Hayfield Grange coordinates dictionary project

By: Susan Tau press release
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Donor: Hayfield Grange # 800

Hayfield Grange, along with the following organizations--Cambridge Springs Kiwanis Club, Covenant Lodge # 473, John Hotchkiss`s Barber Shop, Ladies Auxiliary of Saegertown Vol. Fire Department, Saegertown Social & Service Club, Saegertown Women`s Improvement Club, Spa Dental Center - Dr. Marie Crocker, State Farm Insurance Company - Gene Schlosser, Agent, Townville Lions Club and the Townville Pierian Club--have donated funds to purchase dictionaries for each third grade student in the Penncrest School District and French Creek Valley Christian School. Volunteers placed labels and letters for parents in the 267 dictionaries and will be d...

Tools for Learning

By: Jamie Empfield Indiana Gazette
Friday, January 08, 2010
Donor: Indiana Midday Rotary Club

Midday Rotary Club presented Purchase Line fifth-graders with thesauri. From left: Ryan Renz, Rotary president, and Pastor Bob Kurka, Purchase Line school board.

Rotary Donates Dictionaries to Students at Four Area Schools

Friday, January 01, 2010
Donor: Greater McKees Rocks Rotary Club
Category: Article

More than 160 students in the Greater McKees Rocks area received their own personal dictionaries in November. Promoting the importance of literacy, the Greater McKees Rocks (Sto-Ken-Rox) Rotary Club, in conjunction with The Dictionary Project, donated to third grade students at Robinson Township Christian School, Sto-Rox Elementary School, St. John of God School and St. Malachy`s School.

Rotary believes that by having the proper tools, children have a better opportunity to become students who are able to improve their reading and comprehension abilities. Research shows that children learn to read until the third grade and, from the...

Shavers Creek Grangers present dictionaries to area third graders

Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Donor: Shavers Creek Grange
Category: Article

Shavers Creek Grangers Linda Weko and Betty Grove recently visited the Juniata Valley and Jackson-Miller elementary schools to present a dictionary to each third grade student.

By doing this, members hope to have a positive impact on education in Huntingdon County and empower children to become skillful communicators and resourceful learners. Today`s children face many challenges, and the Shavers Creek Grangers hope they are prepared to be strong, productive citizens, who can succeed and grow and solve problems in a rapidly changing world. A dictionary may be a small thing, but it is a powerful tool to help with learning.

T...

Rotary Club delivers books to third-graders

By: Bill Utterback Beaver County Times
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Donor: Ambridge Rotary Club

After each third-grader at Economy Elementary School was equipped with a new dictionary, Jim Hahn of the Ambridge Rotary Club tested the group`s research ability.
`Can you name the president …`

`Oooh-Oooh-Oooh!` Children raised their hands and begged urgently for the opportunity to answer. `Obama,` responded the chorus.

`… who was born in Pennsylvania?`

Oh.

`George Bush … George Washington … Abraham Lincoln,` they shouted.

Incorrect.

Hahn offered a clue as the kids frantically turned pages: The Pennsylvanian`s first name was James.

`James Madison … James Monroe … James Polk ...

New Record Set By Philadelphia Rotary In Completing Its Largest Fall Literacy Campaign Ever!!

By: Joe Batory e-mail communication
Monday, November 09, 2009
Donor: Philadelphia Rotary Club

The largest `book distribution` to Philadelphia school students in the history of the Rotary Club of Philadelphia was conducted in November of 2009.

As part of its annual literacy initiatives, the Rotary Club of Philadelphia distributed more than 2000 dictionaries, thesauruses, atlases (purchased from The Dictionary Project ) as well as an array of new library books to students at five Philadelphia schools---Bryant, Folk Arts Culture and Treasures, Fell, Lowell, and Sharswood.

`We were able to participate in events at each school site and many of our Philadelphia Rotary members came on site to personalize these gifts o...

By the book

Sunday, November 08, 2009
Donor: Rotary Club of Palmyra
Category: Newpaper Photo

The largest `book distribution` to Philadelphia school students in the history of the Rotary Club of Philadelphia was conducted in November of 2009.

