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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the
Kingston Literacy & Skills
16th Annual
Electronic Scrapbook
At the Days Inn
16th Annual Grate Groan-Up Spelling Bee (2010) Electronic Scrapbook
Contents
Page
Table of Contents 2
Our Grate Supporters 3
The Winners 12
The Teams 15
The Cast, Crew, Committee and Volunteers Too 41
Want into the Hive? 44
The Last Word 45
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Our Grate Supporters!
Platinum Sponsors ($2,000)
Gold Sponsors ($1,000)
Our Grate Supporters!
Two-Team Sponsors ($600)
Our Grate Supporters!
One-Team Sponsors ($325)
Our Grate Supporters!
Supporter Sponsors ($100)
More Grate Supporters ...
Good,
Elliott &
Hawkins, LLP
153 Brock Street
Kingston, ON
544-1330
Supporter Sponsors ($100)
More Grate Supporters ...
Prize Sponsors
Anchor Concrete and Anchor Rebar Chapters Book Store
Indigo Books & Music Oxford University Press
Thanks to Direct Signs 20/20 for the winning teams’ decorative plant signs.
Silent Auction Sponsors Kingston United
Soccer Club
Barb Love
Karen Mann
Maple Leaf Sports &
Entertainment
MicroAge Kingston
David Mulholland
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Karen Scott
Shaw Festival Theatre
Shoppers Home Health
Care
Stratford Shakespeare
Festival
SWISH Maintenance
Sydenham Sweet Bakery
Taylor Studios
Tim Hortons
VIA Rail Canada Inc.
Tom Whitehead
Zorba’s Banquet Facility
Annick Press
Beachcomber Hot Tubs
Bursta Baskets
Canadian Museum of
Civilization
Canadian War Museum
Betty Chapman
Chapters Book Store
Dan Cumming
Curves
Eileen Davidson
The Glass House
Goodlife Fitness
Sophie Gray
The Grizzly Grill
Hotel Belvedere
John’s Auto Service
Kingston 1000 Islands
Cruises
Kingston Dodge Chrysler
Kingston Frontenacs
Kingston WritersFest 2010
Generous Donations
Thank you to
Motion Specialties
Kingston for donating
the use of their
wheelchair ramps.
Thank you to
Royal Military College
for donating the use of
their Molton Clock
Timer.
Kingston Frontenac Public Library Jacquie Costron with Elizabeth Goldman,
Carol Vanderhelm and Christina Tracy
The Winners of the 16th Annual
Grate Groan-Up Spelling Bee
Best Spellers – 2010
More Winners in the 16th Annual
Grate Groan-Up Spelling Bee
Most Team Spirit:
St. Lawrence College (Wizards of OZsome) Jacquie Costron with Tracy Coady, Erin Kearney and Jennifer Lauten
Best Costumes:
Investors Group Jacquie Costron with Lorne Glasspoole, Dana Harris and Sue McDonald
More Winners in the 16th Annual
Grate Groan-Up Spelling Bee
Most Individual Pledges:
Anne Newell ($750) Anne Newell with Jacquie Costron
Most Team Pledges:
Bergeron Clifford ($1,200+) Sean Hayward and Anne Newell with Jacquie Costron and Shawna Langille
The Teams! We salute each and every team that
participated in the Bee. Without their support, talent and sense of fun, we would probably be the Grate Groan
Spelling Bee. Thank you all!
1 Wing Headquarters
The team: Sue Beare, Beth Pitblado, Deborah York
Assurant Solutions (The 3 Spelleteers)
The team: Randy Fisher, Jennifer Russell, Nicholas Harrington
Assurant Solutions (The Bee Spellers)
The team: Sunita Balkaban, Caroline Proulx, Terry-Lynn Tudor
The Bee’s Knees
The team: Juliet Milsome, Dick von Briesen, Diane Ball
Bergeron Clifford LLP
The team: Sean Hayward, Shawna Langille, Anne Newell
Bombardier Transportation
The team: Marilyn Amodeo, Joanne Hinchey, Haig Krikorian
Certified General Accountants Kingston Chapter
The team: Sandra Durant, Michelle Paquin, Diana Foreman
City of Kingston Sponsored by CUPE Local 109
The team: Michele Zigman-Peebles, Mary Helen Webster, Pamela Sorensen
Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little & Bonham LLP
The team: Andrew Bonham, David Munday, Ashley Brown
The team: Angela Enman, Sabrina Mack, Lise Sutherland
Empire Life
Independent Living Centre Kingston Sponsored by Upper Canada Office Systems
The team: Lindsay Kobayashi, Audrey Kobayashi, Rob Maizen
Investors Group
The team: Lorne Glasspoole, Dana Harris, Sue McDonald
James Reid Funeral Home
The team: Scott Cameron, Wanda Adams Lazure, Anita Lister
Kingston Frontenac Public Library Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
The team: Elizabeth Goldman, Carol Vanderhelm, Christina Tracy
Kingston Frontenac Public Library TAG Team Sponsored by Kingston Frontenac Public Library
The team: Henry Hill-Tout, Joseph Lee, Kimberly Sutherland-Mills
KPMG
The team: Debbie Fell, Teri Wilson, Mandy Lai
Ongwanada Sponsored by Kimco Steel Sales Limited
The team: Diane Deegan, Ghislaine Marcotte, Jessica Beresford
Queen’s University Library
The team: Wayne Jones, Laurie Scott, Lucinda Walls
Re/Max Realty Concepts Corp.
