Spelling Bee
May 9, 2008
HOW DO YOU SPELL FUN? BRAGGING RIGHTS AND A TROPHY WERE UP FOR GRABS LAST NIGHT.... AT THE 14TH ANNUAL "GRATE GROWN UP SPELLING BEE" AND THE WORDS JUST KEPT GETTING HARDER. BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUPPLIED TEAMS OF WORD WIZARDS. ORGANIZERS SAY THE BEE IS A GREAT WAY TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT SPELLING IS IMPORTANT. ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM THE POPULAR EVENT WILL BE USED LOCALLY TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEREADING AND WRITING IN FAMILIES.
OVER 42 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE READING AT BELOW A GRADE NINE LEVEL. AND AT IS A REALLY SHOCKING FACT SO BY SUPPORTING LITERACY PROGRAMS YOU ARE SUPPORTING TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH LOWER LITERACY SKILLS WHO NEED TRAINING AND UPGRADING. THE TOP "B" TEAM WAS THE LAW FIRM OF BERGERON-CLIFFORD. THE SPELLING BEE RAISED MORE THAN 19-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