As part of its annual literacy initiatives, the Rotary Club of Philadelphia distributed more than 2000 dictionaries, thesauruses, atlases (purchased from The Dictionary Project ) as well as an array of new library books to students at five Philadelphia schools---Bryant, Folk Arts Culture and Treasures, Fell, Lowell, and Sharswood.

`We were able to participate in events at each school site and many of our Philadelphia Rotary members came on site to personalize these gifts o...

Bristol Elks share letter from school district superintendent

By: Linda Bourget-Fenimore letter
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Donor: Bristol Elks Lodge # 970

To: The Dictionary Project

Attached please find a letter from the Superintendent of Bristol Township Schools.

We at Bristol Elks Lodge # 970 are very proud of the four years we have been doing The Dictionary Project, and all the help The Elks National Foundation has given us through the Grant Program.

Fraternally,

Linda Bourget-Fenimore PER

Bristol Elks # 970

(Please click to read full story, then click `View Photo` to read the Superintendent`s letter.)

Fort Pitt Verizon TelecomPioneers enjoy thank you cards from students

By: Nancy Riley letter
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Donor: Verizon TelecomPioneers, Ft. Pitt Chapter

Dear Ms. French,

I can`t tell you how happy we are with the Dictionary Project. We have been encouraged by the enthusiasm of the children when they receive them, and also the teachers, who are so pleased with the variety of information in the books. I have received many thank-you cards from the teachers, but the cards that mean the most are the ones that the children made themselves. I have made a collage of the thank you cards and taken a picture of them.

We hope to continue this wonderful project for many years to come. These children are our future and we feel we are making a worthwhile contribution by supplying the tools ...

Shavers Creek Grangers present dictionaries to area third graders

By: - Grange Advocate
Monday, March 09, 2009
Donor: Shavers Creek Grange #353

Shavers Creek Grangers Laura McCardle and Betty Grove recently visited the Juniata valley and Jackson-Miller elementary shcools to present a dictionary to each third grade student on behalf of the Grange and its commitment to education.

A ditionary is one of the most valuable, interesting, and fun loving tools. The students were encouraged to use it every day, as it will help them to do their very best in school as they learn new words and how to use them. Communication is the key to learninig and the dictionary was written to help us use words to share thoughtsand articulate feelings so that everyone can share them with ohter people...

Green Tree Rotary's Dictionary Project

By: - Keystone Oaks School District Connections newsletter
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Donor: Green Tree Rotary Club

In September, in conjunction with The Dictionary Project, the Rotary Club of Green Tree presented more than 158 dictionaries to the students of Aiken, Dormont, and Myrtle Elementary Schools.

The goal of the program is to assist all students in completing the school year as good writers, active readers and creative thinkers by providing students with their own personal dictionary. The dictionaries are a gift to each student to use at school and at home for years to come.

Studies have shown that reading is the most important skill of all. It is the starting point for all the economic and social opportunities this world has to o...

Biggest Book Distribution Ever Highlights Philadelphia Rotary Fall Literacy Effort

By: Joe Batory email communication
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Donor: Rotary Club of Philadelphia

During the fall of 2008, the Rotary Club of Philadelphia completed its largest annual distribution of dictionaries and thesauruses ever. The effort involved the purchase of nearly 2000 books that were donated to individual students in different parts of Philadelphia. Book distribution events were held at the Barry School, the Morton School, the Taggart School, the Ludlow School and the Hopkinson School.

`Trying to make some small impact in improving literacy competency is a major priority of Rotary International which oversees 32,000 Rotary clubs around the world in 200 countries,` noted Joe Batory, the literacy chairper...

Chestnut Ridge Grange delivers dictionaries

Saturday, December 06, 2008
Donor: Chestnut Ridge Grange #1133

The Chestnut Ridge Grange has again held a service project for several private schools in Washington County, giving the third-grade students their own copies of `The Best Dictionary for Students.`

Generous individuals continue dictionary distributions

Monday, September 29, 2008
Donor: Francis Koomar and William Gardiner

The nationwide third-grade Dictionary Project is continuing at the Panther Valley Elementary School in Nesquehoning, as 152 third graders received dictionaries from Francis X. Koomar and William Gardiner. This is the seventh year that the presentations have been made. Each third grader will put his or her name on the inside cover and will continue using it throughout their young school years.

