published: Friday, September 21, 2012

Spelling bee fundraiser raises more than $14K

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Spelling bee fundraiser raises more than $14K

Staff Report

Take Stock in Children's 11th Annual Corporate Spelling Bee Fundraiser recently helped raise more than $14,000 for the organization.

Twenty-one teams competed, with a team from United Southern Bank taking first place by spelling the most words correctly. Second place was won in a tie breaker round by The CommConnection Inc., with a team from Citizens First Bank coming in third.

Judges included Lake County School Board member Debbie Stivender and Sue Cordova, CEO at United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties.