The Those who participated in the gift included (L to R): first row, Roberta Olejasz, Ruth Lemmon, association president, Charleston Newspapers NIE coordinator Rachel Carpenter and advertising sales director John McGucken; second row, Robin Blankenship, Tom Cole, Wally Thornhill, Steve Talbott and Mike Matheny; third row, Nick Green, Matt Jenkins, J.R. Toothman, Chris Miller, Joel Goldy, Jack Stewart; and fourth row, Charles Rashid and Richard Stephens.
The Gazette-Mail Regional Spelling Bee is scheduled to take place March 12. The winner of the regional bee will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C. The automobile dealers association's gift is to help with the cost of travel for the winner and family.