Sponsor Organizations

4-H Club

4-H is a positive youth development organization that empowers young people to reach their full potential. A vast community of youth and adults working together for positive change, 4-H enables America's youth to emerge as leaders through hands-on learning, research-based 4-H youth programs and adult mentorship, in order to give back to their local communities. The first 4-H Club was established in Clark County, Ohio, in 1902. Today more than 6 million young people are involved in 4-H in every corner of the country.

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AARP

Founded in 1958, AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people age 50 and over improve the quality of their lives. AARP has offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We help our members and their communities help themselves. Caring and compassion are the bottom line of AARP. Our goal is to give people a voice, a sense of community, and a purpose through Create the Good and the AARP Foundation, through which members can contribute to those in need across the United States. Our motto is:  “To serve, not to be served.”

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American Legion Aux.

The American Legion Auxiliary was established in 1919 to support the American Legion. The women of the American Legion Auxiliary make a difference in the lives of all Americans. They educate children, organize community events and help our nation's veterans through legislative action and volunteerism. The American Legion Auxiliary is the world's largest women's patriotic service organization with nearly 1 million members in 10,100 communities. Auxiliary members are a unique group of women, joined in the fellowship of volunteerism, patriotism and dedication to veterans, young people and communities.

144 Dictionaries
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Appleland Promenaders

Located in Wenatchee, WA, this is a club offering square dance lessons to bring people together to exercise and have fun! Dances are held at East Wenatchee Grange.

0 Dictionaries
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BPO Elks

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, established in 1868, is a fraternal order with nearly a million members, a network of more than 2,000 lodges in communities all over the country, a generous charitable foundation, an inspiration to youth, a friend to veterans, and more. Its mission is to live the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare of its members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; and to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, demonstrating that 'Elks Care and Elks Share.'

11,003 Dictionaries
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38 Chapters
Chamber of Commerce

528 Dictionaries
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Children's Benefit Foundation

The Children's Benefit Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization established in 1992 to enhance every child's journey through life. Their vision is to enable and encourage families to raise healthy, secure generations of children through education and encouragement. They want to empower children to not only be thinkers but doers by teaching responsibility and self-reliance.

96 Dictionaries
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County

192 Dictionaries
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Dictionary Project Organizations

There are a number of regional dictionary projects, organized specifically to give dictionaries to students in a state or region. This category also includes the Dictionary Project, which assists with projects all over the United States. <ul> <li>The California Dictionary Project was founded in 2002 to provide dictionaries to third graders in the California public schools. They are located in San Francisco and sponsor many Bay Area school districts, with the goal of expanding throughout the state. <a href="http://www.californiadictionaryproject.org/">Click here to visit their website.</a></li> <li> The Corona-Norco Schools Dictionary Project is an association of service organizations in Corona and Norco, CA, which provides dictionaries to students in the public and private schools in those cities. </li> <li> The Davie County Dictionary Project has been providing dictionaries and thesauruses to students in Davie County, NC, since 2003. </li> <li> The Kansas City Dictionary Project was founded in 2002 and is funded by the non-profit Reading Reaches, Inc., as well as local foundations and service organizations. It provides dictionaries to third graders in public and private schools in many school districts Missouri and Kansas. <a href="http://www.dictionaryprojectkc.org/index.html">Click here to visit their website.</a> </li> <li> The New Hampshire Dictionary Project was organized by the Granges with the goal of providing a dictionary to every third grader in New Hampshire. It is currently organized by the Suncook Valley Pomona Grange # 12. </li> <li> The SoCal Dictionary Project donated English and Spanish/English dictionaries to students in Vista, CA, in 2004. </li> <li> The South Carolina Dictionary Project was founded as a non-profit organization in 1995 by Mary and Arno French. We assist sponsors in providing low-cost dictionaries and other reference books to students all over the U. S. and the world. In addition we use Dictionary Project funds to provide dictionaries to students in schools where there are no local sponsors yet. </li> <li> The Vermont Dictionary Project worked with Granges and Rotary Clubs from 2004 to 2009 to provide dictionaries to third graders throughout the state of Vermont. </li> </ul> You can see each individual organization's donations by selecting the respective state from any of the links below.

