CHESS
Chess
Horizons
April-June 2010
Volume 42, Number 2
ACTING EDITOR
Bob Messenger
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Nashua N.H. 03062
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HORIZONS
Living Memorial
Chess Fund
The Living Memorial Chess Fund furnishes free chess sets
and educational materials to schools, libraries, and public service
agencies. MACA seeks volunteers to help administer local educational projects throughout New England.
Founder, Gilbert Gosselin (1926-2007), said it this way: "It’s
important for children to learn how to play chess. Not all of them
will become competitive or join chess clubs, but many do. The
playing of chess improves mental disciplines, analytic skills,
thinking skills, and math and reading cognition. Chess is fun and
helps keep a child busy and away from drugs. It’s a lifetime sport!"
In the past, the fund has sponsored inner-city chess tournaments such as the Boston Youth Chessfest. Low-cost or free innercity tournaments have also been held in Rhode Island. In the
future, MACA may sponsor free introductory chess lectures,
donate chess demonstration boards and assist in chess-in-education programs.
Please donate to the LMCF.
All donations are tax deductible.
Donations may be given in the name of persons living or
deceased. Be sure to give us the name and address (if known) of
the person being honored, so that we may send an acknowledgement of your thoughtfulness. We have a $35 minimum donation to
permanently honor an individual, but there is no minimum to
make a general donation to the fund.
If making a monetary donation, please make checks payable to:
MACA-LMCF
and mail to the MACA Treasurer:
Bob Messenger, 4 Hamlett Dr., Apt. 12, Nashua, NH 03062
For other types of donations such as educational materials and
support to other agencies that partner with MACA to promote these
aims, please contact the LMCF & Education Coordinator, Brian
Lafferty (978) 470-1191, (413) 348-5252, [email protected].
Applications for grants can be made via www.masschess.org,
or directly to the LMCF coordinator. Members can suggest worthy
projects, or volunteer to deliver the chess educational materials,
saving MACA administrative expenses.
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