William Levant, Pam Tobin and Lisa LaPenna, Kaplin Stewart's master spelling team, for the third year participated in the Montgomery County Literacy Network's Corporate Spelling Bee on October 25, 2011 before a cheering crowd of their supporters. They were headed for the finish line and the championship when they got stumped on the word "zeitgeber." (Many of the other teams missed the word as well.) Apparently, zeitgeber (German origin) means "time-giver" or "synchronizer of any exogenous (external) cue that synchronizes an organism's endogenous (internal) time-keeping system (clock) to the 24-hour light/dark cycle. Who knew?? The team intends to redeem itself at the spelling bee next year.

As part of our community efforts, Kaplin Stewart participated in the Independence Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators' Annual Back to School Supply Drive. Our members donated a variety of school supplies and money to help deserving children start the school year on a positive note. The Crime Victim's Center of Chester County distributed the items to children of their clients, as well as those of other social service agencies in the Chester area.