Our 19th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee was held on Friday, November 7th at The View at Fountains in Murfreesboro. It featured well-known community leaders who competed for the title of best speller in Rutherford County. In addition to an exciting adult spelling bee, there were live and silent auctions and food/drinks provided by Cedar Glade Brews, Julie’s Bartending, Sanders Bros. Coffee, Simply Pure Sweets, and The Sweet Addiction.

This event gave our community the opportunity to come together in a fun, creative way to promote literacy and served as our main fundraiser of the year. In 2025, we raised over $65,000 for literacy! One hundred percent of the funds received stay in Rutherford County and support our organization’s adult literacy program, youth and family literacy program, and other literacy initiatives.