New Haven Reads’ third annual Community Spelling Bee

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New Haven Reads, founded to “share the joy and power of reading,” increases the literacy skills of children to empower their academic success by providing individually tailored one-on-one after-school tutoring, educational family support, and a community book bank, all at no cost to participants. The spelling bee, which took place on Oct. 24 at Bucknall Theatre at the Universiy of New Haven is an annual event that, organizers say, aims to put the "fun" in fundraiser.