Since the project started, over 8,286,076 children have received a dictionary thanks to the generosity of sponsors throughout the world. The goal of the Dictionary Project is to improve the reading ability and comprehension of all children ...

Conrad Weiser West Elementary

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Donor: Marion Grange #1853

Here are two pictures from Conrad Weiser West Elementary in Pennsylvania. These students received the dictionaries on October 18, 2007. Handing them out is the PA Grange Female Youth Ambassador, Gail Switzer. She is a member of Marion Grange #1853 who sponsored the books to these third graders.

Awards Presented
Inside Our Community
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Donor: Rotary District / Foundation

At the recent Christmas gathering of Rotarians, Past District Governor Dr. Richard Young had the privilege of presenting two Paul Harris Fellow awards. Andy Everetts, past president of the local club, Julie Statler, president and Duane Kinzer are pictured above after the presentation, looking over the award materials. The club honored Everetts by donating $1,000 in his name to the Rotary Foundation. During his presidency the club began participation in the Rotary District Dictionary Project of providing all third-graders with a dictionary. The club also participated in sending two students for training at the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy. ...

Philadelphia Rotary`s Dictionary Project…More Than Just Books!

Monday, December 17, 2007
Donor: Rotary Club of Philadelphia

An old saying is that in life when you give something, you always get much more in return. That was really the case with the 1600 thesauruses, dictionaries and atlases given out by Philadelphia Rotarians at four different Philadelphia schools during the first two weeks of December (2007).



Congratulations to Philadelphia Rotary president Lou Mosca, past presidents Frank Hollick and Joan Batory, Jacopo Carmassi (Rotaract), Kevin Dill, Scott Donohue, John Forer, Steve Grandizio, Kristina Harshany, Nancy Magagna, Shelly Prussian, Bob Reinecke, Jennifer Shields (Rotaract), Scott Simon (proposed member), Otto Wollin and Joe Ba...

Hayfield Grange

By: - Meadville Tribune
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Donor: Hayfield Grange #800

Dictionaries will soon be delivered to 280 third-grade students in Penncrest School District, in presentations to each of the third-grade classes in the district and at French Creek Valley Christian School.

This is the fifth year for the Grange`s community service project locally. The dictionaries were sponsored by the Grangers, who provided funds, along with the following organizations: Covenant Lodge No. 473, Cambridge Springs Kiwanis Club, Pierian Club, Ladies Auxiliary of the Saegertown Volunteer Fire Department, Saegertown Social and Service Club, Saegertown Women`s Improvement Club, Spa Dental Center, Dr. Marie Crocker, State...

Thank you to Forest Grange

By: - Forest Press
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Donor: Forest Grange #853

For the second year, the Forest Grange has donated dictionaries to all third-grade students at West Forest and East Forest Elementary Schools.  The third-grade students from West Forest would like to thank the Grange for the wonderful gift.      

Rotary and Reading

Monday, October 01, 2007
Donor: North Scranton Rotary Club

North Scranton Rotary Club members went back to school again this year.

Representatives of the group, including Mike Barrett, Bud Cosgrove, Roland `Pete` Fornes, the Rev. Tony Mandile, Paul Remick, Al Scheatzle, Robyn Thompson, Torie Yoder and Dominic Jacobino, distributed about 1,300 dictionaries, one for every third grader in Scranton.      

Kinnard Chapter takes part in `Pennsylvania`s Treasures` parade

Saturday, September 01, 2007
Donor: Verizon TelecomPioneers, LH Kinnard Chapter

The parade, sponsored by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the state capitol building.  Keith Smith, Verizon employee and Pioneer, designed and built the float with the help of his family.

Rotary clubs team with Souderton Area School District

Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Donor: Rotary Clubs of Souderton-Telford and Harleysville

The Harleysville Rotary Club, the Souderton-Telford Rotary Club, and the Souderton Area School District joined forces to participate in the Dictionary Project this year . They donated 1500 dictionaries to students at three elementary schools - Oak Ridge , Franconia , and West Broad.
...

