First Year to Volunteer!
2014 marks the first year the Charlevoix Elks Lodge # 2856 has taken on a dictionary project, and we are excited to include them on our list of dedicated sponsors!…
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The Impact Volunteering Has in Your Community
There are a multitude of benefits from volunteering. Not only does volunteering strengthen your community by uniting people towards a common goal, it also creates an outlet for people to…
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The Fallon Elks Lodge #2239 promotes literacy with the gift of a dictionary to students in Churchill County School District.
Members of the Fallon Elks Lodge have participated in The Dictionary Project for 5 years, donating over 2,000 books. Working in conjunction with the Fallon Rotary Club, both groups ensure…
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Members of the Oakview Grange #311 Promote Education
On November 4, much to the delight of Jefferson-Lincoln Elementary 108 third graders, Oakview Grange members Joyce Kludt and Alice Coakley presented each student with their very own dictionary. This…
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Around South County: Rotary Gives Out the Gift of Words to Area Third-Graders
Even in the 21st century, the age of ubiquitous electronics, with smart phones, tablets and laptops seemingly in every hand, it’s good to know that kids still get a kick…
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Students in Hidalgo County Receive Dictionaries for the 10th Year
Volunteers from the Lordsburg Elks Lodge #1813 completed their annual dictionary project this past fall after distributing 48 dictionaries to students attending both R.V. Taylor and Southside Elementary Schools in…
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Rotary Clubs Make a Difference in Kershaw County
Camden and West Wateree Rotary Club members reinforced the power of words recently when they donated nearly 100 dictionaries to Kershaw County School third-graders as part of their annual Dictionary…
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Rotarians Prepare for Dictionary Distribution Day in Delaware, Ohio
2014 marks the 10th year members of the Delaware Rotary Club in Ohio have come together to promote education in their community. Each year, club members have consistently raised the…
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Anthony and Sarah Triola Continue Project in Killeen Independent School District
Retired soldier Anthony Triola and former history teacher Sarah Triola distributed dictionaries to Harker Heights Elementary School on November 13, 2014. Valuing the importance of education, and the affordability of…
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Giving Thanks to Those Who Give Back
When you gather together on Thanksgiving Day, be glad that you can share the day with the people you love, who have given you happiness this year. The holidays are…
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Local Elks Hand Out Dictionaries
The Deming Elks Lodge distributed more than 500 dictionaries to third graders in Deming and Truth or Consequences, NM. The dictionaries were distributed as part of the Elks’ National Dictionary…
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The Rotary Clubs of Bolingbrook and Romeoville Team Up to Personally Deliver over 1300 Dictionaries
The Rotary clubs of Bolingbrook and Romeoville, IL personally deliver over 1300 dictionaries every year to the 3rd graders in these 2 villages both public and private.
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