Rotary Club of Delray Beach
The Rotary Club of Delray Beach donated over 1,800 dictionaries to third graders in their community this year. Jessica Rosato, a Rotarian, is quoted in local media saying, “Children need…
Read Article βThe Dictionary Project
News & Updates
Inspiring stories, literacy milestones, and community impact updates from across the country.
Article Library
2181 articles
Arlington Kiwanis Club
The Arlington Kiwanis Club, in conjunction with the Friends of the Arlington Library, donate dictionaries to local students every year. This year, they estimate they have provided between 600-700 third…
Read Article βMiddletown Odessa Rotary Club
The Middletown Odessa Rotary Club was featured in local media for their 2018 Dictionary Project. The club has participated for over 13 years. This year, they donated to nearly 900…
Read Article βSt. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church
Members of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Cantonment, FL, visited a local elementary school last month. Nearly 400 students at Jim Allen Elementary School received dictionaries of their own.…
Read Article βKiwanis Club of Mt. Pleasant
The Kiwanis Club of Mt. Pleasant, MI, sent pictures from their 2018 Dictionary Project. Here, they pose with students from two schools, Fancher Elementary and Beal City Elementary. This is…
Read Article βAmerican Legion Auxiliary Unit # 39
The Groton South Dakota American Legion Auxiliary Unit # 39 presented 47 third graders with dictionaries. The Groton Area Elementary School students (pictured above with club members Tami Zimney, Deb…
Read Article βKern Valley Friends of the Library
This is the first year Kern Valley Friends of the Library has participated in the project.The Kern Valley Sun wrote about the event and gave a brief overview of the…
Read Article β
Woodbridge Rotary Club
Woodbridge Rotary Club in Connecticut recently donated Webster’s dictionaries to third grade students at Beecher Road School. The Rotarians have participated in the Dictionary Project for the past 10 years,…
Read Article β
Rotary Club of Ashland
The Rotary Club of Ashland, VA, recently donated 550 dictionaries to students at John Gandy and Elmont Elementary Schools. Rotarians provided dictionaries to all third graders, but also extended the…
Read Article β
Rotary District 5390
Rotary District 5390 provided dictionaries to several third grade classrooms around the state of Montana, many of them in areas which do not have a rotary club.
Read Article β
Rotary Club of Union, NJ
The Rotary Club of Union, New Jersey, was recently featured in local media for their Dictionary Project. According to Rotarian Norman Wooley, the club has donated over 600 dictionaries in…
Read Article β
Winona Rotary Club
Winona Rotary Club was recently featured in the Winona Daily News when they donated 500 dictionaries to third graders where they live. Rotarians Rod Baker and Nick Edstrom helped students…
Read Article β