The team: Jan Patterson, Marcia Jones, Bob Winsor (and Lorraine!)
St. Lawrence College (Viking Vimen)
The team: Nancy Scovil, Betsy Hotchkiss, Terri McDade
St. Lawrence College (Wizards of OZsome)
The team: Tracy Coady, Erin Kearney, Jennifer Lauten
St. Lawrence College (Spell Chicks)
The team: Alison Bonham, Mary Gelinas, Kathy Patterson
Talking Books Book Club
The team: Susan Davis, Madeline Paton, Barbara Yates
The
Talking
Books
Book Club
TD Canada Trust
The team: Shannon Falcao, Lynn Germain-Neocleous, Keith Notley (with Verna!)
The Cast and Crew
Kingston Literacy & Skills has been extremely fortunate to have the kind of steadfast support it’s had from the community over the last 16 years. It takes a small army of volunteers to run this event. Here are just some of the folks who play key roles in the Bee, many of whom have helped us out for years!
Jacquie Costron:
Honorary Chair
Jim Elyot: Master of
Ceremonies
Craig Walker: Master
Pronouncer
What can we say about Jim—he’s been with us as Master of Ceremonies for 11 years now and we really don’t know what would happen if he decided to take a vacation in May. Jim is the consummate professional and keeps the bee humming along nicely with his own brand of persuasive humour. We grately appreciate his continued involvement in the Bee. Keep on buzzing Jim!
As one of the new bees on the block, Jacquie really got into the hive action. She buzzed into her role as Honorary Chair and performed it with confidence and style. Thank you Jacquie .
Once again, Craig did a bee-utiful job of pronouncing the (sometimes) unpronounceable. We know its not the easiest of tasks in the hive, but someone has to do it and we can’t think of anyone better qualified than Craig. Drone on…!
The Judges Stephen Tanner, Chief of the Kingston Police, excelled in his position as a first-time judge, and managed to keep the peace at the judge’s table. Unfortunately Rob Mooy (Kingston This Week) and Lisa Ray (KROCK) were unable to attend this year’s bee as planned. Tanis Fairley, retired school principal and current social justice activist, graciously agreed to step in at the last minute, as did long-time Bee committee member Evelyn Maizen. Grate job Judges!
...And Committee …
A large part of why this event is so successful is that the volunteer committee that has organized it has been incredibly dedicated, hardworking and creative. While some might content themselves with a successful event, and leave each detail as it was the previous year, this committee consistently seeks out new elements, and works hard to make sure it is always fresh. While some faces have changed over the years, consistent traits of most committee members are their dedication, originality and great sense of humour.
Verna Mann-Renaud, Committee Member
2009-10 Spelling Bee Committee
Marian Van Bruinessen (co-chair) Allison Handelman (co-chair) Verna Mann-Renault Barb Love Kelly Wheaton Evelyn Maizen Jane Zigman Bob Johnson (staff)
Irene Casey (staff) Martha Rudden (staff)
Evelyn Maizen, Committee Member
Marian Van Bruinessen, Co-Chair
Bob Johnson, KL&S Staff
Martha Rudden, KL&S Staff
Allison Handelman, Co-Chair
Where would we Bee without our terrific volunteers? Many wonderful people helped us out on the night of the Bee, and we would have been lost without them. Here are just a few.
… And Volunteers Too ...
Want into the Hive?
The Spelling Bee Committee are dedicated folks who know how to work hard and have fun at the same time. If you are interested in being a part of this committee, please give Allison or Irene a call at
(613) 547-2012. We are always on the look out for new workers and drones!
The Last Word
While the Bee is a wonderful event, and tons of fun, it does serve a couple of very important purposes.
First, it helps to raise critical funds for our Family Literacy programs, which receive no government funding for their ongoing operations. These programs support and encourage the development of reading in families, especially in high-risk areas. The 2010 Bee raised over $26,000 for these programs, and for that we are truly grateful.
The Bee also helps to increase public awareness about Kingston Literacy & Skills, and literacy issues in general. The more people who know about both, the better.
Thank you for your interest in both the Bee and Kingston Literacy & Skills!
