by Corina Borsuk on 2014-12-18
Each third grader in the San Bernardino City Unified School District will now be the owner of their own personal dictionary, donated from the Rotary Club of San Bernardino, in partnership with Stater Bros. Charities.
Kicking off the Dictionary Project at Lincoln Elementary School on Dec. 9, the Rotary Club of San Bernardino served third graders personal dictionaries to help foster educational success. Approximately 5,000 dictionaries will be delivered to third graders in nearly 60 SBCUSD and parochial schools.
According to educators, students who meet grade-level reading standards by third grade are more likely to succeed in school.
Rotary member Ed Ridder said, "We focus our efforts on third graders because that is such an important milestone in a child’s educational life. We hope the children will use the dictionaries at school and at home to become good readers and writers.”
“Stater Bros. Charities has been instrumental in making the Dictionary Project happen this year,” Ridder said. “We welcome the support and recognize that Stater Bros. Charities is a kindred spirit, focusing on helping those in need in our community.”
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On Dec. 9 at 9:15 a.m., the Rotary Club of San Bernardino will kick off its Dictionary Project at Lincoln Elementary School in San Bernardino.
Every year, Rotary International members donate dictionaries to third-grade students across the nation. The Rotary Club of San Bernardino serves local students by providing a personal dictionary to every third-grader in the San Bernardino City Unified School District.
According to educators, students who meet grade-level reading standards by third grade are more likely to succeed in school.
“We focus our efforts on third-graders because that is such an important milestone in a child’s educational life,” said Rotary member Ed Ridder. “We hope the children will use the dictionaries at school and at home to become good readers and writers.”
Since 1995, Rotary International has donated dictionaries to more than 18 million children. This year, the Rotary Club of San Bernardino, in partnership with Stater Bros. Charities, will deliver approximately 5,000 dictionaries to third-graders in nearly 60 San Bernardino City Unified School District and parochial schools.
“Stater Bros. Charities has been instrumental in making the Dictionary Project happen this year,” Ridder said. “We welcome the support and recognize that Stater Bros. Charities is a kindred spirit, focusing on helping those in need in our community.”
Rotary International is a non-political, service organization dedicated to helping those suffering from poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and violence.
The Dictionary Project kick off is open to the public. All visitors must check in with the school office immediately after arriving at Lincoln Elementary School, 255 West 13th Street in San Bernardino.