The Dictionary Project
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Crossroads Ruritan Club Brings Dictionaries and Discovery to Callaway Elementary Students. The Crossroads Ruritan Club of Virginia recently made a special impact at Callaway Elementary School, gifting each third-grade student…
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Shakespeare’s Lost Words and the Importance of the Dictionary Project. Shakespeare and the “Fakespeare” Phenomenon Lexicographer Susie Dent recently revealed a surprising insight about William Shakespeare. While many people believe…
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Rotary Club of Kent Island Dictionary Project Inspires Third Graders The Rotary Club of Kent Island Dictionary Project continues to make a meaningful impact on young students in Maryland. In 2022,…
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Westfield Lions Club Continues a Proud Tradition of Literacy Support The Westfield Lions Club has proudly completed its dictionary project for the 2022-2023 school year, delivering over 772 dictionaries to…
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Murrysville/Export Rotary Club Brings the Gift of Dictionaries to Franklin Regional Students Since 2005, the Rotary Club of Murrysville/Export in Pennsylvania has proudly participated in The Dictionary Project, providing personal…
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Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle Brings Dictionaries to Pine Street Elementary Students The Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle in Maine proudly launched their first Dictionary Project this year, gifting personal…
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Glendale School District Education Foundation Brings the Gift of Words to Students Since 2018, the Glendale School District Education Foundation has made sure that every third-grade student at Glendale Elementary…
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Why Spelling Bees, Scrabble Champions, and Everyday Language Prove the Power of Words At the 33rd annual BizBee event in Fairbanks, Alaska, spelling champions showed that mastering words is never…
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Port Allegany Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Third Graders The Port Allegany Rotary Club recently continued its tradition of supporting literacy by purchasing and presenting a Webster’s Dictionary to every…
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Rotary Club of Bridgton-Lake Region Brings Dictionaries to Maine Classrooms Members of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club recently visited three schools in Cumberland County, Maine, to personally present dictionaries to third-grade…
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Grangeville Elks Lodge Brings the Gift of Dictionaries to Idaho Students Third-grade students across Idaho were thrilled to receive their very own dictionaries, thanks to the Grangeville Elks Lodge #1825.…
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Rotary Club of Fillmore Celebrates Another Successful Year with The Dictionary Project The Rotary Club of Fillmore, California proudly reports another outstanding year participating in The Dictionary Project. Volunteers visited…
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