Orchard Place Spelling Bee, March 7, 2024
Decades Event Center
1208 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
The Orchard Place Spelling Bee is a one-of-a-kind event where teams can literally pay for their mistakes and win for more than spelling. Along with competing for bragging rights and the top prize for Grand Champion Spellers, teams compete for Most Creative Team Name, Best Costumes, Best Cheering Section, and Most Bribe Money raised. Competition is fierce! Join us for this zany event that raises money for Orchard Place and our youth mental health services in Iowa!
BEE there by starting a Team!
Reach out to Brandie Broadhead, CVA, Orchard Place Director of Volunteers & Special Events
bbroadhead@orchardplace.org (515) 287-9621
BEE there as a Sponsor!
Reach out to Jenna Turner, Director of Individual & Corporate Giving
jturner@orchardplace.org (515) 287-9605
Prizes
Grand Champions
Best Costume
Best Team Name
Best Cheering Section
Most Money Raised
Thank you to our 2023 Spelling Bee Sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor
Bee Keeper Sponsor
Queen Bee Sponsor
Honey Bee Sponsors
Worker Bee Sponsors
Academy Roofing
Blu Pagoda
Denman & Company
GreenState Credit Union
GuideOne Foundation
Jodie & Brad Warth
Josephs Jewelers
MMC Contractors
Nyemaster Goode Law Firm
Triplett Companies
Special Thanks to Our Other Sponsors
Angela Glasgow, Realtor
FBG Service Corporation
Grove & Platt Dental Associates
Iowa - Des Moines Supply
MMIT Business Solutions Group
Prize & In-Kind Sponsors
Almost Famous Popcorn Co., Amy Payne-Johnson, Anani Salon & Spa, Baratta's Restaurant & Pizzaria, Big Tomato Pizza, Blank Park Zoo, Bohdi Body Modification, Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad and Museum, Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist, Camp Fire Heart of Iowa, Chick-fil-A, Chocolate Storybook, Cinnaholic Des Moines, Climb Iowa, Community Choice Credit Union, Des Lux Hotel, Des Moines Buccaneers, Des Moines Community Playhouse, Des Moines Menace, Des Moines Metro Opera, DLL Financial Solutions, Dog Training Elite, Dough Co. Pizza, Drake Diner, East Village Spa, Exile Brewing Company, Farrell's, Felix & Oscars (Halo Capital), Flix Brewhouse, Fridley Theatres, Jayme Fry, Jersey Mikes, Jimmy Johns (Fleur), Full Court Press, Funny Bone Comedy Club, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Gilroy's, Graziano’s, Great Escape (Bowlero Corp), Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Greater Des Moines Music Coalition, Hilton Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn - WDM, Hinterland Music Festival, Home Sweet Cone Ice Cream, Hy-Vee Downtown, In the Bag, Iowa Barnstormers, Iowa Cubs, Iowa Events Center, Iowa Wild, Kneeded Healing Massage, Louie's Wine Dive, Lua Brewing, McGill Junge Wealth Management, Minnesota Vikings, Molly's Cupcakes, New World Kitchen, Off the Griddle, On the Rise Bake Shop, Pappa Johns (SW 9th), Paseano’s, Precision by Nutrition, PubPass, Raising Cane's, Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel, Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Sage Ranch, Science Center of Iowa, Scornovacca’s, Seven Oaks Recreation, Signature Male Salon and Spa, Sky Zone Trampoline Park, Staybridge Suites – Downtown, Subway, Sweets (Lora Patton), Texas Roadhouse, The Dinner Detective, Toad Valley Golf Course, Trader Joe's, Trailside Tap, Val & Doug Saltsgaver, Wal-Mart - Southside