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Rebecca
Jones
Celebrity
Spelling
Bee
Congratulations
to
Catherine Stephens,
winner of the
2007
Rebecca Jones
Celebrity Spelling Bee!
The 2007 Rebecca Jones Celebrity Spelling Bee to Benefit Read To Succeed was a huge success! Ms. Jones and her family joined the crowd at Patterson Park Community Center on November 27th to applaud our Celebrity Spellers:
Leslie Akins, Melanie Alexander, Laurel Best, Tommy Bragg, Wendy Bryant, Ernest Burgess, John Callow, Jimmy Hart, John Hood, Chuck Lewis, Nick Perlick, Linda Prichard, Elizabeth LaRoche, Tara MacDougall, Lee Moss, Pillsbury Doughboy, Mike Pirtle, Steve Peterson, Dennis Rainier, George Smith, Catherine Stephens, Paul Vaughan, Steve Waldron, Bart Walker, Andy Womack and Chris Young.
Many, many thanks to our Celebrity Spellers and Bee participants:
Don Ash, Shelia Bratton, Copy Express, Elizabeth Church, Daily News Journal, General Mills, Amy Hardman, Don O. Henry, Priscilla Jackson Catering, Tina Patel, Ted LaRoche, Lynn Lien, Longhorn Steakhouse, Murfreesboro Parks and Recreations, Red Robin, Kathy Ryan, Mary Scales, Bill Shacklett and Shacklett's Photography, Larry Tolbert, Hank Williams, Winner's Trophy and Sporting Goods.
Over $17,000 was raised, thanks to:
Celebrity Bee Sponsors
National Healthcare Corporation
Mid-State Neurosurgery
Professional Spellers
Alexander Ford Lincoln Mercury, Bob Parks Reality, Ernest and Peggy Burgess, Murali and Sharon Kolli , Mid-State Surgery, Martha Rowland
Master Spellers
Norman and Beth Brown, Jim and Nancy Burton, Elizabeth LaRoche, Ted LaRoche, Pat and Kathy Ryan, Diane Sawyer, Joe and Ronni Shaw, Steve Waldron, Bart Walker, Andrew and Leanna Wright
Expert Spellers
Jenny East, Sherry and Russ Galloway, Robert and Laurie Glenn, Lanny Goodwin, Kalpana Gowda, John Green, John Hood, Andy and Regina Joiner, Christina Jones, Rick and Veronica King, Eric and Marynelle Klumpe, Pal and Ann Owen, Utpal and Tina Patel, Steve Peterson, Mark Pirtle, Judy Powell, Hubert L. McCullough, Susan McGannon, Ronald A. Nelson, Jim and Alice Nunnery, Pat and Margie Spangler, Linda Stevens, Larry Tolbert, Christopher Turnbow, Betsy Willis, Doug and Susan Young, Joachiam and Emily Zeitz
Honorary Spellers
The Adams Charitable Lead Trust, Ray and Susan Allen, Anita Bailey, Richard Baines, Lee Bartch, Bill Taylor's Bushido School of Karate, Laurel Best, Mike Boyle, Tommy Bragg, Sara Brody, Ivie and Stephanie Burns II, Janet Camp, B. Ayne Cantrell, Pidge Cash, Elizabeth Church, Scott and Katherine Corlew, Karen Claud, Joseph S. Daniel, Doug Davis, Kris Delene, Dixie Dittfurth, Betty Dixon, Leslee Dodd Karl, Jarrod and Tracy Ervin, Gordon and Cindy Ferguson, George and Charlotte Gardner, Eska Garrison, Debbie Garza, Lauren Gates, Jennifer Glasgow, Michael and Diane Gower, Hank and Melinda Haines, Cheryl Harris, Jimmy Hart, Don O. Henry, Andrea Hill, Michael and Mitzi Hughes, Stephen Hunt, Allen and Kathy Jackson, Laura Beth Jackson, Dr. and Mrs. Warren T. Johnson, Danny Jones, Tara Joyce, Stan and Amy King, Brian and Janet Lee, Cuba Lekich, Linebaugh Library Employees, Joe and Billie Little, Andrea Loughry, Donalda MacDougall, Preston and Tara MacDougall, Diane Mackey, Felica Martin, Jeanmarie Martin, Marilyn Mathis, MidSouth Bank Employees, David and Ann Morad, Diane Moran, Lee Moss, Murfreesboro Chiropractic Clinic, Lon and Christie Nuell, yDon Odom, Sandra Pineault, Linda Prichard, Bob and Tracy Priddy, Charles R. Pruett, Dennis Rainier, Dr. Judith Rusciolelli, Rhea Seddon, Bill and Rita Shacklett, Cliff and Jane Sharp, Leo Skelton, Ken Sloan, Andy Soapes, Carol Smith, Mike Sparks, Lucy Strickland, Ron and Charlene Taylor, Lisa Terry, Thomas and Linda Tozer, Howard and Sally Wall, Andy Womack, John Weatherford, Mike West, Kim White, Chris Young.
Shelia Bratton of the Rutherford County Board of Education did a fabulous job entertaining the audience as Mistress of Ceremonies. Mary Scales honored the passing this year of educators Lord and Roberts. Chris Young sang to, and charmed, the crowd. Many, many good laughs were enjoyed as our Celebrity Spellers good naturedly took turns at the microphone to spell for literacy. Catherine Stephens, Scales Elementary Principal, was the champion of this year's Celebrity Spelling Bee.
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P.O. Box 12161
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