2005 Spelling Bee
2005 NEF Spelling Bee Champions are the “Pollard Parents!”
Bequest reflects one man’s belief in schools
Reprinted from The Boston Globe
By Christina Pazzanese
Globe Correspondent / April 10, 2005
Donor leaves $150,000 to education group
Though he never went to school in town, the late Richard Burnham was always interested in helping Needham students. So it was no surprise to Burnham’s daughter, Beverly Maeder, when she learned that after her father’s death in 1996, at age 79, he left nearly half a million dollars to a handful of local groups, including the Needham Education Foundation.
Read more in The Boston Globe.
2004 Spelling Bee
2004 NEF Spelling Bee Champions are the “Needham High Hopes!”
1996 Spelling Bee
Congratulations to the team from DeWolfe-Lynn, Akers, Burnham real estate agency for winning the 1996 Spelling Bee with the word “alkalescence.”
The team was among 54 teams competing at the annual Bee hosted by WCVB-5 personalities Chet Curtis, Natalie Jacobsen, and Jim Boyd, as well as Gary Gillis, a sports reporter for WHDH-7. The event raised $19,000 for the NEF, a new fundraising record.
The winning team included Liz Brooks-Dennet, Mary Rudolph, and Fran Phillips.
