The Dictionary Project
Inspiring stories, literacy milestones, and community impact updates from across the country.
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This is the 12th year the Paradise Valley Rotary Club has participated in The Dictionary Project by delivering dictionaries to students in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. It is…
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For practice using the dictionaries, I have the students look up the word “collaborate.” Then we look at the next word “collaboration” to see the difference between the verb and…
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The Lordsburg Elks Lodge #1813 distributed 45 dictionaries to two schools in Hidalgo County on September 14, 2015. Members of the Elks Lodge also spent one-on-one time with the students,…
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The Lakeville and Lapaz Lions Clubs continue an annual tradition this year by visiting LaVille Elementary School and presenting dictionaries to appreciative third grade students. In District 25-G, more than…
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The Kiwanis Club of Arlington Washington partnered with the Friends of the Library this fall to deliver 650 dictionaries to 3rd grade students in local communities. Deliveries were made in…
Read Article →dil·i·gence /ˈdiləjəns/ noun: careful and persistent work or effort What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence. Samuel Johnson, 1709 – 1784…
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Focus fo·cus /ˈfōkəs/ noun: 1. the center of interest or activity “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your…
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enroll / inˈrōl / verb: to be entered as a member of an institution or registered as a participant “A watchful eye must be kept on ourselves, lest while we…
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Broadcast broad·cast /ˈbrôdˌkast/ 1. verb: to publicly transmit information (often by means of radio or television) “If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom,…
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Understanding the importance of a paperback dictionary, Past President Diane Huddleston initiated the literacy program for the Rotary Club of Liberty in her year as president in 2001. Since then,…
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Article by Evelyn Long, Morrow County Sentinel Read More Posted: September 25th, 2015 10:00 am Continuing a tradition, the Cardington Rotary Club distributed dictionaries to more than 90 Cardington-Lincoln third…
Read Article →Article from the News Star Read More September 24, 2015 4:46 PM EDT More than 15 Rotarians and volunteers from the Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres continued their dedication to…
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