Great Grown-up Spelling Bee

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Austin’s 9th Annual

Great Grown-up Spelling Bee for Literacy

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

11:30am - 1:30pm

Austin Music Hall

Come get your spell on at this year’s main event, or a pre-event Satellite competition, and join the fight against illiteracy in Central Texas!

Sponsorship opportunities include:

THE BEE HIVE - $1,000 for a Premier table or $500 table of 10 cheerers

SPELLING BEES - $1,500  for a three-person spelling team if desired, and table of 10

HONEY BEE - $2,500 - $4,999 for a team if desired, and table of 10

QUEEN BEE - $5,000 - $9,999 for a team if desired, and two tables of 10  

PRESENTING BEE - $10,000 or above for a team if desired, and two tables of 10

Or, compete in one of our pre-event ‘Satellite Bees’ at great venues around town.  These satellite events allow sponsorship opportunities for a reduced price, and your shot to enter the main competition for FREE! These satellites are a GREAT TEAM-BUILDING OPPORTUNITY!

The Spelling Bee and Satellite Bees have earned a reputation for being uproariously fun events.  You’ll be surprised how many of your friends and colleagues can spell b-r-a-g-g-a-d-o-c-i-o! The winning team from a Satellite Bee will go on to compete in the Great Grown-up Spelling Bee - a $1,500 value! Second and third place Satellite winners also win fabulous prizes.

Contact Literacy Coalition staffer Maegan Ellis with any questions, or to reserve your team or table today! Maegan can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or at 320-4505.

Check out the fun we had at the Great Grown Up Spelling Bee in 2010!

Austin's 7th Annual Great Grown Up Spelling Bee was the best yet! Thank you to all of the Literacy Coalition's 2010 sponsors, friends, and supporters: you made the event a huge success. Congratulations to the Spelling Demons, who outspelled their formidable rivals, the Church Ladies. We look forward to seeing you all again next year!

   

A uniquely Austin event, the Bee supports an important cause and has earned a reputation for being uproariously fun! As the Literacy Coalition's main fundraiser, the annual Spelling Bee helps us support over 70 local literacy programs. In 2010, our community came together at the Spelling Bee to raise over $75,000 to fight illiteracy.

Each year the Spelling Bee pits local businesses and organizations against one another in a raucous competition, with over 500 audience members cheering and jeering along the way!  19 teams representing big-hearted organizations like Alamo Drafthouse, the Austin American-Statesman, Half Price Books, and Silicon Labs compete for bragging rights and the top prize.

The Annual Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee is the most fun fundraiser in Austin, packing the room with teams of competitive grown-ups in wacky costumes, cheering supporters, and celebrity officials.  Our recent Bee Officials have included Senator Kirk Watson, KUT's Jennifer Stayton, Esther’s Follies Ray Anderson, retired DA Ronnie Earle, County Judge Sam Biscoe, and KEYE TV News Anchor Ron Oliveira.

Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get tickets in advance or learn more about sponsorships and other ways to be involved.

Thank you to our sponsors!

 

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