Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County

The Grand Bee Literary Fun and Games
2020-10-29 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | FL
THE 29th ANNUAL GRAND BEE
Join us virtually Thursday, October 29, for a fun night of literary-themed trivia and spelling competitions for the coveted first place trophy at The Grand Bee!
Gather a team of co-workers or friends for the party. You can assemble your team virtually or in-person and we’ll prepare refreshments and a swag bag for pick-up at a Park Avenue BBQ Grille location near you.
This year’s trivia theme is A Year of Mystery in this exciting virtual game show style format. The event marks the 29th year for the Bee, which started as the Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee.

To view the silent auction items open for bidding, click the button below.

CLICK HERE to download The Grand Bee flyer with additional details.

Alphabet Letter Sponsorship:
A — Alex Glazer
B — Bernadette O’Grady
C — Bataille Family
D — Duke Family
E — Ellie Taft and Scott Miller
F — Atherton Family
G — Gildan Family
H — Alma Horne
I — Available
J — Sonny and Sabine Dantus
K — Lynn Kalber and Scott Eyman
L — Loewenstein Family
M — Melissa and Matt Criscuolo
N — Available
O — Oaxaca-Guzman Family
P — Palm Beach State College
Q — Quality Tutors
R — Rocco Family
S — Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
T — The Gray Family
U — Available
V — Vera Family
W — Ken Spillias
X — Available
Y — Available
Z — Tom Ztreit

2020 Grand Bee Teams:
The AkerBees (Akerman, LLP)
Bee Alert!
Keiser University
NCCI
Quality Tutors
The Bee’s Knees (FPL)
Tony’s Tornados (The Palm Beach Post)
Email: Communications@LiteracyPBC.org for more information.

Congratulations to the 2019 Grand Bee Champions, The Palm Beach Post! L to R: Front row: Nick Manzino, Carol Rose, Adriana Delgado and Howard Goodman of The Palm Beach Post, with Debra Ghostine, Scott Miller. Back row: Kimberly Lea, Chris Duke, Literacy Coalition CEO Kristin Calder and Bernadette O’Grady.

The Grand Bee Co-Chairmen and Committee: L to R: Telsula Morgan, Chris Duke, Kimberly Lea and Nicole Rocco. Not shown: Nancy Vera.

2019 Grand Bee

2018 Grand Bee Photos

2018 Grand Bee
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2017 Grand Bee Photos

The 2017 Grand Bee winning team was Akerman, LLP

2016 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee Photos

2016 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee

2015 Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee Photos

Great Grown Up Spelling Bee 2015

Literacy Coalition Book Club
2020-07-10
Register Your Book Club!
Register your book club with the Literacy Coalition and receive the following:
Read Together Palm Beach County updates
One free copy of the Read Together book for the group leader
Book recommendations
Invitations to literary happenings and more!
If your company or organization would like help getting started with group reading, let us know. CLICK HERE to register your club, or email communications@literacypbc.org and put “book club” in the subject line.

Adult Literacy Tutor Training
2016-08-01
Would you like to help an adult improve their reading skills?
Become a trained volunteer tutor with the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County!

With Literacy Coalition, your Reading and English skills can improve through our adult literacy tutor training in Palm Beach, FL. Our programs will help prepare you in taking the GED Exams at adult education programs county-wide.
This course is designed to prepare volunteers to work with adult literacy students. Upon completion of the course, tutors will be referred to community agencies and matched with individuals seeking assistance. Volunteers will tutor adults one-to-one. Tutoring sessions are usually held for two hours and will be once or twice a week. Volunteers will tutor them one-to-one, and the sessions will be held in public places, such as schools or libraries.
CLICK HERE to register as an adult literacy volunteer and receive notifications regarding upcoming trainings.
Current volunteer tutors, CLICK HERE for VIC.
Requirements: Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. For more information call Jeanne Heavilin at (561) 767-3366 or e-mail JHeavilin@LiteracyPBC.org.
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is an equal opportunity employer/program. If you have a disability that requires special services, call us at (561) 279-9103 to ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations.
