The Dictionary Project
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Rotary president promotes reading
When Jerry Coutant visits elementary or middle schools, he says he feels like he is standing among the people who will be the leaders of tomorrow.
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Third graders delight with dictionaries
Elks Lodge member hands out dictionaries Third graders at Glennon Heights Elementary School now know that the longest word in the dictionary has 1,900 letters.
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Many senior citizens have participated in a Reminiscence Writing Class from Ruby Walton at the Janesville, Wisconsin, Senior Center.
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Senior Citizens share their memories and make a gift to the future
Ruby Walton of Janesville, WI, teaches a class at the Senior Citizen Center called Reminiscence Writing.
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Dear Mrs. Corbeille, Thank you for a giving me a dictionary. It will be easy to look up words and definitions. I can also spell better. Thanks, Austin
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March and other ambiguities
Joe Mc Kay’s “Crazy About Words” ...toasting our language since 2003!
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Thank you, Elks Lodge!
Third graders at two elementary schools in Rochester Hills, MI, have received new dictionaries from Rochester Elks Lodge # 2225. It is easy to see that they are pleased with…
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Fairport Grange completes 6th dictionary project
Fairport Grange completed the dictionary project for 2010 on November 18th. We presented a total of 495 dictionaries to third grade students in the Fairport Public School System.
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AARP Day of Service
I just wanted to share a few photos of the recent AARP Day of Service at McMillan Elementary School here in Las Vegas. The students loved their dictionaries!
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Dictionary delivery
Denise Gray of Great Falls’ Rotary Club delivered dictionaries to Diane Moog’s third-grade class at the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind last week.
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