Elks visit Jackson County classrooms
Our Lodge gave out 631 English dictionaries, one for every 3rd grade student in Jackson County, in September 2008.
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Pierceton Lions give dictionaries to local third graders
On August 26, 2008, 61 students from the third grade classes of Ms.
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Organization of the week: Fallon Rotary strives to fulfill dream of helping others
One of Doug Drost's first announcements Tuesday as the newly-inducted president of the Fallon Rotary International service organization, was to introduce members to this year's theme, 'Make Dreams
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Look it up!
For the fourth year Minden-Douglas Elks gave all third-grade students in Douglas County their own dictionary. This year 485 dictionaries will be distributed.
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Cottonwood Elementary School third graders receive dictionaries from Fernley Republican Women
By the end of the day on October 23, each third grader at Cottonwood Elementary School received a copy of `The Best Dictionary for Students,` free of charge from the…
Read Article βContra Costa County dictionary projects
WEST COUNTY NOTES: Members of Richmond Elks Lodge No. 1251 distributed dictionaries to third-grade students at Cesar Chavez, Coronado and Grant elementary schools in Richmond last week.
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Vacaville Elks Lodge dictionary report
Vacaville Elks Lodge #2638 Dictionary Project for the 2009 Year has been completed. There were 18 schools visited and a total of 78 classes visited.
Read Article βPahrump Elks Lodge presents “cool” dictionaries to local students
Pahrump Elks Lodge # 2796 in Pahrump, Nevada, delivered approximately 500 dictionaries and Drug Awareness bookmarks to third-grade students in the town of Pahrump and northern Nye County.
Read Article βSkating for literacy
In recognition of the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 18, CalSkate of Milpitas is offering customers a way to skate, have fun and perform a community service.
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North Las Vegas Elks Lodge organizes dictionary giveaway
Last May Larry O`Laughlin received a call from Mary French, head of The Dictionary Project.
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In November 2009 my husband and I donated over 850 dictionaries to all of the third graders in the Lucia Mar Unified School District on the Central Coast of California.
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βD’ is for dictionary, dedication
A dictionary may not top many wish lists, and a book might be as glamorous to an 8-year-old as a pair of socks, but many Barstow area third graders have…
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