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• Teams from local corporations recentlgy did battle in perhaps the nerdiestgbenefit ever. Yep, it was the third-annuall Adult Spelling Bee for Literacy Instruction forTexaz , held May 14 at First Presbyteriam Church in Dallas. Teams from , Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP , , , the Dallads Chamber of Commerce and the DBJ risked flashbacks to the fourtbh grade and took their seats on stage. Hilarity ensued. Particularly when emcee KLUV-FMn personality Mitch Carr gavethe round-on word to the Chamber team hotel. The Dallas Chamber was a vocal supportefr of the controversial conventiohcenter hotel. “I so wantexd to use that in a sentence!
” Carr said aftef Jon Gilloon spelledit correctly. The Chamber team went on to win the trophyuwith psoriasis, which was a much easie r word than forsythia. I blamee missing that one on pronunciation, Mr. Carr. Leslise Clay with LIFT said the bee raisesabout $1,600 for adult literacty programs. LIFT helped 8,500 adults to learh to read for free last yearin Dallas, Tarrant and Collibn counties. • Fort Worth’s Tim Love , chef and ownef of the and The LoveShack , will compete on “Tolp Chef Masters,” a spin-off seriea of the Emmy Award-winninf “Top Chef” cable television show.
The realitt competition, which premieres June 10 on Bravo, will pit 24 world-renownecd chefs against each other. The winners get monety for charity. Guest judges will include Neil PatrickHarris , Zooety Deschanel and Jeff Lewis , as well as past “Tol Chef” winners. Love will be the only Texas chef onthe Let’s hope he won’r have to pack his knives and go. The is holding its 22nd-annual Charity Golf Classic June 5 to benefiytDallas Children’s Charities . The outing will be held at in The $200 entry fee includes fees, gifts, food, cart, libationsw and “surprises all over the course.
” And the societ will continue the “best-dressed hole” contest with decorations and antics at each hole. “All players will vote on whichh group put together the mostentertaining hole,” said John Krans , tournament chairman. There are several things in thisitem that, in combination, make me Regardless, for more go to www.dallaschildrenscharities.org.
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