ST. MATTHEW CHESS CLUB NEWS!
Our free summer Chess Club classes did very well. Henry and I enjoy spreading the knowledge of this wonderful game to our friends and neighbors. It is marvelous to see the light bulbs go off in the minds of the children, and even mothers, who we have taught, as they realize what this game is all about! It is seeing an opportunity, taking advantage of it, planning the future, learning from mistakes, achieving success! These are lessons that can be used in everyone’s daily lives!
The 4th Annual tournament at St. Matthew was held on Sept 10, 2011! We would like to thank all those who devoted their time and energy into helping us, as the many hands made it go so smoothly and quickly. Our Boy Scouts did a wonderful job running the concession stand serving over 150 people. They earned over $200 for their projects. They also earned some of the requirements necessary for the new Cub Scout chess belt loops, pins and the new Boy Scout chess merit badge which was just initiated on Sept 7, at the web site www.scouting.org!
A total of $712 was donated toward the elevator fund. We would like to thank the donors, who are GM Yury Shulman, M.J. Miller Jewelers of Barrington, Bookseller Polina Korenman, our local businesses in Lake Zurich, Eggshells, Oberweiss Dairy, Rosati’s Pizza, Costco, and also Michael’s Chicago Style Hot dogs, in Buffalo Grove.
We are into our fall session of classes right now, and you can still join! The classes run $12 each, with the last fall session class being held on November 17. ”Chess lessons by a Grandmaster” book, written by GM Shulman, is available for $23 and also Chess without Borders tee shirts for $12. The classes are run from 5:30 to 6:30 on Thursday, in Luther Hall, stop by and see us in action!
Please spread the word to any Cub or Boy Scouts you may know in other schools!
We are very grateful to have the opportunity to be able to help spread this wonderful game in our church and community and help introduce people to our church facility.
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