Simpson County 3rd Graders Get Dictionaries from Rotary

Patrice Boykin

9 years ago

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Simpson County 3^rd Graders Get Dictionaries from Rotary

The Rotary Club of Simpson County distributed 276 dictionaries to the 3^rd Graders across Simpson County on Friday, October 16.

The dictionary project is an annual event for Rotarians across the country. Its goal is to put a dictionary in the hands of third graders at a critical time of their language arts development.

Part of the presentation by Rotarians includes having the students look up two words and read the definitions. It reinforces the use of dictionaries and builds excitement into the process of learning the definitions of new words.

If you would like to join our local Rotarians in making a difference in our community or just learn more about The Rotary Club of Simpson County, attend one of their weekly meetings on Thursdays, 12:00 Noon, at Western Sizzlin’ restaurant in Magee. Also, check out their Facebook page, “Simpson County Rotary Club.”

The Rotary Club of Simpson County, is one of five new clubs in the Central Mississippi District. The district has nearly 2400 members among its 48 clubs.

Rotary International connects leaders, links diverse perspectives, and builds lasting relationships to take action in communities at home and around the globe. The top two reasons people join Rotary are to give back to their communities and to connect with like-minded leaders and friends. Members stay with Rotary year after year for the same reasons.

Rotary International is 1.2 million members strong. There is a collective impact of the family of Rotary Clubs throughout the world. Rotary is made up of people whose sense of responsibility inspires them to give back, to step forward to tackle the toughest challenges, and persevere to create lasting change in communities around the world.

[CAPTION FOR PHOTOS: Rotarians Melissa Dunaway and Cynthia Bynum distribute dictionaries to 56 third-grade students at Simpson Central School. Teachers are Amanda Tindell, Jamie Foster, and Stacy Davis.]