Thursday, March 22, 2007

Glendora Library - Glendora Trivia Challenge 2007

Glendora Trivia Challenge
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: March 21, 2007

Will Mike and Marcia Conway's team repeat or will we crown a new champion at the 15th annual Great Trivia Challenge set for March 23 at APU's Upper Turner Campus Center?

About 300 people are expected to watch and see.

This is the 15th year the Glendora Public Library Friends Foundation has held the Great Trivia Challenge.

Local businesses and service clubs have fun competing in a friendly competition. Thom Hill returns as master of ceremonies for the 15th year.

It is a fun event for the community and a wonderful way for the community to give to the Glendora Public Library, said Chris Cravens, Foundation office manager.

Vying for bragging rights as trivia champs are Certified Auto; Glendora Lions Club, last year's second-place winners; Glendora Rotary Club; Kiwanis Club of Glendora; Hughes Homes, Inc.; Glendora Kiwaniannes; Oakdale Memorial Park Mortuary; In-N-Out Burger; Antoine Sayegh, DDS; Littlepage Photography; White House Real Estate; Foundation for Glendora Unified School District; Azusa/Glendora Soroptimists; Heartland Mortgage; Southland Properties; Jan's Towing; Foothill Presbyterian Hospital; and Social Model Recovery Systems.

Teams have to come prepared to answer questions on any category: sports, movies, medicine, science, literature and current events. Judges are Clay Hess, Karen Babineau and Doris Blum.

Tickets are $10 if purchased at the Glendora Library Friends Book Loft or at the checkout desk (during regular library hours) and $12 if purchased at the door.

The ticket includes an extensive food buffet and the trivia challenge event. The food is provided by local restaurants.

Spaghetti Eddie's provides a tear-off coupon for either $7 or $10 on the ticket (which makes the ticket practically free and you get to support the library to boot.)

The goal is to raise $20,000, which will go to support library programs such as the adult literacy program, outreach programs to expectant and teen parents, summer reading clubs for children, teens and adults, author visits, book discussions and other cultural events.

The organizers would like to extend special thanks not only to the hard-working trivia challenge committee but also Spaghetti Eddie's, and all of the restaurants who donated food and all of their sponsors including Athens Services; Suncraft Development; Crestwood Communities; Pacific Western Bank; Monrovia Growers; Rain Bird Corporation; Candlelight Pavilion and Glendora Auto Centre Association.

Special thanks to the committee: Judi Rudd, Debbie Deal, Lynda Siminske, Debbie Schmidt and Pam Richards. These ladies have worked extremely hard to get sponsors, organize the food donors and get door prizes for the event.

For information call (626) 852-4894

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