Posted by Marnie Moore on Feb 03, 2025
On January 8, 2025, the Rotary Club of Lynn continued with its tradition of distributing dictionaries to 3rd graders in all the schools in Lynn. Twenty (20) Lynn public and private schools participated this year, up from 18 schools in past years. Since 2008, the Rotary Club of Lynn has presented over 1,200 dictionaries annually to third-grade students. This year marks the 16th consecutive year of this service project for the Club and a distribution of over 20,000 dictionaries since its inception! All the 3rd graders were thrilled to receive a book they can call their own and take home to share with their families!
 
The Callahan School served as a host for the support of our local Lynn city leaders to participate in our event. The dictionaries were distributed by: Mayor Nicholson; Superintendent Dr. Alvarez; the President of Lynn Rotary, Jean-Marie Minton; and some members of Lynn’s State House representatives. The distribution began at 9:00 am on the 8th at the Callahan School. Thirty-Eight Rotarians assisted distribution of the dictionaries, side by side with several Lynn Public School staff members if various schools.
 
The Lynn Rotary was grateful for the financial co-supporters of this project: the Reading Cooperative Bank (RCB) and McGrath Enterprises, of which without their support the Lynn Rotary could not continue with this project. Kerry Ranieri, of RCB, Vice President of Community Banking & Development Officer; and Jim Connors CEO of McGrath Enterprises joined the leaders at the Callahan School as well.
 
Pictured above is a group of students receiving their dictionaries and below is Mayor Nicholson working with a student on Dictionary Day