‘Dictionary Man’ gets the last word
“The problem here is that people pay insufficient attention to how they are writing and what they write. Or perhaps they flunked fifth-grade English. Who knows!’ wrote Ted Utchen, one of our…
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Bullock County Probate Judge James E. Tatum
Probate Judge James E. Tatum is investing in the future of Bullock County, Alabama by helping students there succeed. He has given each third grade student at Union Springs Elementary School…
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The Rotary Club of Stone Mountain, Georgia has been participating in The Dictionary Project since March 2007. Thanks to their efforts, over 15,700 students in the DeKalb County School District…
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The Rotary Club of Boyertown, Pennsylvania began participating in the Dictionary Project in 2005, supplying every third grade student in the Boyertown Area School district with their own personal dictionary.…
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The Tucson Kino Rotary Club has been participating in The Dictionary Project since 2006. Since that time, they have presented over 23,000 dictionaries to third grade students in Pima County,…
Read Article →Kearney Dawn Rotary Club
Third grade students throughout Buffalo County, Nebraska will have a dictionary of their own thanks to the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club’s dictionary project. “Dictionaries are still a staple in classrooms,”…
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Rotary Club of Palestine
Thanks to the Rotary Club of Palestine, Texas, more than 600 dictionaries will be given to second grade students in the Palestine area. During the presentation of dictionaries, club members…
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Mid Westchester Elks Lodge # 535
The Mid Westchester Elks Lodge # 535 in New York, formerly known as the White Plains Elks Lodge #535, began participating in The Dictionary Project in 2007. Since that time,…
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North Park Lions Club
Members of the North Park Lions Club recently visited four schools in San Diego, California to present dictionaries and American flags to students. In addition to explaining the importance of…
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Altrusa International of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Altrusa International of Hot Springs Village has given each third grader from three schools in Garland County, Arkansas a dictionary every year since 2005! Thanks to their efforts, over 3,500…
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Chambers Elementary School
Dictionaries were recently delivered to 3rd graders at Chambers Elementary School in Houston, Texas. Mary Sherwood, who helped coordinate the project at Chambers said, “Teachers and students were thrilled with…
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American Legion Post 308
Dictionary Project, Thank you for allowing us to participate in The Dictionary Project. We passed out over 80 Dictionaries on October 7th. The students, teachers and administrators loved the project.…
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