A group of third graders received a special gift—the gift of words.

The Rotary Dictionary Project is a nationwide effort to provide young students with their own personal dictionaries. Members of the San Rafael Harbor Rotary Club distributed the dictionaries to students at Bahia Vista Elementary School.

This year’s dictionary is filled with more than just terms and definitions. It also includes a mini encyclopedia filled with maps, facts about U.S. presidents, and math conversation tables.

Rotary members say seeing the joy on the children’s faces when they learn the book is theirs to keep makes the project worthwhile.

A group of third graders received a special gift—the gift of words.

The Rotary Dictionary Project is a nationwide effort to provide young students with their own personal dictionaries. Members of the San Rafael Harbor Rotary Club distributed the dictionaries to students at Bahia Vista Elementary School.

This year’s dictionary is filled with more than just terms and definitions. It also includes a mini encyclopedia filled with maps, facts about U.S. presidents, and math conversation tables.

Rotary members say seeing the joy on the children’s faces when they learn the book is theirs to keep makes the project worthwhile.