North Las Vegas Elks Lodge organizes dictionary giveaway

By: Larry O'Laughlin letter
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Donor: North Las Vegas Elks Lodge # 2353 & The Dictionary Project

Last May Larry O`Laughlin received a call from Mary French, head of The Dictionary Project. She told Larry that approximately 21,000 third graders in Nevada did not receive a dictionary during the school year 2008-2009 and she would like to help by donating dictionaries to Nevada, if John and Tella Vore and Larry and Caroyle O`Laughlin would assist in this donation.

She furnished 8,016 dictionaries (free), and all the Vores and the O`Laughlins had to do was see that the dictionaries were given to third graders in schools not receiving dictionaries in 2008-2009.

The dictionaries were delivered to the Vores in Pahrump. The Vore...

Pahrump Elks Lodge present "cool" dictionaries to local students

By: Judy Geohring press release
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Donor: Pahrump Elks Lodge # 2796

Pahrump Elks Lodge # 2796 in Pahrump, Nevada, delivered approximately 500 dictionaries and Drug Awareness bookmarks to third grade students in the town of Pahrump and northern Nye County.  This dictionary will assist each student in becoming writers, readers and thinkers by providing them each with their own dictionary.  We have received letters from the third grade students thanking us for the `cool` and `awesome` dictionaries and were invited back again next year.  This Dictionary Project is supported by Elks Lodges nationwide because `Elks Care - Elks Share`.

Cottonwood Elementary School third graders receive dictionaries from Fernley Republican Women

By: - Fernley Leader
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Donor: Fernley Republican Women

By the end of the day on October 23, each third grader at Cottonwood Elementary School received a copy of `The Best Dictionary for Students,` free of charge from the Fernley Republican Women.

The donation was part of the FRW`s Literacy Program. On that day FRW President Peggy Gray, Treasurer Rosemarie D`Andrea and Anita Trone stopped in each of the third grade classrooms and handed out dictionaries to the students.

According to a FRW press release, the students will keep the dictionaries in their classroom until the end of the school year and then they can take them home.

`It was heartwarming to see the smiles on the ...

Look it up

By: - The Record-Courier
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Donor: Minden-Douglas Elks Lodge

For the fourth year Minden-Douglas Elks gave all third grade students in Douglas County their own dictionary. This year 485 dictionaries will be distributed. Pictured at Meneley Elementary School on October 15 are third grader Stephanie McMillan, Elks members George Johnson and Tom Zogorski, third grade teacher Alisha Cummins, students Caitlin, Logan, Tobin, and Shannon. Third grade teachers not pictured are Krystal Koontz and Elida Diaz. The students were also given a coloring book that contains information about staying drug-free.

In a letter to The Dictionary Project, George C. Johnson writes:

`I am the Chairman for our ...

Elko 6th-graders receive dictionaries from Lions

By: Don Newman email communication
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Donor: Elko Lions Club

Here are photos of this year`s dictionary distribution by the Elko Lions Club in Elko, Nevada. We provided 792 dictionaries to 6th graders in Elko County. Thank you for this great project, and we look forward to continuing this next year.

Organization of the week Fallon Rotary strives to fulfill dream of helping others

By: Merry Thomas Reno Gazette Journal
Friday, July 04, 2008 05:23
Donor: Fallon Rotary

One of Doug Drost`s first announcements Tuesday as the newly-inducted president of the Fallon Rotary International service organization, was to introduce members to this year`s theme, `Make Dreams Real.`

Drost, a financial advisor at Edwards Jones, has been a member of the local Rotary group since 2004. He lives in Fallon with his wife, Shawn, and children, Hunter, 8, and Sydney, 7.

Embarking on his first year as president, Drost told the members he wants to focus on helping reduce childhood illness and mortality. The Fallon Rotary Club, part of District #5190, is renowned for giving locally as well as across the globe. The d...

D-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-R-I-E-S

By: Peggy Luther
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Donor: Peggy Luther and The Dictionary Project

The Dictionary Project here at the Pahrump Nevada schools went very well. There are four elementary schools and over 400 third-grade students. The teachers and students were so happy to get the dictionaries.

