The Dictionary Project
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On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the âElf Helpersâ â ER Brent Reedy, Activities Chair Pam Haley, and Secretary Deborah Reedy of Jacksonville Elks Lodge #0221 in Jacksonville, Florida, visited HoganâSpring…
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The River Region Republican Women (RRRW)Â recently delivered dictionaries to 19 schools across Jefferson and St. Charles parishes in Louisiana. Over the past 11 years, RRRW has proudly distributed more than…
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BARTOW, Fla. â The former mayor of Bartow loves passing on his passion for the power of words. Steve Githens has been delivering thousands of special dictionaries to third-grade students in…
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The Rotary Club of Elizabeth continued their annual Dictionary Project, bringing smiles and learning to third-grade students across the Elizabeth Forward School District in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. Rotarians provided more than 170 dictionaries to three…
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Since 2006, the Rotary Club of Natick has proudly supported Rotary Internationalâs mission to increase literacy through its annual Dictionary Project. Each year, every third grader in the Natick Public…
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This holiday season, Gary Pollmiller (A dedicated Rotarian since 1988 and supporter of The Dictionary Project since 2001) helped spread Christmas cheer in a very special way as he recently…
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On December 3rd, 2025, the Redding chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association visited the children at St. Joseph Catholic School in Redding, CA, to deliver brand-new dictionaries to the third-grade class. Their visit…
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Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) recently partnered with the Paradise Valley Rotary Club to champion literacy across the community through their continued involvement in The Dictionary Project. This national initiative…
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Promoting Literacy and Healthy Choices in Our Community Norwalk Elks # 730 recently partnered with area schools to deliver two impactful programs designed to support childrenâs education and well-being: The…
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This fall, Volunteers for Literacy/Habersham Co. (VFL) continued their annual tradition of bringing The Dictionary Project to local third gradersâcomplete with an inspiring message, a lively rap, and plenty of…
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