Organisers of the Spelling Bee Competition and the 2021 winner, have paid a courtesy call on the management of GOIL Company Limited, sponsor of the competition.

The visit was to offer an opportunity for the winning participants to share their experiences with GOIL and on how the programme has impacted and changed their academic and general lives.

The team, led by Ms. Eugenia Tachie-Menson, was warmly received by the Group CEO and MD of GOIL, Mr Kwame Osei-Prempeh.

 In his remarks, Mr Osei-Prempeh urged the organisers to give more attention to deprived schools in remote communities in Ghana and prepare them to achieve higher laurels in the Spelling Bee competition and beyond.

 He noted that deprived communities also need to be given equal educational opportunities for a brighter future and to raise the name of Ghana on the global level. 

Mr Osei-Prempeh pledged the company’s continuous support for the competition.

Ms. Tachie-Menson said the visit was also to show appreciation to GOIL for its support despite the challenges posed by covid-19 on businesses.

She was accompanied by the 2021 national champion, Naa Koshie Manyo-Plange, 11, of the Roman Ridge School, second runner-up, Gabriel Asamoah of the Springforth Community and parents of the winners among others.

The winners presented assorted spelling bee paraphernalia to GOIL and promised to continue excelling at school.

Present at the meeting were Mr. Kwabena Adjei, Chief Finance Officer, Mr. Marcus Deo-Dake, Head of Corporate Affairs and Mr. Robert Kyere, PR Manager all of GOIL.

 SPELLING BEE

The spelling bee is a literacy programme that teaches primary children between ages 7 and 13, how to improve their spelling, increase their vocabulary, learn, and understand word concepts that will help them all their lives.

Each year, since 2007, the Young Educators Foundation (YEF) organises the Spelling Bee programme where the eventual winner goes on to represent Ghana at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the USA.