Starring Donna Strawser
CV administrator lauded for work with exchange students
By: Madelyn Pennino, Staff Intelligencer Journal
Monday, April 09, 2007
Donor: Donna Strawser

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Donna Strawser, Conestoga Valley`s English-as-a-second-language and foreign-language supervisor, has earned a national award for coordinating the high school`s foreign-student exchange program.
Earlier this week, Strawser received the National Shining Star Award by the Educational Resource Development Trust at Leola Elementary School.

The Educational Resource Development Trust, or ERDT/SHARE!, is an international nonprofit foundation that offers teens from around the world the opportunity to learn firsthand about the U.S. through high school exchange programs.

Strawser said managing the foreign-s...

Forest Grange receives thanks for dictionaries

By: Sandi Malley
Monday, April 02, 2007
Donor: Forest Grange #853

The project went very well.  We also received coverage in our local newspaper.  I anticipate that this will be a project for our Grange for many years to come.

Dictionary Donation

Friday, March 02, 2007
Donor: Norristown/Bridgeport Elks Lodge No. 714

Life Skills Support and Survival Skills Classes Adult Education curriculum at Eisenhower Middle School of the Norristown Area School District recently received a supply of `The Best Dictionary for Students` from the Norristown/Bridgeport Elks Lodge No. 714.  The donated dictionaries were made possible by a grant from the Elks National Foundation and will be used in classes for special needs students.

Milton, WR third graders encouraged to look it up

By: Jeff Shaffer Standard Journal
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Donor: Milton Rotary Club

MILTON--Erudition in the Milton and Warrior Run School districts should be on the rise after recent visits by the Milton Rotary Club.

If third graders in the districts look up the word `erudition` in their new dictionaries, they`ll see it means learning acquired by reading and study.

On Wednesday, Rotary Club members made stops at the three elementary schools within the Milton Area School District. Today, they were slated to stop by Warrior Run School District`s two elementary schools. In doing so, the club handed out a total of 271 dictionaries to third graders in the two districts.

At Baugher Elementary School, Mi...

Latrobe Rotary project a great success

By: Roberta Kuhns
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Donor: Rotary Club of Latrobe

Our dictionary project was a great success. We distributed dictionaires to 3rd grade students in the following schools: Grandview Elementary School in Derry, Pa. , Derry Area School District; Bagghley Elementary School and Latrobe Elementary School, both in the Greater Latrobe School District ; Sacred Heart School and Christ the Divine School, both part of the Diocese of Greensburg that serves students from both districts.

We had students from both high school Interact Clubs help with the distribution as well as several Rotarians.

The accompanying pictures appeared in the Latrobe Bulletin.

...

Raccoons receive thanks for gifts

By: Albert Schumacher
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Donor: Royal Order of Raccoons

The Royal Order of Raccoons donated dictionaries for some of the local school students. We distributed them to students in grades three through six. We felt these students would benefit the most from them.

The schools where we donated the dictionaries were L.R. Appleman Elementary in Benton, Hunlock Creek Elementary, Garrison Elementary and Huntington Mills Elementary, all in the Northwest Area School District.

Following is a letter from the fourth grade teachers at Huntington Mills, and accompanying is one of the many cards from the students. We were very pleased to get such a wonderful response from them. It appears t...

Leechburg Rotary Club donates dictionaries

By: Mary Beth Girardi
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Donor: Rotary Club of Leechburg

Leechburg Rotary Club donated dictionaries in conjunction with `The Dictionary Project` to the third grade students at elementary schools in the Leechburg and Kiski Area School Districts. The remaining dictionaries will be given to HAVIN, an abuse shelter in Kittanning, for the children to use when doing school assignments.

To say that the children were delighted with the dictionaries would be an understatement. Thank you for helping us with this project.

Sharon Rotary`s first Dictionary Project a success

Monday, January 08, 2007
Donor: Rotary Club of Sharon

This was the first year for the Sharon Rotary to have a dictionary project but, they have had a book project and Rotary Readers.

Laurel Point Grange presented third graders at Laurel Point Elementary with dictionaries

Friday, December 01, 2006
Donor: Laurel Point Grange

Laurel Point Grange in Parks Township, Armstrong County is proud to support The Dictionary Project and its Words for Thirds program. The National Grange, headquartered in Washington D.C., partnered with The Dictionary Project to assist third grade students to complete the school year as good writers, active readers and creative thinkers by providing them with their own personal dictionaries. Through the tireless efforts of the Grange`s network of more than 300,000 volunteers, America`s oldest rural and agriculture organization has presented third grade students across the nation with more than 100,000 dictionaries.

