MCAEL Spelling Bee
MCAEL's Annual Grown-Up Spelling Bee to Support Adult English Language Programming is held every spring and is our largest single awareness and fundraising event. It is also a fun time to cheer on our teams as they compete!
Spelling Bee 2025 information
now available!
Take a peek at our 2024 fun-filled Spelling Bee event!
MCAEL People, Power, and Potential Award
At this year’s Spelling Bee, we honored three inspiring individuals who have made a lasting impact in Montgomery County’s ESOL community. Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 People, Power, & Potential Award!
Andy & Chris Lawrence
Longtime ESOL Instructors
ESOL instructors (and husband-and-wife) Andy & Chris have touched the lives of countless English learners over the years, making deep connections to help families and individuals establish their lives in the US.
Thanks to our 2024 Spelling Bee Sponsors:
Honey Bee ($3,000+)
Montgomery College
Adventist HealthCare
BGE
Burness
MoCo360
The Universities at Shady Grove
Stacy & Mark Parkinson
Carpenter Bee ($1,500+)
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Craig & Denise Pernick
Doris & Sanford Slavin Foundation
a component fund of the Greater Washington Community Foundation
National Cooperative Bank
Lerch, Early & Brewer
Streamline Management
Joan Schaffer
Alex & Catalina Parkinson
Rivka Yerushalmi
Event Sponsors ($500+)
Saggar & Rosenberg
Tenleytown Lawn & Landscape
BannerBee Company
Rodgers Consulting
Ann Miller
Michelle Hainbach
Thanks to our 2024 Letter Sponsors:
A - F
Kevin Beverly
Stephanie Smith
Amy Cunningham
Caralyn Bushey
Sarah Burnett
Kevin Beverly
Adam Leuking
Mary Robinson
Rae Anne
Diana Spencer
Sharon Friedman
G - J
Gloria Haws
Amy Cunningham
Barbara Garlock
Gabriela Huff
Jacqueline Raymo
Lukas Iraola
Michelle Hainbach
Rita Dodson
Jennifer Russel
Janet Studley
Skilla Harris
JD Teitelman
Wendy Kahn
K - P
Diana Stevens
Lisa Mandel-Trupp/Cindy Gibson
Lukas Iraola
Venky Venkatesh
Andrea Kempner-Wink
Amy Selco
Kate Stewart
Jacqueline Washington
Caroline Decker
Michael Gottlieb
Mary Slater
Parkinson Family
Mary Robinson
Q - Z
Rae Anne
Jamie Karn
Renée-Lauren Ellis
Henry Montes
Stephanie Smith
Mark Parkinson
Linda Barrand
Janet Studley
Caroline Decker
Hanhoan Dang
Paul Stevens
Chris Hakenkamp
Christopher Yost
Chip Yost
Amelie Zurn-Galinsky
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Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy (MCAEL)
9210 Corporate Blvd., Suite 480
Rockville, MD 20850
P: 301-881-1338
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