Join other area adults who love to play Scrabble and help the literacy effort in the New River Valley at the same time. The Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley are hosting a Scrabble tournament Thursday, Oct. 22, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the German Club Manor on Southgate Drive in Blacksburg.

This will be an evening of word-building fun and fast-paced competition. Proceeds from the tournament will go to Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley (an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America), a group that teaches basic and English literacy skills to adults and raises literacy awareness throughout the New River Valley. Everyone is welcome to play, have fun, and support literacy.

The evening’s emcee will be magician and Virginia Tech English Professor Paul Sorrentino. Tournament play begins at 6:15 p.m.

Contact Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley, 195 West Main Street, Christiansburg by Oct. 15 to register.  The $30/person entry fee entitles you to a game ticket, to the opening social, and to the silent auction.  Tickets will be mailed to you in advance.

Tickets and registration forms are available online.