MetroWest Chess Club at the Natick Senior Center since June 1996

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MetroWest Chess Clubat theNatick Senior
Centersince June 1996

• Mark Kaprielian President
• Harvey Reed Clerk / Marketing Director

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About the Club

• Next year is our 10th year at Natick Senior
  Center!
• Moved to the Natick Senior Center in June 1996
• Predecessor club was Framingham Chess Club,
  founded in 1983
• Incorporated as a 501(c)7 non-profit corporation
• Demographics
• Largest participation from Natick
• Attendees from throughout the MetroWest, North
  from NH, South from RI
• Wide distribution of ages from pre-teens to
  Seniors
• Insured
• Requested by Diana Rider
• 3M liability/abuse
• Town of Natick in rider

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Value to Senior Center

• Superlative qualities helps grant applications
  for Senior Center
• Diversity of participants
• High number of participants 3,482 attendees for
  last year
• All ages - Juniors through Seniors
• Number of volunteer hours
• Ave over 1000 hours per year
• Periodic donations to Senior Center
• Specific requests for tangible items
• Past donations
• All the long light-weight tables
• Big closet in front room
• VCR

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Excellence of Program

• Chess Club of the Year for 2002
• Awarded by the US Chess Federation, choosing us
  the Best Chess Club in the entire US
• Largest Chess Club in New England
• We average 80 players per event
• The median chess club attracts 20 per event
• Big influence for chess in Eastern Mass and New
  England
• We have trained Tournament Directors for other
  chess clubs that want to emulate our good points
• One of our past Tournament Directors started
  North East Chess which is now a premier
  regional tournament

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Chess Club of the Year 2002
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Usage of Senior Center

• Since 1996
• Monthly Tournament program features rated long
  games
• Every Tuesday night throughout year
• Use all the rooms
• Since 2000
• Summer Scholastic program introduces area
  juniors to rated chess
• Program runs on Thursday nights in the summer
• Use all the rooms
• Occasional other nights
• Board meetings
• Special events
• Use some of the rooms

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Questions?