Events
4th Annual Cartoons & Cocktails
November 9, 2007
Sunset Harbor
Presented by the Daytona Beach News-Journal
Come enjoy an evening of dinner, live entertainment and more with some of the funniest characters ever! Meet and mingle with the creative geniuses behind some of the most beloved comic strips in the world, and a cast of award-winning, wickedly witty editorial cartoonists. Plus, bid high and bid often in the only silent auction of internationally-renowned cartoon art in Central Florida! It’s all in support of the Volusia Literacy Council.
For tickets and more information, call (386) 255-8723 or email judy-vlc@juno.com.
17th Annual "Drive for Literacy" Golf Tournament
On July 21, 2007, more than 130 golfers converged at Plantation Bay Club de Bonmont to tee off in support of Adult Literacy. New this year was the "Beat the Pro" challenge, which gave golfers a chance to take on Plantation Bay Pro Terry Yost for closest-to-the-pin bragging rights. This year's tournament team roster included:
Beville Road Super Wal-Mart |
International Speedway Corp. |
Bright House Networks |
The News-Journal |
Brown & Brown Insurance |
Port Orange Super Wal-Mart |
Daytona Beverage |
SunTrust |
Florida Power & Light |
TG Glass & Associates |
Ginn Championship |
Wachovia Bank |
Humana |
Weston Gregory & Duranceau, CPAs |
Representing the City of South Daytona, Blaine O'Neal, Tommy Strickland, Jim Wetterell and Brent Pryor made up this year's winning foursome.
Thank you to all the players, volunteers, hole sponsors and prize donors, and to Event Chairpersons Jacki Leonard, Michael Duranceau and James Jiloty for coordinating a successful event. And a special thanks to the staff at Plantation Bay for being such great hosts, and to Coastline Specialties, Daytona Beverage, Pepsi-Cola, Krisy Kreme Doughnuts, Grande Games and Beville Road Wal-Mart for generous product donations. See you next year!
2007 Corporate Spelling Bee
The annual Corporate Spelling Bee took place April 12, 2007 at Daytona USA. In a nail-biting finish, the team from The News-Journal knocked out the team from Brown & Brown Insurance, correctly spelling "naumachia" and winning the Spelling Bee once again.
Twelve teams competed this year, impressively fighting their way past words such as viridity, nephoscope, glossolalia, nonagesimal, chaurrasco, and many others. This year's line-up of teams included:
Brown & Brown Insurance
Center for Business Excellence
City of Daytona Beach (sponsored by Cobb & Cole)
Florida Health Care Plans, Inc.
Florida Power & Light
Hayworth Creative Public Relations
International Speedway Corp.
The News-Journal
SunTrust Bank
Sylvan Learning Centers
United Way of Volusia/Flagler Counties (sponsored by Glenn Yarbrough of Morgan Stanley)
Volusia County Schools (sponsored by Newspapers in Education)
Thank you to all our teams and volunteers, and a special thanks to the following:
Pronouncer |
Danny Crile, Spruce Creek High School |
Timekeeper |
Brian Johnston, MasterCraft Plumbing Contractors, Inc. |
Recorder |
James Jiloty, Brown & Brown Insurance |
Judges |
Rick Fraser, Center for Business Excellence |
Once again, music entertainment was provided by volunteer Tony Dawson.
Keep on practicing (or trying to recruit ringers) and we’ll see you next y-e-a-r…year!