That number r...

Rotary receives thanks from students

By: Gene DeAngelis
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Donor: Rotary Club of Mid-Valley

The Rotary Club of Mid-Valley received many thank you notes from students and teachers.

From St. Mary`s Visitation School:

Dear Mid-Valley Rotary Club Members, Thank you for sharing with us.  The students really appreciate the new dictionaries and are very grateful.  We will use them every day for the first week, and then they will be allowed to take them home.  It is a great learning tool, and they especially love all the extras in it.  Thank you again and may God bless all that you do for the children and the community.

Yours in Christ, Mary Beth Kastawa, 3rd grade teacher

Newtown Rotarians share their love of literacy
Newtown Rotary Club is wiping out illiteracy, one dictionary at a time.
By: Breanne Cook Advance of Bucks County
Friday, October 27, 2006
Donor: Newtown Rotary Club

Starting September 26 and throughout the month of October, Rotarians have been distributing dictionaries to third graders at Council Rock elementary schools, plus Newtown Friends, St. Andrew and St. Bede schools. The distribution, according to Rotarian Rev. Dave Ridder, came about because `we Rotarians want to help advance the love of learning.`
Ridder and fellow Rotarian Dr. Jerry Agasar visited Churchville Elementary on October 12 to hand each third grader a brand-new dictionary, as well as spark their interest in the resource.
`What do we use a dictionary for?` Agasar asked the students.
`To help us spell words!` exclaimed Maria. ...

Murrysville Community Dictionary Project

By: Harold Hicks Murrysville-Export Rotary
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Donor: Murrysville-Export Rotary

Harold Hicks, Ann Pauly and Ken Geiser , members of the Murrysville-Export Rotary Club presented every third grader in our communities with a special encyclopedic edition of the Webster `s Dictionary for Students. As part of the Club`s efforts to promote literacy in our community, they began giving dictionaries last year. In all, they have given 656 dictionaries over the two year period.



Since the start of the Dictionary Project, over 4, 463, 518 children have received dictionaries. Franklin Regional and Mother of Sorrows School students are given the dictionaries during a very brief presenta...

The Rotary Club of Pittston Dictionary Project

By: Marty Snyder, Past President
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Donor: Rotary Club of Pittston

On October 18, 2006 the Rotary Club of Pittston, PA completed their fourth year of dictionary distribution to all third graders in the Greater Pittston Area.  We distributed about 325 dictionaries this year.

The Dictionary Project is one of our favorite projects!  Most of the children are so happy to have a dictionary of their very own.  Some of the comments are priceless.

Attached are a couple of pictures that say it all!

Sharon Rotarian Dr. Joseph Bolitin

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Donor: Sharon Rotary

A picture of Sharon Rotarian Dr. Joseph Bolitin passing out dictionaries in Sharon, PA

ELKS DONATE DICTIONARIES TO BRISTOL`S THIRD GRADERS

By: Eileen Kelliher
Monday, October 09, 2006
Donor: Bristol Elks Lodge # 970

Bristol Elks Lodge # 970 has donated 528 copies of the Student`s Dictionary and Gazetteer to the School District of Bristol Township for distribution to third grade students during the current school year. In addition to including 32,000 of the 33,000 most commonly used words, the Student`s Dictionary , which is published by the Dictionary Project, Inc., also includes the copies of the Declaration of Independence and The United States Constitution, maps of seven continents, information about 50 states, biographies of 43 presidents, facts about the solar system and brief on standard weights and measures.



In...

The Dictionary Project of Butler, PA

By: Peter Richdale letter
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Donor: Butler Rotary Club

Our Rotary Club members have now completed our distribution of 955 dictionaries to 56 classes of third graders in six different school systems in our club`s designated area.

The response has been overwhelming by both students and teachers and in fact many of the school`s principals visited the classrooms as we made our distributions.

We look forward to beginning the project anew in the Fall so the students may have full use during their incoming year of classes.

Thank you again for your project and we wish you the very best as you continue this worthwhile project.

