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The gift of words

Rotary Club participates in annual dictionary distribution

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Gifts are a big part of the holiday season. But the Camas-Washougal Rotary Club likes to kick it off a bit earlier with its Gift of Words project.

The dictionaries are given to third-grade students, and the effort is part of a national undertaking by the service club to promote literacy in local communities.

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