NSR a Sponsor of 2009 Literacy Trivia Bee
March 13, 2009



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A night full of character

Trivia skills put to test while raising funds for children's literacy programs

STOCKTON - In the spirit (or ghost) of reading, hundreds of ghouls and goblins came out on Friday the 13th. And they all convened Friday night at the Library and Literacy Foundation's 18th annual Trivia Bee at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium.

North Stockton Rotary was a major sponsor, (March is Rotary Internationals Literacy Month), and Judy Lovett, Chris Hunefeld and Sami Khoury tried to defend NSR's 13th place finish from last year. NSR also had a full table of supporters, members, family and friends. Way to GO!

Dressed in costumes of mystical characters, 35 teams participated in the foundation's Trivia Bee, the foundation's primary fundraising event, which was themed "Monsters, Mysteries & Magic."

The winners

First place: Friends of the Stockton Public Library

Second place: San Joaquin County Public Health Services

Proceeds from the event support the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library and the foundation's literacy programs, including adult tutoring and the Reach Out and Read program, which provides thousands of books each year for pediatricians to distribute to children.

Friday's event also helped kick off Stockton Reads, a citywide reading challenge in which Stockton residents register to read and review books at www.stocktongov.com/read through July 31. The challenge was started last year in response to Central Connecticut State University's America's Most Literate Cities study, which ranked Stockton last in the university's two previous reports, in 2006 and 2008.

"Every study shows that cities with a high degree of literacy have a lower degree of crime," said City Councilwoman Susan Eggman, (left), who promoted the challenge Friday.

More than 520 people attended the event. Foundation members hoped to raise at least $60,000, the same as last year.

"The community has really come out to support the cause," said Shari Allen-Garibaldi, president of the foundation.(below with mc Craig Prosser).

By Jennie Rodriguez

Record Staff Writer

March 14, 2009 6:00 AM

 Photos and additional story by CH