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The Akzo Nobel Bees can by correctly spelling ‘trypanosomiasis,' which nabbed them the win during the recent Putnam Family and Community Services (PFCS) Seventh Annual Putnam Adults Spelling Bee.
The event included Putnam area businesses, organizations and residents who formed 25 teams vying to take home the championship trophy during the rousing competition.
County Executive MaryEllen Odell, kicked-off the competition by reading the first round of words. Veteran emcees, Bill Hammond of Edward Jones, and local singer-songwriter, Cat Guthrie, then took over to lead the teams through 11 rounds of spelling challenges before moving to a single elimination championship round.
The Akzo Nobel Bees claimed the championship by correctly spelling the word ‘trypanosomiasis’, a noun meaning ‘a sleeping sickness, disease caused by parasites transmitted by insects’.
The Putnam Hospital Putnam Pirates took second place honors after a ‘neck and neck’ final round that went longer than any previous year.
The Akzo Nobel Bees and the Patterson Library Ninjas were both recognized with the judge’s ‘Most Enthusiastic Cheerleaders’ award after a ‘cheer off’ which still left the emcees unable to choose one over the other.
Other teams who donned colorful bee costumes, capes, masks, and team tee-shirts in the spirit of competition included teams from Mahopac Library, the PFCS Board and Staff, Camp Herrlich, Kent Fiscal Watch, the Brewster/Carmel Garden Club, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, MHA of Putnam, Patterson Rotary, Putnam County Women’s Bar Assoc., Putnam Ridge, and the Putnam County Dept. of Health.
Volunteers from Edward Jones, United Way of Westchester & Putnam, CAP of Putnam, the Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, and the PFCS agency itself partnered to make this increasingly popular event a great success.
The funds raised by this event and its generous sponsors help to support the comprehensive range of services offered by Putnam Family & Community Services, dedicated to bringing hope and healing to people of all ages all across Putnam County and surrounding areas.
For more information about the Putnam Family & Community Services visit www.pfcsinc.org.
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