The foundation sponsors several fund-raisers each year to raise those funds that are used to support these projects. The primary fund-raising activities include:
(click on any listing below for more information)
Spelling Bee / Soup Supper, February 2, 2010, at the Ridgway Elementary School
Soup Supper starts at 5:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria
Spelling Bee starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium
Cost for Soup/Supper is $7.00 per person, or $20.00 per family. Team entry fee: $100,
Information: Sue Hillhouse 626-2970
Please contact Nick Sustana (970-325-4213) to enter a team in the competition.
Deadline for entering is January 26th . Download the application form here
After a delicious soup supper, teams will assemble in costume and compete for their round and those preliminary round winners in a final championship round for the coveted Spelling Bee Trophy. Teams consist of 3 persons, unless the combined ages of the team is greater than 180 years. In that case, a high school student may be added to the team. In addition to the $100 entry fee, each team will raise money for "mulligans" which, when utilized in competition, will allow them to pass on a word, consult a helper from the audience for the correct spelling, duplicate the spelling from another team, or after elimination, buy back into the competition using the team's mulligans.
Teams may be sponsored by county businesses, civic organizations, churches, or just a group of friends or neighbors who want to participate.
Websters New 3rd International DIctionary will be the source for the words in this year's Spelling Bee.