Scrabble players of all skill levels are invited to participate in the Boys & Girls Club SCRABBLE Challenge on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Jasna Polana in Princeton. The event – which sold out last year – will match teams of three players each in two 30-minute games.

Proceeds from the Scrabble Challenge will benefit extended day learning programs at the Club. The organization offers daily recreational and academic enrichment programs to 1,200 kids in grades K to 8 at its Clubhouse and in 11 public schools in the City of Trenton.

Through games-based programming, the Boys & Girls Club makes learning fun for kids every day. Club kids play math and vocabulary bingo on iPod touches, participate in Jeopardy-style knowledge bowls, and compete in chess and scrabble tournaments yearly.

This year, the Boys & Girls Club welcomes back first place winners; Reed Smith, along with an honorable team from the Bayonne Fire Department, who were one of the first departments to respond to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in 2002.

A buffet dinner will be served at the event, which runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. A wine pull is available through which attendees can make a $20 donation and receive a wrapped bottle of wine valued from $20 to $100. Click Here to learn how you can make a wine pull donation. 

Many area Scrabble lovers already have registered as teams or individually. There are opportunities to play for both the recreational and serious player. Tickets are $500 for a team of three players and/or spectators, and $85 for an individual. Corporate sponsors include Accenture, Bank of America,Reed Smith and PNC Bank. Corporate sponsorship packages are also available.

For more information or to register for the Scrabble Challenge, Click Here or contact Debra Wachspress, director of community engagement, at 609-392-3191 ext 31.