December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 7 Bergen Highlands/Ramsey club distributes dictionaries Each year, the Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club distributes free dictionaries to third grade students through- out its service area, and recently began the program for this school year. The club started this program eight years ago, and has since distributed dictionaries annually to the Betsy Ross, Lenape Meadows, and George Washington schools in Mahwah. Dictionaries are also provided to third grade stu- dents in the elementary schools in Ramsey, Upper Saddle River, and Allendale. Nearly 7,000 dictionaries have been distributed since the program’s inception. This past year, club members visited 26 classes in seven elementary schools. The idea for this project started in Savannah, Georgia in 1992. A non-profit organization was formed in South Caro- lina to manage the project. (continued on page 10) Dictionary project Chairman and BHR Past President Tim Shaffer (at front of assembly) distributing dictionaries to local Allendale students at Hillside School. (Photo courtesy of Tom Grissom.)