Word lovers are getting their game on for the start of the Scrabble®Fest tournament season. On Tuesday, January 10, from 6-8pm, Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County launches its annual Scrabble®Fest season at the Monkey See Monkey Do bookstore at 9060 Main Street in Clarence, NY.  Scrabble®Fest raises funds to support Literacy Volunteers’ efforts to combat illiteracy in our community.

Dozens of Scrabble players will enjoy friendly competition in the first of many Scrabble®Fest parties in the Western New York community. Literacy Volunteers staff and volunteers will sit alongside members of the community who love the game of Scrabble.

Anyone is welcome to attend. Admission to the event is free, but a $10 donation per player is encouraged. Upcoming parties in peoples’ homes will request donations from players to support Literacy Volunteers.

The Scrabble®Fest tournament season continues through March 4 with many fundraising parties at peoples’ homes and in local restaurants. A winner from each party will compete at the Scrabble®Fest finals at the Buffalo Central Library on March 4 to determine one community Scrabble champion!