We are deeply saddened that the 29th Annual (2020) Community Spelling Bee has been cancelled.
Although we cannot host our usual Bee, we are happy to report that the “Bee A Reader” raffle still happened! The drawing took place on Thursday, August 20 beginning at noon. Winners are listed on the Bee A Reader page here on the website.
We eagerly look forward to a return to normalcy, and to the 2021 Community Spelling Bee. See you on the other side!
Thank you to the generous folks who sponsored what would have been our 29th Annual Community Spelling Bee!
Spelling Bee sponsorships help Literacy Connections provide life-changing education to adults and reading enrichment programs for children.
Teams hold up a sign with the sponsor’s name each time they spell throughout the Bee. Each team participates for a minimum of 10 rounds.

THANK YOU to these generous sponsors of the 2020 Community Spelling Bee!
Bronze Bee – $500 sponsorship
Finkelstein & Partners – The Injury Attorneys
Friends of Literacy – Book Buddies and Math Buddies
Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Gravatt Financial & MHRG at Northwestern Mutual
Mid-Hudson Multiple Listing Service, LLC
Millbrook School
Taylor Oil / Taylor Propane
Wappingers Congress of Teachers
Busy Bee – $300 sponsorship
Central Hudson
Dana Lynn Real Estate
Dental Brilliance – Dr. Jason Nicoletti
Fluff Alpaca
Guy & Linda Dearing
Hooker Avenue Travel
Howard & Celestine Campbell
Hudson River Fruit Distributors
Hyde Park Active & Retired Teachers
Indoor Organic Gardens of Poughkeepsie
loanDepot
Marist College
Mark Snyder – Realtor – The Houseman
McCabe & Mack LLP
McHoul Funeral Home, Inc.
Nuvance Health
Poughkeepsie-Arlington Rotary Club
Renner Family
River Realty Services – Brian T. Smith
Romig Law Office
Royal Carting Service Co.
Sam-I-Am
Spellbound
Tompkins Mahopac Bank