Stroud Lions Club
The Stroud Lions Club in Oklahoma sent us a picture from their most recent Dictionary Day. They presented 42 dictionaries to students in 3 different classes, as well as providing…
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Studley Grange # 1174
Studley Grange in Midland, Michigan, was featured in their local media when they extended their project to include Clare Primary School. The Grange has participated in the Dictionary Project since…
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Rotary Club of Downtown Honolulu
The Rotary Club of Downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, sent us a picture from their most recent dictionary day. Rotarians were presented with leis as a symbol of gratitude from the class.…
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Members of American Legion Post # 258 recently visited Orchard View Elementary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to give dictionaries to third graders. The students were delight to receive their new…
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Pictured above: Two third-grade classrooms at St. James School pose with Rotarians Photo Credits: Geoffrey Naab, Rotary Club of Manchester The Rotary Club of Manchester, Connecticut, sent us pictures from…
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Danville Junction Grange # 65
Danville Junction Grange # 65 in Maine presented 360 third-graders with dictionaries this year. Member Glenys Ryder wrote that the students were “anxiously awaiting their ‘very own’ dictionaries!” She went on to say:…
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Rutland South Rotary Club
The Rutland South Rotary Club in Vermont sent us a lovely update! They were recently featured in a local paper, and passed the article along to us. It reads as…
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Rotary Club of Stone Mountain, GA
Members of the Rotary Club of Stone Mountain, Georgia, recently presented 1,200 refugees in nearby Clarkston with dictionaries. Rotarians were able to make this generous gift thanks to a Rotary…
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Struthers Rotary Club
Struthers Rotary Club recently continued its tradition of presenting dictionaries to third graders in their community. They visited two schools and gifted over 300 students with word power. The Rotarians…
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Regenerating Our Offspring Through Stories, Inc. (ROOTS)
Joann Frasier Dasent, founder of Regenerating Our Offspring Through Stories, Inc. (ROOTS), recently visited Anna B. Day School in Philadelphia, PA. While at the school, she visited two third grade…
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The Gulf Breeze Key Club in Florida recently sent us an update on their annual dictionary project. “During the months of October and November 2017, the Gulf Breeze High School…
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