Join in the Fun! It’s the 7th Annual Darien Community Spelling Bee To Benefit The Depot Youth Center!
Sunday, March 6th, 2016 Town Hall – 3:00pm
We invite you to join us for the 7th Annual Darien Community Spelling Bee! The Darien Spelling Bee is a community-wide event to raise money for The Depot and ensure our doors remain open for our youths. This year’s Bee will be held on Sunday, March 6th at 3:00 pm in the Darien Town Hall Auditorium.
The Spelling Bee is organized into teams, each with three members. Teams compete in rounds, with the winning team of each round participating in the Championship Round. Trophies will be presented to the winning team and a plaque acknowledging their 2016 Bee achievement will hang in The Depot for years to come.
The Darien Spelling Bee does not involve “solo spelling.” Team members consult on a team response. Some teams chose to study the spelling words on the website provided to our contestants; others choose a casual approach, but everyone is guaranteed to have a great time—especially the fans in the audience!
To participate, each team must remit a tax-deductible entry fee of $150. Teams may choose to creatively fund the entry fee. For example, college alums might collect donations from fellow alums that do not wish to spell but want to show support for their school’s team. If you are not a speller but would still like to participate, you can sponsor a team or make a donation in addition to attending the Spelling Bee. We have a number of high school and community service teams that would like to participate if they have funding. See the attached entry form for details. Teams, sponsors and donors will be recognized in the Bee program.
If you have any questions, please contact 2016 Bee Committee: Claudia Sheehan: claudiasheehan@me.com, Jill Brannigan: jkbrann@optonline.net, Suzanne Mulliken: mullikenfamily@yahoo.com
The Depot Youth Center 25 Heights Road, Darien, CT 06820
Phone: (203) 655-0812
Fax: (203) 655-0672