On September 24, 2015, READ La Porte County, Inc. held its annual Scrabble Tournament at the Best Western Plus La Porte Hotel & Conference Center.
The Honorable Steven King served as judge at the event. Tournament winners were as follows:
1st Place: Susan Schab and Sara Scherberg 2nd Place: David Wittchen and Pat Klimczak 3rd Place: Julie Bellah and Ginny Davis
Lightning Round winner: Julianne Berglund
Prizes and favors were donated by Best Western Plus La Porte Hotel & Conference Center, Cannon's Automotive, Peggy Cunningham, Fannie May Confections, Greg Fruth, Holly's Restaurant and Pub, Magic Sports, Debe Meyer, Christa Pinkepank, Portofino Grill, Christine Rosario, Cathy Shadowsky, Connie Shei, Sherry Thompson and Works in Motion Dance Company.
Tournament proceeds will benefit READ La Porte County, Inc., a United Way agency with a mission to increase the reading, math, English and digital literacy skills in the community. READ offers free tutoring to children, adult learners and individuals who are learning English as a second language. In 2014, READ served a total of 290 children and adults!
READ thanks all sponsors, players and volunteers for helping us make this year's Scrabble Tournament a huge success.