Adult Team Spelling Bee 2025

On Tuesday, May 20th, 2025, 7am-9am, Project Literacy will host our 6th Annual Adult Team Spelling Bee Fundraiser at the Coast Capri Hotel at 1171 Harvey Avenue in Kelowna!

Can you spell V-I-C-T-O-R-Y?!

All funds raised from this event will go towards supporting Project Literacy programs for children and adults within the Central Okanagan. The Team Spelling Bee will include coffee, tea, juice and a classic buffet breakfast. The words are tough but the competition is even tougher. Teams of eight adults will compete for the Spelling Bee Trophy. The reigning champion: Okanagan College’s ‘Word Wrights’ came into the Bee for the first time, last year, and left with the trophy held high!

Last year, we also introduced the Spirit Award for the most spirited and creative team — costumes, chants, anything you can think of that embodies team spirit. The 2024 winner of a delicious jar of honey from Planet Bee Honey Farm and a Karat created honey milk chocolate bar from Arlo’s Honey Farm Inc., was Kelowna Sunrise Rotary Club’s team: ‘Here Comes the Sun! They were the loud and proud spellers of the day! Who will take home the prize, this year?

5th Annual Spelling Bee Champions


5th Annual Spirit Award Winners

5th Annual Adult Team Spelling Bee:

4th Annual Adult Team Spelling Bee:

3rd Annual Adult Spelling Bee:

3rd Annual Adult Team Spellers
Judges: Bev Mallett and Charlene Covington
Karly Fiddes, MC, Virgin Radio Kelowna
Karly Fiddes, MC, 99.9FM Virgin Radio Kelowna
Paul Zuurbier, Executive Director, Project Literacy
Paul Zuurbier, Executive Director, Project Literacy
Katia Bois, Education Coordinator/Timekeeper, Project Literacy

Past Winners:

4th Annual Spelling Bee Champions
Society of Learning in Retirement
SpeLeRs
3rd Annual Spelling Bee Champions
UBC Okanagan
U Bee Seeing Us Winning
2nd Annual Spelling Bee Champions
Provincial Court of BC
Agraphia-Ites
1st Annual Spelling Bee Champions
Society of Learning in Retirement
SpeLerS