I have created a self-addre...

ROTARY CLUB OF INDIANA DICTIONARY PROJECT

Monday, March 27, 2006
Donor: Indiana and Blairsville Rotary Clubs

The Rotary Club of Indiana is participating in the Dictionary Project to provide all third grade students in Indiana County with their own personal dictionary. The Dictionary Project is designed to aid teachers in their goal to develop good writers, active readers, and creative thinkers. The students

will sign their names on the bookplate in the front of the book and will be able to use the dictionary throughout their school career. Indiana Rotarian Dr. Rena Fowler, Dean of Libraries at Indiana University of Pennsylvania recommended the Webster`s Dictionary f...

The Berwick Elks Lodge in Pennsylavnia distributes dictionaries to local third-graders

Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Donor: Berwick, PA Elks Lodge

Berwick, PA, Lodge members presented dictionaries to third-grade students of the Holhy Family School of Berwick as a part of thier national Dictionary Project. Pictured are a group of the students holding their new dictionaries.

Distributing Dictionaries

Sunday, January 15, 2006
Donor: Indiana Midday Rotary Club

INDIANA MIDDAY ROTARY club has purchased dictionaries to be distributed to less fortunate children in the Indiana County area. Big Brothers Big Sisters Director Sharon Caldwell will distribute the dictionaries to third-grade children throughout the county. The Rotary is also accepting donations throughout January for the purchase of water filtering systems to be provided to families in third world countries. The cost of each filter is $60 and each will provide clean drinking water to an entire family. From left: Scott M. Valazak, Rotary`s president-elect; Kimberlee Cunkelman, Rotary member and executive director of the Alice Paul Hous...

Republic Rotary distributes dictionaries

Sunday, December 25, 2005
Donor: Republic Rotary

The Republic Rotary of Pennsylvania to third-graders in the Brownsville area school district.

Logan Grange #109 Donates Dictionaries to Students

Thursday, December 01, 2005
Donor: Logan Grange #109

Dictionaries were donated by Logan Grange #109 in Pleasant Gap, PA.

Giving the gift of the English language

Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Donor: Hayfield Grange

Hayfield Grange is distributing dictionaries to 312 third-grade students in PENNCREST School District and at French Creek Valley Christian School .

Organizations who assisted with the project in­ clude Covenant Lodge 473, Clam-Sac-Mah Wo­man`s Club of Cambridge Springs, Saegertown Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, Saeger­ town Social and Service Club, Saegertown Women`s Improvement Club, State Farm Insurance agent Gene Schlosser, and Townville Lions Club.

Volunteers placed labels in the 312 dictionar­ ies and will deliver the dictionaries to each of the schools, ...

Rotary Club of Pittson- photos

Saturday, October 01, 2005
Donor: Rotary Club of Pittson

Berwick Elks Lodge 1138
Dictionary Project
By: John M Phillipd
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Donor: Berwick Elks Lodge 1138

The Berwick Elks Lodge No. 1138 passed out dictionaries to the 3rd grade class of the Holy Family School of Berwick

Lewisburg Rotary Club Photos

Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Donor: Lewisburg Rotary Club

Hayfield Grange supplying dictionaries to students

Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Donor: Hayfield Grange

Two-hundred and seventy students in PEN­NCREST School District are receiving dictionar­ies as part of a community project spearheaded by Hayfield Grange.

The grange started the project last year to pro­vide dictionaries to every third grader in the school district, including those who attend French Creek Valley Christian School and Open Door Baptist Church School .

Grange officers said a dictionary is perhaps the first and most powerful reference tool that a child should own. Its usefulness goes beyond the spellings, pronunciation, and definitions ...

Towanda Rotary Club, District 7410
Northeastern Pennsylvania, USA
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: Towanda Rotary Club, District 7410

Philadelphia Ethical Society
Dictionary Project at Robert Morris Charter School
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: Philadelphia Ethical Society

Mrs. Fishman and Mr. Wilkerson pass out dictionaries to 3rd graders at Robert Morris Charter School.

Book drive
Foundation expands dictionary program
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: The Ressler Mill Foundation

The Ressler Mill Foundation is relying on word of mouth in its campaign to get dictionaries into the hands of every third-grade student in Lancaster County .

