating over 400 books to students in Kanawha County School District. Both teachers and students look forward to the Elks’ presentation each year. The Elks spend time in each classroom talking with the students and explaining the importance of […]