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Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the
Kingston Literacy’s 15th Annual
Electronic Scrapbook
15th Annual Grate Groan‐Up Spelling Bee (2009) Electronic Scrapbook
Contents
Page Table of Contents 2
Our Grate Supporters 3
The Winners 8
The Teams 10
The Cast, Crew, Committee and Volunteers Too 31
Want into the Hive? 34
The Last Word 35
2
Busy Bee Sponsor ($550)
Our Grate Supporters!
Canada Trust
Golden Sponsor ($1,000)
Bee A Team Sponsor ($275)
More Grate Supporters ...
Friends of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library
Private Sponsor
Bombardier Transportation 5055 Taylor Kidd Blvd.
Millhaven, ON
700 Progress Avenue
Kingston, ON Tel: (613) 384-3163
KINGSTON
CO-OPERATIVE HOMES
14-1338 Princess Street, Kingston, ON Phone: (613) 544-3873
Cheerleader Sponsors ($100)
More Grate Supporters ...
Good, Elliott & Hawkins, LLP
153 Brock Street Kingston, ON
544-1330
Private Sponsor: Lars Thompson
Silent Auction and Team Prize Sponsors Grizzly Grill
Harper Collins
Dana Harris
Hochelaga Inn
Hotel Belvedere
Val Hoye
Johnny Mac’s
Kingston 1000 Islands
Cruises
Kingston Computer Planet
Kingston Frontenacs
Laura Secord
Evelyn Maizen
McClelland & Stewart
Microage
Rob Mooy
David Mulholland
Novel Idea
Novelis
The Old Hims
Annick Press
Beachcomber Hot Tubs
Black Dog Pottery
The Body Shop
Boston Pizza
Bread & Butter Bakery and
Fine Pastries
Canadian Museum of
Civilization
Canadian War
Museum
Carolyn Bourns
Trevor Cole
Crooked Wood
Daniel Cumming
Curves for Women
Fort Henry
The Glass House
Norah Gray
Grecos Grill & Wine Bar
Silent Auction and Team Prize Sponsors SWISH Maintenance
Barbara Szarek
Taylor Studios
Thousand Islands
Playhouse
Toronto Maple Leafs
VIA Rail
Windmills Café
ZEALmetal
Olivea
Ontario Science Centre
Jane Owen
Pam’s Flowers
Partridge Hill Pottery
Reid & Siemonsen Design
Group
Angela Rudden
Steven Rush
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
The Screening Room
Linda Shanks
Shaw Festival
Mark Sinnett
Starbucks Coffee
Stratford Shakespeare
Festival
Styles for Miles Hair Studio
Bergeron Clifford Cassi Burrell, Anne Newell, Shawna Langille
The Winners of the 15th Annual Grate Groan‐Up Spelling Bee
Best Spellers – 2009
More Winners in the 15th Annual
Grate Groan‐Up Spelling Bee
Most Pledges Raised:
Bergeron Clifford ($1,000+) Cassi Burrell, Anne Newell, Shawna Langille (with Fred Laflamme)
Best Team Spirit:
Kingston Frontenac Public Library Teen Advisory Group(sponsored by K.F.P.L.) Katie Addison, Hayley Michaud, Rowan Armstrong (with Fred Laflamme)
Best Costumes:
Assurant Solutions (Team 2) Kathy Burke, Barbara Wright, Toriah Van Heuvelen (with Fred Laflamme)
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: Tina Collins, Larry Paziuk, Tom Rae
Assurant Solutions (Team 1)
The team: Tina Clarkson, Marjorie Tessier, Vicky Dupere
Assurant Solutions (Team 2)
The team: Kathy Burke, Toriah Van Heuvelen, Barbara Wright
Bergeron Clifford
The team: Cassi Burrell, Anne Newell, Shawna Langille
Certified General Accountants Kingston
The team: Laurie Pilon, Sandra Durant, Michelle Paquin
Chapters Kingston
The team: Sharon Beauregard, Lynn Jakes, Pam Whitmore
City of Kingston Sponsored by Aaben Windows & Doors
The team: Michele Zigman‐Peebles, Pam Sorensen, Mary Helen Webster
Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little & Bonham
The team: Gavin Cosgrove, Candice Skelton, Andrew Bonham
The team: Pierre Vanderhout, Anneliese Von Kanel, Angela Enman
Empire Life
Independent Living Centre Kingston Sponsored by a Private Donor
The team: Lindsay Kobayashi, Audrey Kobayashi, Rob Maizen
298 Concession Street
Kingston, ON K7K 2C1
Tel: (613) 542-8353
Private Sponsor
James Reid Funeral Home, Cataraqui Chapel 1900 John Counter Blvd. Kingston, ON K7M 7H3 Telephone: (613) 544-3411 Website: www.jamesreidfuneralhome.com
James Reid Funeral Home
James Reid Funeral Home
