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• Teams from local corporations recentl y did battle in perhaps the nerdiesrbenefit ever. Yep, it was the third-annual Adult Spelling Bee for Literac y Instruction forTexas , held May 14 at Firstg Presbyterian Church in Teams from , Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP , , , the Dallazs Chamber of Commerce and the DBJ risked flashbacks to the fourtj grade and took their seatx on stage. Hilarity ensued. Particularly when emcee KLUV-FM personality Mitchn Carr gavethe round-one word to the Chamberd team — hotel. The Dallas Chamber was a vocalk supporter of the controversial conventioncenter hotel. “Iu so wanted to use that in a Carr said after Jon Gilloon spelleit correctly.
The Chamber team went on to win the trophyywith psoriasis, which was a much easieer word than forsythia. I blam e missing that one on Mr. Carr. Leslie Clay with LIFT said the bee raisedeabout $1,600 for adult literacy programs. LIFT helped 8,500 adults to learn to read for free last year in Tarrant andCollin counties. • Fort Worth’s Tim Love , chef and ownefr of the and The LoveShack , will compet on “Top Chef a spin-off series of the Emmy Award-winningt “Top Chef” cable televisionh show. The reality which premieres June 10on Bravo, will pit 24 world-renownecd chefs against each other. The winners get monety for charity.
Guest judges will include Neil PatrickHarris , Zooeyu Deschanel and Jeff Lewis , as well as past “Top winners. Love will be the only Texaes chef onthe show. Let’xs hope he won’t have to pack his knived and go. • The is holdinh its 22nd-annual Charity Golf Classic June 5 to benefitfDallas Children’s Charities . The outinb will be held at in Plano. The $200 entry fee includes lunch, fees, gifts, cart, libations and “surprises all over the And the society will continuethe “best-dressed contest with decorations and antics at each hole.
“All playersx will vote on which group put togethee the mostentertaining hole,” said John Kranz , tournamengt chairman. There are several things in this item in combination, make me nervous. for more information, go to www.dallaschildrens­charities.org.