We are making preparations for our 4th Annual Spellin’ Bee to be held Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Morehead High School Cafeteria. We need sponsors and teams! If you would like to enter a team for only $100 please fill out the form below and fax to our office at 623-8800 or mail to 678 S. Van Buren Road, Eden, NC 27288. If you would like to be a sponsor for $250 and receive publicity and a team entry please complete the next page as well as the team information and fax or mail to us by March 1. Thank you in advance for helping provide scholarships for those students who want to continue their education at Rockingham Community College.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
- Tables will be set up for the event with four team members per table
- Your team should decorate themselves for the event. Please wear T-shirts,
hats, etc.
representing your company and team
- You may bring cheerleaders
from your business, organization or just friends to help support
your team that will be seated in the gallery surrounding the competition area
- Costumes and
noisemakers are definitely welcome
There will be a 50/50 raffle with the winner receiving 50% of the monies collected and the other half going into the scholarship fund. You might want to bring a few extra dollars. $5.00 buys one ticket; $20 buys five tickets.
Food will be provided for team members, judges and other volunteers attending the After Hours Social from 5:30-6:15 p.m. Drinks will also be provided for the team members throughout the evening. Soft drinks and popcorn will be available for purchase after the event begins for those in the
audience. There will be no admission fee for anyone attending.
Enclosed please find the Business Spellin’ Bee rules and regulations and a form for sponsorship and team information. If you have any questions, please call Cindy Adams or Lou Trollinger at 336-623-3336.
Download A "Bee A Sponsor" Application!
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Teams will consist of four people from your business or organization and each team will be given 30 seconds to determine the correct spelling of each word. (No HELP from the audience, please.) There will be three rounds of competition from easy to difficult words. If a word is misspelled in the early rounds, a team has the opportunity to “buy” the word for $25 and remain in the competition. One word may be bought in the Challenge round for $100 that will go directly to the scholarship fund.
There will be one judge for every three teams. All words are spelled as a team. Your spokesperson will then present the word on paper to their judge. No one is required to spell in front of an audience. Judges will be chosen from the school system, community college, and local media. They will be in charge of enforcing all spelling bee rules and the buying of extra words.
Through the process of elimination there will be one team chosen as the Spellin’ Bee Champion. A trophy will be awarded to the winning team’s company to be displayed at the business for one year. Community recognition through advertising and publicity in the local newspapers, Chamber newsletter and web-site will be awarded.
Door prizes will be awarded throughout the evening. Proceeds will be used to fund scholarships for Morehead High School graduates to attend Technical Programs at Rockingham Community College.
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EDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 4th ANNUAL SPELLIN’ BEE!