Jessica Rettinger this week said her family will be accepting donations to raise about $1,200 to take son Jayden to the state spelling bee in Anchorage March 1. They have raised about $60, she said at press time this week.
Rettinger said a fund-raiser set for March 1 was cancelled due to a misunderstanding about the date of the state bee. Other home-school families offered to help with a fund-raiser, but Rettinger said she declined…