
HELP OUT WOMEN IN NEED! A FREE CHARITY CHESS TOURNAMENT
5th Holly Heisman Memorial Action fundraising rated chess tournament
Donated prizes – FREE Entry
Entry restricted to the first 120 – Optional Donation to the Holly Heisman Memorial Fund* (suggested $25+)
Game/30 minutes – 5 rounds
Donations and donated prizes appreciated!
Open to anyone – Last year 80+ played and $1,400+ raised for charity!
Sunday August 12, 2007
Jewish Community Center (JCC)
Kaiserman Branch
“Family Hall” in Conston Fitness Center (Park in back)
Non-Kosher food not allowed in bldg.
City Ave (Rt. 1) and Haverford Rd. Wynnewood, PA
Directions: Schuylkill Expressway (I-76): Exit at City Line Av. Take US 1 South ~3+ miles to Haverford Rd. (McDonald’s on left; 7-11 on upper right); make right onto Haverford; first right is JCC driveway; park in back.
Blue Route (I-476): Exit 11 (Villanova) Go East on Rt. 30 1+ miles to County Line Rd (across McDonalds) Go Right. Go 4+ miles, thru Manoa Rd light; next light is JCC; make left at next driveway; park in back.
Registration Ú 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM – First round games begin about 10:30
Rds 10:30-11:45-1:30-2:45-4 or earlier; Lunch: Kosher pizza or McDonald’s, Wendy’s
US Chess Federation rated: membership required (available at registration or http://www.uschess.org/)
Advance Entry: e-mail danheisman@comcast.net, 610-649-0750, 1359 Garden Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096; w/USCF name, ID#, exp & dues (if req’d); address; section; club. Donations: “The Philadelphia Foundation/Fund HEIS”
Please bring a set, board, pencils, and if you have it, a clock – we do not supply equipment
· Open: Open to all any rating, any age. (All: no one is eliminated!)
· U1500: For anyone, any age, rated below 1500 or unrated
· U900: For students rated below 900 or unrated – Beginners welcome
Dan Heisman 610-649-0750; danheisman@comcast.net; http://www.danheisman.com/ (prize list: click “tournaments” on left)
*The Holly Heisman Memorial Fund provides funds for women in need: battered, breast cancer, runaway teenagers. Grants: The Child Abuse Prevention Effort, Del. Co. Women Against Rape, Living Beyond Breast Cancer. The Philadelphia Foundation, 1234 Market St, Suite 1800, Phila, PA 19107: http://www.philafound.org/
Sponsors: US Chess Federation, Plunder Chess, Howard Stern, Main Line Speech, John Bain, Bookup, Kaiserman JCC, Chessville, House of Staunton, Internet CC, IM Khmelnitsky, Susan Polgar Foundation, Susan Polgar
Thanks for announcing the event and thanks for the generous sponsorship. I’m sure it will help Dan and his excellent event.
Good luck with the tournament Dan!
Dan is a good guy. Greetings from your biggest fan in the Philippines, Dan!