SCRABBLE® Scramble for Literacy 2005

READ’s first ever SCRABBLE® Scramble for Literacy was a rousing success! Thank you to all 32 enthusiastic players of various levels (and ages) of experience. You were great sports! The total raised was $5,674.79. All proceeds benefit children on the waitlist for tuition assistance through the READ Bursary Fund.

Jim Brackenbury had the highest individual score over three games of 1,110. He was delighted to win a $200 gift certificate for dinner for two donated by the Fairmont Empress. Christine Seaville took second place for an individual score of 1040 and Lina Farrar placed third with a total of 1008.

Highest team score: Mother & Daughter - 927 points - Joan and Susan Ingram
(Susan was visiting from St. John’s, Newfoundland)

Highest word score: Lin Gallacher - 122 points

Spirit of Play Award: Kirstie Hudson Team: CBC Unplugged

Gillian Hobbs raised the highest amount in pledges and received a gift package from Tigh-na-Mara Resort for two nights in which to “rest, relax and rejuvenate”.

We thank all our hard-working volunteers from READ, Foresters and Starbucks.

A special note of thanks to Hank Mathias, Tournament Director and to Krysia Strawczynski, Word Judge.

We are especially pleased to acknowledge our generous SCRABBLE® Scramble sponsors, donors and supporters:

BC Hydro                             Foresters
Times Colonist                    Tigh-na-Mara

Resort
BC Transit
Better Gnomes & Gardens
Cadboro Bay Book Company
Curious Comics
DTI Computers
Eye for Art Custom Picture Framing
Fairmont Empress
Golf Plus
Happy Hands Helping Mommies
Helga & Colin Williams
Island Parent Magazine
Market on Yates
Munro’s Books
National Geographic/ IMAX Theatre
Planet Organic Market
Safeway Ltd
Skyhaven Games
Starbucks
Thrifty Foods
Timeless Toys
Wal-Mart

SCRABBLE® is a trademark of Hasbro in the US and Canada. © 2005 Hasbro. All rights reserved.

Watch for news of SCRABBLE Scramble 2006!
October 14th at the Garth Homer Centre.

Thank you to the following recent donors and sponsors, including those who chose to remain anonymous.

Dorothea Carr
Dorothy Clark
Kathryn Mulders
Elizabeth Riehm
Krysia Strawczynski
Planet Organic Health Corp.
West Coast Group International

In September, READ received $300 from the Paul Gallagher Community Access Fund. As a former President of Literacy BC, the fund was established in his memory to provide community based learning centres with financial resources to help adult students with emergency needs. Bus fare, daycare, clothing, gas money or other costs that would make a difference between attending and not attending a literacy/ABE (Adult Basic Education) program are covered by the fund. We use this grant to provide our adult students with lunch and snacks - crackers, cheese, milk, oatmeal, hot chocolate - as well as bus passes.

Mark your Calendar ~ The play’s the thing !

Under Milk Wood, by Dylan Thomas
Langham Court Theatre
Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Cost: $37.50 (Tax receipt will be issued for $17.50)

READ will be selling tickets to this Opening Night Performance with all proceeds benefiting the READ Bursary Fund. The performance will be followed by a reception, including a wee dram of scotch or a glass of wine, with cast members. The reception will be hosted by READ’s Board of Directors.

For tickets and information, please call READ at 388-7225.