Public Education Partners is a 501 (c) (3) Non- Profit Organization Public Education Partners Aiken County September 22, 2016 Dear Community Member, We are excited to announce the first annual Adult Spelling Bee to benefit Public Education Partners (PEP). Guests will enjoy a night of fun, food and lots of laughs as teams of 3 compete for the title of “Best Adult Spellers in Aiken County.” PEP is reliant on the generosity of its community members to fulfill its mission of engaging the community's support for quality public education with innovative programs and positive initiatives that create measurable improvement in our schools. PEP’s goal is to raise $35,000 and we hope you will help us reach our goal by sponsoring our first Adult Spelling Bee. Please contact Public Education Partners at pepedaiken@gmail.com with questions. Sincerely, Diana Floyd Board of Directors Chair Public Education Partners BOARD OF DIRECTORS   Mrs. Diana Floyd, Chair Southside Pediatrics Ahmed Samaha, Vice Chair USC Aiken Andrea Haltiwanger, Treasurer Security Federal Bank Chris Emerling, Secretary Aiken School District Allison Brinkley Aiken Regional Medical Centers/Aurora Pavilion April Collins Aiken Electric Cooperative Candice Dermody Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Josue Garcia Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Ellen Hansmann Savannah River Remediation Wendy Hirsch Community Volunteer Susan Pennock Mile Uhle Bridgestone Americans Tires Will Williams Economic Development Partnership EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS Dr. Sean Alford, Superintendent Aiken County Public Schools Rosemary English, Chair Aiken County School Board Elizabeth Supan. 2013-14 Teacher of the Year Public Education Partners is a 501 (c) (3) Non- Profit Organization Tax ID# 57-1030778 PO Box 3821 Aiken, SC 29802 (803) 649-9040 pepedaiken@gmail.com

Public Education Partners Spelling Bee Format Guests will enjoy a night of fun, food and comedy! Hors d’oeuvres provided Cash bar Spelling Bee Teams 3 person teams A prize will be given for the most creative team name and corresponding costume Guests can buy cheats and donate them to their favorite team (100% tax deductible) One Letter Clue ($20) Second Try ($20)- the team gets to reconvene with their team for as long as the original convening time based on the round Dictionary Peek ($20)- the team has 20 seconds to look in the dictionary as they convene with their team Ask A Teacher ($20) Skip the Round ($100 each) Public Education Partners

Sponsorship Opportunities $500- One Letter Clue One 3-person team or Sponsor one team* Business Card Ad in Program Logo on all print and digital advertisement One Letter Clue $1000- Second Try ½ Page Ad in Program One Second Try $2500- Dictionary Peek 3 Additional Tickets for Guests One Dictionary Peek $5000- Ask a Teacher Full Page Ad in Program 6 Drink Tickets One Ask a Teacher Pass $10,000- Skip the Round One 3-person team or Sponsor one team* Full Page Ad in the Program Logo on all print and digital advertisement 5 Additional Tickets for Guests 8 Drink Tickets One Skip the Round Pass $15,000- You’ve Got This Full Page Ad in Program 10 Tickets for Additional Guests 13 Drink Tickets Free School Scholar on your team (if you want one) One Letter Clue, One Second Try, One Dictionary Peek, One Ask a Teacher, and One Skip the Round Pass *Sponsored teams are made up of 3 team members from a public service organization or local school and will be provided by Public Education Partners Public Education Partners

Adult Spelling Bee Commitment Form Contact Name: _____________________________________________________ Company: _________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________ Email: ___________________________________Phone: ___________________ I wish to support Public Education Partner’s Adult Spelling Bee – Sponsor (all sponsorship levels include a 3 person team, created by the company or from a public service organization provided by PEP) $500- One Letter Clue $1000- Second Try $2500- Dictionary Peek $5000- Ask a Teacher $10,000- Skip the Round $15,000- You’ve Got This Create My Own Team $300- 3 person team $340 team- 3 person team that includes 1 Aiken County Public School scholar Buy a ¼ page ad in the program- $250 Purchase #______ tickets for the event- $25 each I am unable to attend, but wish to make a tax deductible donation of $_____ to support Public Education Partners Checks are made payable to Public Education Partners, a 501 (c ) (3) non-profit: I will mail a check to PO Box 3821, Aiken, SC 29802 Invoice me at the beginning of 2017 Please email commitment forms to pepedaiken@gmail.com.

Public Education Partners Spelling Bee Rounds Round 1:Lightning Round Easier Words, but commonly misspelled Team Member 1 must spell the word correctly on their dry erase board Round 2: Lightning Round Team Member 2 must spell the word correctly on their dry erase board Round 3: Lightning Round Team Member 3 must spell the word correctly on their dry erase board Round 4: Teams have 30 seconds to convene Team chooses speller Round 5: Teams have 20 seconds to convene Round 6: Teams have 15 seconds to convene Round 7:Lightning Round Teams only have 10 seconds to convene Team Member 1 must spell Round 8:Lightning Round Team Member 2 must spell Round 9:Lightning Round Team Member 3 must spell *Final Round (if necessary) Remaining teams are given a written spelling test with 8 questions and the team with the highest average score wins! Public Education Partners