Page 8 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Friday, December 9, 2011
LETTERS $8,200 was raised for scholarships at the LRSF Spelling Bee To the editor, As president of the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation and on behalf of our board of trustees, I’m very pleased to report that once again our Community Spelling Bee has been a successful fundraising event. Over $8,200 was raised to benefit our Friends of the Foundation Operating Fund, which helps us cover the operating costs associated with our scholarship program. Over 200 businesses and individuals (not including family and friends in the audience cheering the spellers) are responsible for the success of this year’s event. Our heartfelt appreciation to our Corporate Sponsors: Allstate Foundation, Belknap Landscape Co., Inc., Calvin Dental Associates, Lakes Region Community College, Meredith Village Savings Bank, and Normandin, Cheney & O’Neil, PLLC, Attorneys at Law. For Services Rendered: Laconia High School Officials and Custodians for their hospitality; Gilford High School students – Michael Murphy, for his beautiful rendition of the National Anthem, and Andrew Caulfield & Michael Madore for distributing programs; dynamic master of ceremony Pat Kelly, LNH Morning Host; proficient enunciators Sandra McGonagle and David Rea; illustrious judges Karl Reitz & Mike Nolan; Lakes Region Public Access TV – Denise Beauchaine & Timothy Cox; Laconia High School student Garrett Guilmett for his technical support; past board officers and trustees, Karen Bianco and Kathy Calvin, who again volunteered their experience and support; the Citizen of Laconia and the Laconia Daily Sun for providing publicity coverage and to United Way Lakes Region for allowing us the use of their raffle barrel. Special kudos to Steve Loughlin for the 200+ pictures he took of the event and all the spellers. Contact us at scholarship@metrocast.net if you would like an email copy of your team photo. Congratulations to the Winning Teams and Sponsors! First Place Team: NSISR (Not Sure It’s Spelled Right) Spellers Susanne WeldonFrancke, Gary Francke & Liam Weldon sponsored by the WeldonFrancke Family. Runner-Up Team: Laconia Public Library Spellers Randy Brough, Jamie Dalton & Natalie Moser sponsored by Bob Merwin – State Farm Insurance. Cheers & Congratulations to the following spellers for their creative costumes and comic antics: 1st Place Students, Gilford Interact Club, Parker Ayer, Ali Remick & Chris Weeks, sponsored by the Gilford Rotary Club; 2nd Place Students, Laconia High School BandAids, Brianna Healey, Kristi Horne, & Reyna Pollak, sponsored by Friends of the Foundation; 3rd Place Students, Sant Bani Spelling Swans, Molly Galvin, Jen Hamel, & Emily Monfet, sponsored by Dana S. Beane & Company, P.C. 1st Place Adults, Taylor Community Members – Mendon MacDonald, Carolyn Parker, & Jane Ross sponsored by the Taylor Community; 2nd Place Adults, the WiseSpellers – Jean Clarke, Kathy Giovanni & Bob Hunt sponsored by the Congregational Church of Laconia; 3rd Place
Adults, MVSBat-tallions – Brenda Boutin, Kathy Fuller & Jaclyn Tyrrell sponsored by Meredith Village Savings Bank. Thank You to all the other intrepid spellers and team sponsors: Belmont High School “Jockular Juniors” – Adam Prout, Will Stanley, & Austin Wilder sponsored by New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.; Bonnie Randall, Jon Rich, & Tracey Rich sponsored by Cybertron, Inc.; Linda Eastman, Seth Richards & Matt Tucker sponsored by Faith, Hope & Love Foundation; Gilford High School “Bzzness Bees” – Tanya Latuch, Nicole Lemire & Steve O’Riordan sponsored by the DeCamp Team at Smith Barney; Gilford High School Faculty – Anna Barksdale, Matt Finch & Emily Spence sponsored by Allstate Foundation; Gilford High School Football – Tyler Costa, Ben Morris & Eli Stockwell, sponsored by Gregg & Sandra Caulfield; Gilford High School Yearbook Spellcheckers – James Curtis, Brendon Murphy & Megan Pleeter sponsored by Thom Francoeur Allstate Ins.; Don Clarke, Clara Jude & Chris Ray sponsored by the Gilford Rotary Club; Holy Trinity Faculty – Kristina Conti, Peggy Sica & Karen Sullivan sponsored by Bianco Child & Family Therapy; Laconia High School “B is for Band” – Adam Cook, Stacia Michalewicz & Debbra Parent Team sponsored by Laconia Savings Bank; Laconia High School “Torrid Spelling” – Tate Aldrich, Rick Crockford & Natasha Reiner sponsored by Calvin Dental Associates; Laconia High School “We Band Together” – Katharina Beliveau, Gwen Huot & Thomas Le sponsored by Mary B. Orton; Laconia High School Class of 1977 – Judy Ball, Ruth McLaughlin & Sherry Weeks sponsored by Belknap Landscape Co., Inc.; Laconia High School Key Club – Danielle Cote, Annie Dionne & Brandon Wunsch sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Laconia; Scott Cracraft, Clayton Groves & Nancy Mariano sponsored by the Lakes Region Community College; Janice Beauchemin, Judith Homan & Claire Natola sponsored by Martin, Lord & Osman, P.A.; MVSBEE Boppers – Pat Colby, Kathi Fuller & Robin