Rotary Club Distributes Dictionaries to Third Grade Students

Rotary members say seeing the joy on the children's faces when they learn the book is theirs to keep makes the project worthwhile.

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By KTVA CBS 11

Story Created: Oct 21, 2011 at 10:55 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Oct 21, 2011 at 10:59 AM AKDT

A group of third graders received a special gift Thursday—the gift of words.

The Rotary Dictionary Project is a nationwide effort to provide young students with their own personal dictionaries. Members of the Anchorage South Rotary Club distributed the dictionaries to students at Chinook Elementary School; this is the club’s sixth year participating.

This year's dictionary is filled with more than just terms and definitions. It also includes a mini encyclopedia filled with maps, facts about U.S. presidents, and math conversation tables.

Many of the children who received dictionaries come from homes where English is a second language and may not have access to a lot of resources.

Rotary members say seeing the joy on the children's faces when they learn the book is theirs to keep makes the project worthwhile.

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