Dictionaries delivered to Gables Elementary School.  The Asbury Park Rotary Club recently distributed dictionaries to every student in the third grade.  Pictured are third graders Rochelle Hercules (left) and Savannah Lopez.  In the back row are Robin Platt-Lacey (left), Past President of the Asbury Park Rotary Club, and Sally A. Millaway, Principal of Gables Elementary School.

DICTIONARY PROJECT

For the second year, the Rotary Club of Asbury Park has completed distribution of dictionaries to every third grader in its service area as part of its literary effort.  The club takes part in the national "Dictionary Project" which enables service clubs and individuals to provide these resource books to children in public and private schools throughout the nation.

The Asbury Park Rotary distributed the dictionaries to all elementary schools in Asbury Park, Neptune Township, Ocean Township, Neptune City and Bradley Beach.  They were met with enthusiastic thanks from district and school staff, parents, and most importantly, the students who have been able to utilize these books in various projects assigned by their teachers as well as in independent reading and writing.  Club members have enjoyed reading the thank-you notes the grateful students.

Funds to provide the dictionaries are raised at Rotary's annual Starlite Chorale Concert, a musical presentation that takes place each September and benefits the Rotary Club Scholarship and Projects Funds.  For over fifteen years the Asbury Park Rotary Club has provided scholarships to students from Asbury Park, Neptune, Ocean Township and Academy Charter High Schools.