The team: Anita Lister, Wanda Adams Lazure, Scott Cameron
Kingston Community Roundtable on Poverty Reduction
Sponsored by Kingston Co‐Operative Homes
The team: Tanis Fairley, Alice Gazeley, Emily Rudden
KINGSTON
CO-OPERATIVE HOMES
14-1338 Princess Street, Kingston, ON Phone: (613) 544-3873
Kingston Frontenac Public Library Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
The team: Carol Vanderhelm, Laura Carter, Christina Tracy
Kingston Frontenac Public Library TAG Team Sponsored by Kingston Frontenac Public Library
The team: Rowan Armstrong, Katie Addison, Hayley Michaud
Kingston Literacy Board
The team: Bonnie Livingstone, Isabelle Gray, Helene Hastings
Ongwanada Sponsored by Viner, Kennedy, Frederick, Allan & Tobias
The team: Kimberley Mansey‐Walker, Diane Deegan, Matt Sinclair
Queen’s University Library
The team: Martha Whitehead, Jeff Moon, Wayne Jones
Re/Max Realty Concepts Corp.
The team: Jan Patterson, Marcia Jones, Bob Winsor
Talking Books Book Club
The team: Barbara Yates, Linda Poce, Linda Thompson
The Talking Books
Book Club
TD Canada Trust
The team: Bob Bambrick, Jean Roff, Lindy Zywot
The Cast and Crew
While it may take a village to raise a child, it takes a small army to run and maintain an event like the Grate Groan‐Up Spelling Bee. Kingston Literacy has been very fortunate to have tremendous support from the community 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!
Fred Laflamme: Honorary Chair
Jim Elyot: Master of Ceremonies
Craig Walker: Master
Pronouncer
As any of you long‐time Bee fans know, Jim Elyot has been the Master of Ceremonies for this “grate” event for many years, this being his 10th! Jim has a way of making everyone feel relaxed and welcome while still managing to keep the Bee rolling on at a steady pace. Thanks to Jim, we all arrive home at a decent hour. Even more, we thank Jim for his professionalism, his witty remarks that make for a fun evening and for his unwavering support over the last decade.
It’s hard to know what Fred is more well known for: his many years as the publisher of the Kingston Whig‐Standard and his publishing career before that, or all the amazing local causes he has championed, striving to make our community a better place. We were thrilled to have Fred in the hive again this year as our Honorary Chair and are very grateful to Fred for all his time and help with this year’s Bee.
This year, we were very pleased to have Craig Walker with us as Master Pronouncer! Craig is a writer, director, actor and educator. By day, he is a Professor of Drama and Acting Head of the Department at Queen’s University, but we think he may have found his true calling pronouncing some very obscure words. Well done!
The Judges Paula Allen, Rob Mooy (Kingston This Week) and Lisa Ray (KROCK) were our illustrious judges. They let the teams and audience know if each word was spelled correctly or not. The judges also had the final say if anyone challenged a spelling, or decision. Their tools included the Canadian Oxford Dictionary and several loud noisemakers. Their wisdom and good humour helped keep the buzz in the Bee.
...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 has been on the Spelling Bee
Committee since 1996!
Evelyn Maizen, Co‐Chair has been with the Bee since 1999.
Jane Zigman was a team member in years gone by.
2009 Spelling Bee Committee
Shirley Kalfin (co‐chair) Barb Love Evelyn Maizen (co‐chair) Verna Mann‐Renault Kelly Wheaton Lorraine Winsor Jane Zigman Irene Casey (staff) Allison Handelman (staff) Martha Rudden (staff)
Shirley Kalfin, Co‐Chair, is a long‐time committee
member.
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.
… 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 2009 Bee raised over $19,100 dollars for these programs, and for that we are truly grateful. The Bee also helps to increase public awareness about Kingston Literacy, 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!