Rotary Donates Dictionaries to Bensalem Students

The Rotary Club of Bensalem through The Dictionary Project will provide 1,200 new dictionaries to children attending Bensalem Schools. The mission of The Dictionary Project, a non-profit organization is to provide dictionaries to all of the students in the United States. A dictionary is an essential tool for a quality education. Most children do not own a dictionary, nor do they have access to one in their home.

The goal of the Dictionary Project is to improve the reading ability and comprehension of all children, everywhere and to encourage children to use dictionaries so that they will be able to use the English language effectively. It improves everyone’s vocabulary and it encourages children to learn more words.

The Rotary Club of Bensalem contributed $500.00 and was able to secure two grants, $480.00 from the Rotary Foundation,and $500.00 from the Rotary Gundaker grant program to purchase 1,200 dictionaries. Both to these grant funded programs receive regular contributions from the Bensalem Rotary Club and its members.

On May 3, 2011, the Bensalem Club was visited by Vasanth Prabhu, Rotary Foundation Matching Grant Representative, who provided the Bensalem Club with a Foundation check for $480.00.

Upon learning that the Rotary National grant program was able to fund $480.00 of the needed $500, a guest at the meeting, James Stewart, quickly contributed the unfunded $20.

The Rotary Club of Bensalem meets for lunch on Tuesdays at Michael's Restaurant, 3340 Street Road. For information about Rotary membership contact the Rotary Club at (215) 633-3655 mailbox 5730 or visit its website.