The foundation last year distributed approximately 6,700 books to third-graders in 15 public school districts and 200 one-room school-houses, but the organization wants to do even better this year.

`We want to get the word out because we haven`t hit all the small private and parochial schools,` said Don Hostetter, a spokesman for the foundation.

Hostetter recently sent a letter to schools asking for participation in the upcoming fall dictionary camp...

Foundation helps third-graders, from A-Z
Ressler Mill will give out dictionaries to county students
By: LARRY ALEXANDER Intelligencer Journal Staff
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: The Ressler Mill Foundation

Lancaster County third-graders will soon know the definition of `generosity.`

That`s because the Ressler Mill Foundation has generously ordered more than 6,000 dictionaries which it will give to third-graders who request them.
The softbound books will be distributed shortly after the start of school, said Don Hostetter, a spokesman for the foundation.

Hostetter said he got the idea from a Wall Street Journal article about Mary French, a South Carolina woman who started a program to give dictionaries to every third-grader in the state.

With the exception of Elizabethtown School District ,...

Second Year Rotary Club Distributes Dictionaries

Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: Lords Valley Rotary Club

When the Lords Valley Rotary Club recently visited the nine third grade classes at the Wallenpau pack Area North Intermediate School . Tafton Club members brought along stacks of dictionaries to distribute. Every one of the 227 third graders in the school received a dictionary as part of the Rotary program, HOW, which is in its second year. HOW supplies the dictionaries to all students in Pike County third grades.

Two students in William Theobalds third grade receive dictionaries. From left, are: Rotary representative Eleanor Abeam, Ariana, Theobald, John and Rotary representative Dolly Masucci. Assisting with the...

Dictionary Project

Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: The Dictionary Project

Dictionaries Make a Difference

By: MARY BETH CONNORS
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: Lords Valley Rotary Club

Called the Academic Santa Claus or the Dictionary Lady, six years ago Rotarian Mary French, a South Carolina School teacher, started a national dictionary distribution program targeted to third graders. At the Lords Valley Rotary Club`s weekly luncheon held at the Lords Valley Country Club on September 27, Rotary presented Mary with a plaque in recognition and celebration of her achievement as a Rotarian and the importance of the dictionary program. (And I was there).

Bob Pityo introduced Mary as `a delightful gal who does this all on a voluntary basis, knows what she wants and is a woman of well rounded stature.` As Mary a...

Kids Can `Look It Up` In Their Own Dictionaries

By: Ken Baumel MILFORD
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: The Rotary Club of Lords Valley

The Rotary Club of Lords Valley is the first organization in Pennsylvania to sponsor Dictionary Project, a national dictionary distribution program targeted to third grade students.



The local Rotary members started an annual dictionary distribution program in Pike schools last year. This year, Pike Commissioners passed a resolution declaring the week of Sept. 23 as `Dictionary Week.` The Dictionary Project is a nonprofit organization started by Mary French, a Charleston, South Carolina school teacher and member of the Dictionary Society of North America.



According to French, the organizational m...

50/50 Winner Donates $750 To Kids` Dictionary Fund

Saturday, January 01, 2005
Donor: Dr. Leonard Seidner

Dr. Leonard Seidner holds his winning $750 check from the Lords Valley Rotary 50/50 fund-raiser to purchase dictionaries for all third graders attending school in Pike County. He generously donated his win back into the Rotary fund to be used in next year`s dictionary project. Rotary President Ray Cole holds one of the Webster dictionaries that will be presented throughout the schools in September.

Forest City Rotary Club is giving dictionaries to third-graders
Forest City, Pennsylvania
By: Jennifer Butler The Forest City News
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Donor: The Forest City Area Rotary Club

A gift of knowledge is a great one to give, and students in the third-grade classes at Forest City Regional Elementary School received just such a gift recently. The Forest City Area Rotary Club helped to quench the young minds` thirst for knowledge by presenting them with a brand new dictionary to call their own as part of the club`s nationwide Dictionary Project.

Based on the belief that a dictionary `can inspire a lifelong love for exploring and unraveling the wonders and mysteries of words,` hundreds of Rotary Clubs have been donating dictionaries to grade-school students across the United States . As a result, m...