Food, Raffles and Royal Wedding Glamor Expected at 2012 Bodacious Bee

The B-E-E is back at it again and the Bristol Warren Education Foundation (BWEF) has announced that the Fourth Annual Bodacious Bee is expected to be the largest Bee yet.

This year, the Bee will be held on Saturday, March 10th in the Field House. In addition to the main event, there will be dinner catered by , cash bar, live auction, raffle, trophies and other surprises.

In 2011, Bristol resident and Patch contributor participated in the bee and went on to . In her article, Nadalin also said that last year's turnout was about 50% higher than the event in 2010, which was expected to raise about $30,000 for the schools.

Major sponsors for this year's event are Jaffe Orthodontics, Roger Williams University and .

According to the release, Dr. Jordan Jaffe of Jaffe Orthodontics says he is proud to sponsor the event. “In the past few years, due to economic conditions, public education has been forced to cope with increasing budget cuts which have created challenges for educators to continue to deliver high quality education and educational programs.”

Dr. Jaffe feels that it is very important for the private sector to step in and help provide the resources that our schools need. “I have made support of public education a priority because educating our children is of the utmost importance to the future of our community."

Dr. Cathleen Whelan of Medical Associates of Rhode Island has similar thoughts about supporting BWEF. “Since we are in the business of serving the community, we saw this as a great cause,” said Dr. Whelan of the decision to sponsor the event. “The best part of the night is watching so many people gathered together for a common purpose, many dressed ridiculously, laughing at themselves and each other in fierce but always friendly competition.”