Shulman Chess

Chess Volunteer wins a Best Cook Award in Amman, Jordan

Yury — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:45:41 +0000

Zein Bertacchi, a passionate and gourmet cook who is often seen as the chief volunteer at the food counter during chess tournaments won a ” Best Cook” Award at the Beit Sitti Kitchen in Amman, Jordan. Zein is a Microbiologist who works at Good Shepherd Hospital in Infection Control. Through her passion and talent for cooking she has helped Chess Without Borders raise over $70,000 by selling, organizing and preparing food at Chess Tournaments along with other volunteers. Zein was one of the founders of the philanthropic movement for the chess program since its inception in 2003 when Rishi Sethi invited her to help raise funds for various charities around the world while students played in chess tournaments.Through the creative use of her talent and spirit of service she has inspired many young students and parent volunteers to join in this venture enabling the organization to win awards.

Zein is affectionately called the “Falafel Lady” by students and their parents because of the delicious Falafels she serves at the tournaments.

Above is a picture of Zein on the left seen receiving her award from Maria Haddad at the Beit Sitti restaurant in Amman, Jordan.

Zein and many of the volunteers are featured in the Documentary ” A Future for Meher” that was entered in the Emmy Awards last year.

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St. Anne Spring 2012 Chess Club Registration

Yury — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:53:34 +0000

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St. Anne Spring 2012 Chess Club Completed Registration

Yury — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:51:05 +0000

Elgin Chess Club Spring 2012 Completed Registration

Yury — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:41:53 +0000

Elgin Academy Chess Club Spring 2012 Registration

Yury — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:40:16 +0000

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Quest Academy Spring 2012

Yury — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:26:19 +0000

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Quest Academy Completed Spring 2012 Registration

Yury — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:22:33 +0000

Meet Quentin Beal from North Barrington

Kiran — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:12:01 +0000

Quentin, a student at North Barrington Elementary School found out that he would not be able to attend the tournament at Quest Academy this Saturday so he thoughtfully donated his entry fee of $25 to be used for Meher’s education. We are proud of students like Quentin who support the mission of Chess Without Borders in their generosity of spirit and their desire to continue learning and enjoying this magnificent game.

Quentin is seen playing chess with his dad while on vacation. We hope they both learned from each other. We are grateful for Quentin’s contribution in promoting chess and positive values for others to follow.

Barbara Rose Chess Tournament

Yury — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:52:03 +0000

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Volunteerism and the Creative Process

Kiran — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:57:07 +0000

Ron Swanson, a local businessman and musician who has been volunteering with Chess Without Borders has invented an object that can be fitted on string instruments to make them more personal. Ron has a Patent pending and some investors have already made an investment in his product. Ron has called his invention Tuneroos.

Ron is an inspiration to so many chess students as he volunteers with them expressing ideas and demonstrates the connection between art and service. The rich diversity of volunteers from all age groups and ethnicities promotes an environment of learning and ideas as each one interacts with each other. Ron has introduced new methods of fund raising to students and they have responded with enthusiasm and followed his example. Zander and Aidan Kitchen along with Madison Rossi will be spearheading Marketing for the documentary “A Future for Meher” with the ideas that Ron has shared with them.

We congratulate Ron on his accomplishment.