Everyday Heroes: The Dictionary Project
Three local Rotary Clubs have come together to give a group of third graders a gift that they hope will stay with them forever - the gift of learning.
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Rotary Club of Tucson Sunset distributes 1,000 dictionaries for grade student literacy
As the holidays approach, members of the Rotary Club of Tucson Sunset are providing 3rd-grade students at several local elementary schools, including Henry Elementary School, Legacy Traditional Sch
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Bronx-New Rochelle Elks distribute dictionaries
Members of the Bronx-New Rochelle Elks Lodge # 756 delivered dictionaries to students at Saint John's School and Immaculate Conception School, Bronx, NY.
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Jerseyville Rotary Club completes annual Dictionary Project at tri-county schools
Jerseyville Rotary Club member and past president Alan Karcher distributed student dictionaries to members of a third-grade class at East Elementary School this week.
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For the 10th time in as many years, the attorneys and legal staff of Kean Miller law firm gathered Thursday to collect bags stuffed with small dictionaries, destined for the…
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Dictionary donations acknowledge need for 3rd-grade literacy
There is, according to researchers, no greater indicator of a child's future success as a citizen than third-grade literacy, says Iowa Kiwanis Lt. Gov. Byron Tabor.
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Akansa Chapter DAR promotes literacy
Akansa Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) delivered 56 student dictionaries to third grade students at Mountain Pine Elementary School, in Mountain Pine, Ar
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Perkins County third graders receive new dictionaries from local Rotarians
Several Grant Rotarians gathered for a special occasion last week—presentation of dictionaries to the third graders at Perkins County Elementary.
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As part of their ongoing commitment to help students become good writers, active readers and creative thinkers, the Peninsula Rotary club gives each fourth grade student at our local schools…
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Thames Valley students receive dictionaries from Rotary Club
What a gift our Club gave to the community this fall through the Dictionary Project!
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Rotary Club of St. Maarten completes third consecutive dictionary project
For the third year consecutively the Rotary Club of St.
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Watervliet Elks give dictionaries to third graders
The Watervliet Elks Lodge recently provided free dictionaries to each third grader at the Watervliet Elementary School.
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