On behalf of Blanchard Library's FLAIR Literacy Program, I want to say "thank you" to everyone
who helped make our 19th Annual Executive Spelling Bee a great success! Funds raised will be
matched by the State Library!
Thank you to:
The brave spellers from the following teams:
HOLLENBACK FAMILY DENTISTRY
Catarina Casteneda
Kelsey Hollenback
Kent Hollenback
KIWANIS CLUB
Frida Friend
Pam Strange
Barbara Suggs
SANTA PAULA TIMES
Peggy Kelly
Marianne Ratcliff
Suzi Skutley
ROTARY CLUB
Samina Cabral
Elias Valdes
Cindi Mathieu
SANTA PAULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Julian Quintero
Robin Holcombe
Tricia Purcell
CITY OF S.P. MANAGEMENT
Wally Bobkiewicz
Kathy Campbell
Steve MacKinnon:
to the wise Judges:
John Blanchard
Brenda de Jamaer
to the masterful Master of Ceremonies - Don Johnson to the punctilious Pronouncer - Leslie Nichols to the Busy Bee - Zakhar Gazizov to the marvelous musicians - Xavier Montes & Barry Cooper
Thank you to our generous donors:
Gary Zaparelli-Round Table Pizza
In-N-Out Burgers
Familia Diaz
Fillmore & Western Railway Co.
Regency Theatres/SP7
The Oaks at Ojai
McDonald's
Mimi's Café
Magic Mountain
Disneyland
LA Dodgers
Skating Plus
Golf n' Stuff
Pete's Breakfast House
Red Robin Burgers
Busy Bee Cafe
See's Candy Shops
Gena Rios
Limoneira Co.
Mercer-Prieto V.F.W.
Loyal Order of Moose
Mendez Concrete, Inc.
Ventura County Credit Union
Juan Corona Jr.
Scott Rushing
Dan Robles
Milly Sorensen
Angele Blanton-SP Animal Clinic
Beverly Haase
Elaine Hunt
Richard Abbott
Robert & Shirley Hargarten
Marilyn Wolever
Ed & Norma Geis
Art & Anita Pulido
Dorothy Grainger
Madeline Ricards
Patti Douglas
Yvonne Rockwell
Catalina Aguilar
Thea Seto
Milt & Jane Lax
Richard & Hilda Halpin
William L. Orcutt
Dr. Ernest & Joyce Carlson
Rebecca Keisler
Charles F. Stewart D.D.S.
Dahlia Lavigne
George Appel
Anita Tate
Soroptimist Club
Garden Market
Thank you to:
Reverend Kim, Nadine Lamano, and the board at First United Methodist
Church for use of Wesley Hall;
all of the helpers who provided bake sale items, set up
before the bee, sold Lucky Eggs, staffed stations during
the bee and cleaned up afterwards;
including: Juan Corona Jr., Cindy Matthieu, Dan Robles, Xavier Montes,
Jean McGregor, Richard Abbott, Barbara Suggs, Lisa Gunia, Susan Branham,
Vanessa Mendoza, Isaac Mendoza, Monica Michel, and Raquel Michel.
Thank you to all those in the audience who stayed to cheer on the teams.
Finally, a special thank you to Don & Debbie Johnson of the
Santa Paula Times for their continual generosity in sponsoring our
annual spelling bee fundraiser.
