Community Spelling Bee for Books - Preliminary Round

September 19, 2017 7:00PM - 9:00PM at Gambrinus Libation Emporium

Concept & Objective:
The Daviess County Imagination Library COMMUNITY SPELLING BEE is a unique, exciting event that raises funds and awareness for the Daviess County Imagination Library program while stressing the importance of literacy and education.

Who Competes?
Local businesses, corporate teams, government representatives, school groups, church groups, bunco teams, book clubs, business associations, non-profit organizations, …anyone wanting to have fun together, bee competitive, and support local literacy and early learning efforts.

Cost:
$50 per team (minimum of 2 people, maximum 5 people per team)

How it works:
On September 12th and 19th 15 teams will compete to be one of four finalists to compete for the title on September 26th!
• Teams made of at least 2 people and up to 5 people will compete simultaneously against other teams.
• The pronouncer will announce each pre-determined word for the teams and give the definition.
• Each team will consult together to submit their final answer (spelled word) within an allotted amount of time (30 seconds).
• A volunteer receives their written answer and checks it against the announced Correct Spelling.
o Teams that spell the word correctly remain in the Bee.
o If a team fails to spell the word correctly, they can be eliminated. However, the team has the option to pay $30 to buy back in. $30 is the cost to provide 1 child with Imagination Library books for one year.
• During the final round (there will be 3 Official Rounds), one buy-back of $150 is allowed, ONLY if no buy-backs were used in the first two rounds.
See OFFICIAL RULES for complete details.

Winning:
On September 26th the final eight teams remaining from the preliminary rounds (September 12th & 19th) will compete to see who will possess the traveling trophy for the current year!

Awards will also be given for team’s Best Fan Spirit (fans attend for free to encourage their favorite team) and Best Team Theme (given for most creative team identifiers, costumes, etc.)

For more information, please contact Diane Bowers at (270) 316-3612 or DianeBowers01@gmail.com

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