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Thanks to a lot of people who could – or
could not – spell their way out of a
paper bag, the Wake Forest Chamber of
Commerce raised $10,000 last year that
went directly to area teachers for
special projects and special equipment.
The 11th annual
Spelling Bee will be held Thursday, Nov.
6, at Wake Forest-Rolesville High
School, and the hopes are the teams will
raise even more money for teachers this
year.
In a way, the goal is to
misspell a word. And that is after due
consultation with your team members. If
you do misspell a word, you can either
buy your way back into the game or
persuade someone in the audience to bail
you out. You will be “helped” along the
way by Mark Roberts of WRAL-TV.
You can enter your business
team, or you can sponsor a team of
teachers. Registration forms are in the
chamber newsletter or available from
Tresa Jalot, the deputy director, at
556-1519 or
tresa@wakeforestchamber.org.
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The law firm of Warren,
Perry & Anthony will once again host the
October Business After Hours on
Thursday, Oct. 19, with their
traditional Brunswick stew and banana
pudding in the parking lot.
In fact, they will be doing
it for years to come because the chamber
directors have decided two firms will
become the standard BAH hosts: Warren,
Perry & Anthony in October and SunTrust
in December for the shrimp feast.
BAH is now very popular, but
that was not the case in the early years
when it was sometimes difficult to find
hosts or guests. The two firms (SunTrust
was then CCB) were the two stalwarts
during those early years.
For all other hopeful hosts,
you have until Oct. 20 to submit your
application for the drawing. See the
current newsletter for all the
conditions. |
