The Dictionary Project
Inspiring stories, literacy milestones, and community impact updates from across the country.
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Representatives from the JC Rotary and JC Elks Lodge went to multiple 3rd-grade classes, giving out a dictionary to take home and read, and a bookmark to help, continuing an…
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In 2004, the Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey first participated in The Dictionary Project, providing dictionaries to third grade students in Montclair and Verona. The project was chaired by…
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The Volunteers for Literacy (VFL) of Habersham County have a new fundraiser this year – the Love for Literacy $5,000 Raffle. Tickets are $20 each and the winner of the…
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Third grade students in Madison County Schools were recently given the gift of a dictionary by the Rotary Club of Madison County. The Club has participated in The Dictionary Project…
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For 15 years, the Beloit Elks Lodge # 864 in Beloit, Wisconsin has provided a dictionary to third grade students in Beloit. Cumulatively, the lodge has provided over 11,1000 dictionaries.…
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Doris Maynard, Treasurer of the Essex Junction Lions Club sent us a letter and pictures of her club’s dictionary project. She wrote in her letter: Brief history: I was a…
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For 14 years, the Hendersonville Morning Rotary Club in Tennessee has presented a dictionary to each third grade student in Sumner County, providing nearly 31,000 dictionaries to students in 30…
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The Big Rapids Lions Club partnered with The Dictionary Project this year to provide dictionaries to nearly 200 third grade students in Big Rapids and Paris, Michigan. The students were…
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Since 2006, the Bedford Lions Club has participated in The Dictionary Project, presenting a personal dictionary to third grade students in Lawrence County, Indiana. In total, the club has provided…
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From the October 8, 2021 Facebook post of Winona Health It’s more than just a dictionary! What a special gift to fuel literacy and a love of learning! When I…
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The Farmington Elks Lodge #1765 recently provided a dictionary and an Elk booklet on the American flag to the third grade students in the Farmington and Bismarck school districts and…
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Recently, Vergennes Lions Club President, Yvonne Raphael, and Lion Larry Simino visited all schools in Vergennes and Ferrisburgh to distribute “A Student’s Dictionary” to all 62 third grade students. Teachers…
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