Rotarians give dictionaries to third graders

A Montana Rotary goal is to place a dictionary in the hand of every third grade student in Montana. Recently, they got closer to accomplishing that goal by giving one to each third grader at Ekalaka Elementary. This is the ninth consecutive year that District 5390 has sponsored this project.

The members of the Rotary Clubs of Glendive, Malta and Miles City are participating again this year in the distribution of dictionaries, by giving a dictionary to every third grade student throughout the counties of eastern Montana. "A Student's Dictionary" is a dictionary and partial encyclopedia including the biographies of the United States Presidents and information about the countries of the world.

This is a unique opportunity for the Rotary Club to share their commitment to education by giving a timeless reference tool to enhance student learning. Members are proud to join 2,000 fellow Montana Rotarians by assuring communities' students benefit from Rotarians generosity.

Montana Rotary Clubs are located in communities from Libby in the Northwest to Billings and Glendive in the Southeast and from Hamilton in the Southwest to Malta in the Northeast. The dictionaries will be distributed to students residing in remote geographical areas without Rotary Clubs, primarily Northeastern and Southeastern Montana by the efforts of the Malta, Miles City and Glendive clubs.

The idea for the statewide distribution of dictionaries grew from a successful program initiated by the Livingston and Missoula Rotary Clubs.