Rotary Club of Road Town Assists with the Adult Spelling Bee
On the night of Saturday October 19th, our Club provided the officials for the Allstars Adult Spelling Bee 2013 which was held at the HLSCC; those in attendance were Dir Sonia, Rtns Yvonne and Diehdra, PP Richard P. and Pres. Charles - and of course Rtn. Surbhi who organised and got us into shape . Unfortunately only 4 teams turned up, Class of 93, Speltaculars (from Rotaract) Rotaract Rhetoricians and BDO Spellers, led by the Lion himself! – where were you Sunrise? Even though there were only the four teams, there was a lot of fun and tension right through to the final innings, until the Rhetoricians came out as the All Star Spellers for 2013. But, with a tie for second place we went in for a lengthy tie breaker, with BDO finally squeezing out the Class of '93. Did we hear that Rrrrroar from the jungle – well, maybe not. Whilst it was disappointing that we only had 4 teams, everyone still had a lot of fun. The event started off with a somewhat different version of Old MacDonald’s farm, which I doubt you will find in the nursery rhymes, arranged and sung by Teacher Lynden and her brother which caused much hilarity and laughter. Your President, not known for his singing prowess (and you now know why) led the National Anthem, whilst we persuaded one of the younger members of the audience attending primary School to sing the Territorial song and she did so with great confidence. Teacher Lynden and the BVI Reading Council organised the event, and trophies/prizes were donated by LIME, and presented by the Hon Minister of Education, Myron Walwyn. Good work Surbhi!
