Dictionary Project

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mission Viejo, Saddleback Valley Elks Third Grade Dictionary Project The Dictionary Project was founded in 1995 by Mary French of Charleston, SC. The project’s primary focus is to promote literacy to children in third grade as they transition from learning how to read to identify and use information. The Elks organization joined this project in […]

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Dictionary Stamp(ede)!

The final 1,800 dictionaries were stamped last evening by 18 eager Elks. This finishes up our 5,000 dictionary distribution program for 2018-2019 to every third grader in the Capistrano and Saddleback school districts. The Dictionary Program is an Elks National Program for every third grader in the country. Thanks to all the volunteers that made […]

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Dictionaries Are In!

Thank you to all the volunteers that helped stamp 3,000 dictionaries. MV Elks will distribute over 5,000 dictionaries to 3rd Graders in the Saddleback and Capistrano School districts thru year end. Lecturing Knight, Lane Keran, and his wife Kelly are organizing the lodge distribution and assembly schedules at the 31 schools in the districts.

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