WORDS FOR ALL

ROTARY DICTIONARY PROJECT

A child develops his understanding of the world and builds a

frame of reference on what he or she knows,” says Mary French,

who founded The Dictionary Project in 1995 in Charleston, South

Carolina. “A dictionary provides the knowledge to better

understand our world and the words to share information.”

The Project’s mission is simple - to put dictionaries in the hands of as

many children as possible.

The Project began in the Eastern Panhandle in 2005 and since that time over 3,000 dictionaries have been given to third graders.  United Way of the Eastern Panhandle funds the program in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties.

Jerry Mays and Jim Rogers of the Martinsburg Rotary Club with

students at St. Joseph's School

Roger Shallis of Martinsburg Sunrise Rotary Club

with students at Back Creek Middle School

Audrey Morris, Steve McBee and Bob DeMott of Berkeley Springs

Rotary Club