396 Dictionaries
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Education Program

40 Dictionaries
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Educational Foundation

96 Dictionaries
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Elks Ladies Auxiliary

Elks Ladies Auxiliaries support the work of their sponsoring BPO Elks Lodges.

655 Dictionaries
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3 Chapters
Grange

The National Grange is the nation's oldest national agricultural organization, with grassroots units established in 2,700 local communities in 40 states. Its 200,000 members provide service to agriculture and rural areas on a wide variety of issues, including economic development, education, family endeavors, and legislation designed to assure a strong and viable rural America. Known as the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, the Grange was founded in 1867. The Grange's dictionary project is called "Words for Thirds."

5,040 Dictionaries
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30 Chapters
Kappa Kappa Kappa

Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc., commonly known as Tri Kappa, is a unique philanthropic organization existing only within the boundaries of the state of Indiana. Seven young ladies met at the Girls' Classical School in Indianapolis and founded the sorority in 1901. Each young lady was to begin a chapter in her hometown. From these humble beginnings, Tri Kappa has thrived throughout the state with 146 active chapters and 117 associate chapters, totaling over 9,000 actively participating members. The purpose of Tri Kappa is the promotion of charity, culture, and education.

312 Dictionaries
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1 Chapters
Kiwanis Club

Kiwanis International, founded in 1915, is a global organization of members of every age who are dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. Their motto is "Serving the Children of the World." Kiwanis Clubs over 600,000 members across 16,000 clubs in 80 countries.

5,928 Dictionaries
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15 Chapters
Library

312 Dictionaries
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1 Chapters
Lions Club

Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with 1.35 million members in more than 45,000 clubs worldwide. Founded in 1917, Lions are best known for fighting blindness. Lions also volunteer for many different kinds of community projects,  including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding seniors and the disabled. The Lions Club motto is "We Serve."

1,032 Dictionaries
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9 Chapters
Optimist Club

Optimist International is an association of more than 2,900 Optimist Clubs around the world dedicated to "Bringing Out the Best in Kids." Adult volunteers join Optimist Clubs to conduct positive service projects in their communities aimed at providing a helping hand to youth. With their upbeat attitude, Optimist Club members help empower young people to be the best that they can be. The first Optimist Club was founded in Buffalo, NY, in 1911. Optimist International now has about 85,000 members.

120 Dictionaries
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1 Chapters
Other

The accomplishments of other non-profit organizations that have participated in the Dictionary Project can be seen below.

4,596 Dictionaries
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8 Chapters
PTA

The national Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is an organization composed of parents and teachers who advocate for the needs of children and serve their local schools. Founded in 1897, the national PTA has provided support, information and resources to families focused on the health and education of children. Their motto is 'Every Child. One Voice.'

120 Dictionaries
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Republican Women

Founded in 1938, the National Federation of Republican Women is a grassroots political organization with thousands of active members in local clubs across the nation and in several U.S. territories, making it one of the largest and most influential women's political organizations in the country. We work to promote the principles, objectives and policies of the Republican Party; elect Republican candidates; inform the public through political education and activity; and, increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government.

168 Dictionaries
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2 Chapters
Rotary Club

Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. The first Rotary Club was formed in Chicago in 1905. Rotary Club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto "Service Above Self."

73,531 Dictionaries
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165 Chapters
Rotary District

Rotary Clubs are grouped into approximately 530 Rotary International Districts, each led by a district governor, who is an RI officer and leads about 50 clubs. The district administration, including assistant governors and various committees, guides and supports the clubs.

3,984 Dictionaries
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1 Chapters
Ruritan Club

Ruritan National has nearly 32,000 members throughout the United States who work to improve more than 1,200 local communities. Since the organization's beginning in 1928, Ruritan Clubs have served America with "Fellowship, Goodwill, and Community Service." Ruritan is a civic service organization made up of local clubs in urban areas, small towns and rural communities.

144 Dictionaries
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School

432 Dictionaries
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School District

48 Dictionaries
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1 Chapters