Each fall, Ready to Read hosts its annual Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee. Proceeds from this wild and wacky event go to help purchase books for the Ready to Read program.
- Secure online purchasing
- $35 per person
- Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar from 6 pm - 7 pm
- See the Bee live from 7 pm - 9pm
100% of net Bee proceeds will be used to buy children’s books; each $3 realized buys a gift book for a child. Last year, we gave away close to 20,000 books.
Sponsor a Team
Download a 2008 Sponsor Packet PDF
Ready to Read is now enlisting corporate sponsors to field teams of two intrepid spellers and six enthusiastic cheerleaders at the Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee, which raises funds to purchase gift books for children throughout Kalamazoo County.
Last year, the Bee raised $33,000 to buy 11,000 gift books. Ready to Read seeks to raise $5,000 more this year to purchase gift books for the Nurse-Family Partnership and two immunization clinics that recently joined the Ready to Read collaboration.
Want to participate but can’t sponsor a team?
Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee Photos