Pelczar sponsored by Meredith Village Savings Bank. We also thank the following donors for team support: Marcia Hayward, Laconia Rotary Club, and the Law Office of Normandin, Cheney & O’Neill Appreciation to all our Program Sponsors: All Brite, Inc., All Metals Industries, Inc., American Eyecare Express, Inc., Beane Conference Center, Belknap County Sportsmen’s Assn, Bianco Child & Family Therapy, Boulia-Gorrell Lumber Company, CBH Landscape Contractors, Denoncourt, Waldron & Sullivan, P.A., Edgewater Academy of Dance, Gilford Professional Firefighters, Irwin Zone, JC Penney, Kiwanis Club of Laconia, Laconia Lodge of Elks, Laconia Rotary Club, Lakes Region Floral Studio, Laurent Overhead Door Systems Inc., Paulette & Steve Loughlin, MacDurgin Business Systems, Malone, Dirubbo & Company PC, Martin, Lord & Osman, P.A., Melcher & Prescott Agency, Inc., MetroCast Cablevision, NAPA Auto Parts, New Hampshire
Liam Weldon, Susan Weldon-Francke and Gary Francke formed the winning NSISR team at the 2011 Community Spelling Bee. (Steve Loughlin photo)
Ball Bearings, Inc., Orthopedic Professional Association, Pike Industri es, Inc., Suzanne L. Rock, P.C., Stafford Oil Company, Inc., Tilton Trailer Rental , Travel Health of NH, Water Street Café, Wedbush Securities, John & Patricia Weeks, Weirs Community Park Association, and Zonta Club of the Lakes Region. And sincere thanks to Gift Sponsors & BEE or FOFOF Donors: Applebee’s, Awakenings Espresso Café, Janet & Gloyd Calley, Capitol Center for the Arts, The Citizen of Laconia, The Common Man, Contigiani Catering, Dorothy Duffy, The Ellis Family, Thom & Kim Francoeur, Fratello’s Ristorante Italiano, Funspot, George’s Diner, Claire Giguere, Gracie’s Hair Salon, Chris & Marlee Guilmett, Florence & Art Guilmett, Gunstock Mountain Resort, Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant, Steven & Marlene Hodg-
don, Magic Foods Restaurant Group, The Margate Resort, McDonald’s, Janet Morrison, Ninety-Nine Restaurant, O’dus LLC, Mary B. Orton, F. André & Margaret Paquette, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Pizza Hut, Katherine Reardon, Shaw’s Supermarket Gilford, Robert & Miriam Smith, Squam Lakes Science Center, Tanger Outlet Center, T-Bones, Uno Chicago Grill, Mary VanderNoot, and VISTA ShurFine Supermarket. Special thanks to Pat Colby from Meredith Village Savings Bank, 50/50 drawing winner for re-gifting her prize money to LRSF. And last, but certainly not least, I want to personally thank our dedicated board of trustees and staff for their hard work on behalf of the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation. It has been a pleasure working with all of you! Judi Tucker, President Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation
10th Annual LRGH Auxiliary Craft Fair reached fundraising goal To the editor, On behalf of The Lakes Region General Hospital Auxiliary I would like to extend its appreciation to all those who helped us at our 10th Annual Fall Craft Fair reach our goal to provide comfort bags to breast cancer patients in the LRGHealthcare Breast Health Program. Our goal was attained thanks to the many who attended and the combined efforts of our Auxiliary members and volunteers, LRGHealthcare, several local businesses and finally our generous vendors who not only participate but the many who donate items to our raffle. We need to acknowledge the wonderful cooperation of the Laconia School District and Laconia High School where we hosted our event. We extend our special thanks to Jack Aldrich and his Huot Center culinary student volunteers who provided refreshments for sale throughout the day. The facility custodial staff was very helpful and our organization truly appreciated their assistance. We would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for assisting us with our event with either donations, publicity or parking: Northeast Communications Corp.; Fred Caruso; Alan Harrison of WEZS;
John Kimball; LRGHealthcare PR & Marketing; The Home Beautiful; Piche’s Ski and Sport Outlet; Mark Dickson of Airport Deli and D&D Variety; Trellis Management; Lakes Region Floral Studio; Roche Realty; Jay’s Marina: Tilton Veterinary Hospital; The Taylor Community; Trustworthy Hardware; Kitchen Encounters; Kellerhaus; ardwarHarHHarPatrick’s Pub and Eatery; Cantin Chevrolet; Gator Signs; Lakes Region Party and Gift; Interlakes Family Medical Practice; The Laconia Clinic; OPA; Forestview Manor; AutoZone; Sacred Heart Church; AutoServ Tilton; Laconia DPW; Café Déjà Vu; The Water Street Café; Our Family Tree Restaurant; and El Jimador Restaurante Mexicano: Special acknowledgement is extended to the volunteers who stood out in the cold to help direct parking. Our thanks to Joann Jones, Ben Tuttle, Jim Rowe, Ernie Bolduc, Kirk Dougal, and Dick Guerin. In addition to vendor space rental charges, our craft raffle and bake sale helped us reach our financial goal. Many thanks to the dozens of people who offered to bake or made a donation in lieu of baking. And thanks again to the vendors and businesses see next page