I came up short, but John Vore helped us out by adding some of his stock that he had on hand for the last school. He helped us so very much and was there for each school and did a great presentation to the students about the dictionary.

Thank you so much for your generous donation. All of the third-grade teachers were given your address so they could send thank you letters. I hope that they followed through.
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Students `overjoyed` with new dictionaries

By: Tella Vore
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Donor: North Las Vegas Elks Lodge #2353

We distributed approximately 600 dictionaries to third grade students at these schools:  Lincoln-Edison, Fredrick W. Watson, and Elizabeth Wilhelm, all in North Las Vegas.  The principals, teachers, and students were overjoyed.  We have received thank you notes and letters from all students.  We have already started receiving donations for next school year.  We plan to return to the same three schools next year, but if we have enough donations, we will take on another school.  Thank you for a great project.

Elko Lions Club Visits 6th Grade

Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Donor: Elko Lions Club

Kiwanis Club gives kids a gift of words

By: Jan Hogan Summerlin View
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Donor: Northwest Las Vegas Kiwanis Club

earlier this month, the Northwest Kiwanis Club handed out dictionaries to third graders at three el ementary schools, Eisenberg, Kahre and Park.

`By starting at the third-­ grade level, instead of just reading a book to them, we felt that the children are of an age where they could understand and become more literate,` said Ike Kaiser, project chair­ man. `It is our thought that literacy begins by not only knowing how to read, but by knowing the correct spelling and the use of words in their proper context.`

The first time the club donated books, in 2004, the local Kiwanis club gav...

Giving the gift of knowledge

Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: Sparks Rotary Club

Third graders raced to find words and definitions in their new dictionaries at Kate Smith Elementary School this morning. Delivered free of charge by the Sparks Rotary Club, the books were received with enthusiasm.

Rotary Club gives dictionaries

Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: Fallon Rotary Club

Eureka Lions Club Donates Dictionaries

Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: Eureka Lions Club

Recently, members of the Eureka Lions Club visited 3rd & 4th grade students at Crescent Valley Elementary and Eureka Elementary to hand out dictionaries.

The club decided to participate in the national Dictionary Project, which focuses on providing 3rd grade students throughout the country with their own dictionaries.

Each student, as well as teachers Jim Arnold, Kathy Damele, and Ruby Knapp, received a copy of Webster`s Encyclopedic Edition Dictionary.

The Eureka Lions Club consists of 20 members from throughout the Eureka community. Their motto, `We Serve` is exemplified by projects ...

Sparks Rotary Club hopes to inspire young readers with dictionary give-away.

Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: The Sparks Rotary Club

Thousands of third graders throughout the Washoe County School District were given the power to better express themselves today. More than 4,600 dictionaries were given to the students through a partnership between the Sparks Rotary Club and the Washoe At-Risk Task Force. Kate Smith Elementary School in Sparks was one of the schools where Rotary club members brought the books. Excited students in teacher Deborah Marche`s class greeted Rotary Club members carrying boxes of bright red Webster`s dictionaries with shouts of `Look, presents!` and `Yeah!` The kids looked up words like `respect` and `community,` alter carefully ...

The Eureka Lions Club

By: Michael A Mears, Eureka Lions Club, Secretary
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: The Eureka Lions Club

The Eureka Lions Club recently finished distributing this year`s batch of dictionaries to the students at Eureka and Crescent Valley Elementary schools. Eureka is a rural community in central Nevada. The county has a total population of 1600 people! The 19 members of the Eureka Lions Club are very active in the community and started working with the Dictionary Project last year.
The kids just love the dictionaries and the parents are really appreciative of our donation. We combined our dictionary distribution with our flag program this year so the kids received their own American flag as well as their dictionaries. We appreciate the eff...

Lions Share
Clubs distribute dictionaries to all 6th graders in county.
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Donor: Elko Host Lions Club

Lions donate dictionaries

Saturday, October 02, 2004
Donor: Elko Host Lions Club