Orrin 'Checkmate' Hudson's National Tour Goes to Three Pennsylvania School
Districts to Inspire Kids to Make the Right Moves ... Heads Up, Pants Up,
Grades Up and Never Give Up!
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- International chess champion, author,
and motivational speaker Orrin Hudson is bringing his 50-state motivational
chess and life lesson tour to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in order to teach 5,100
students about chess, critical thinking skills, and self-confidence. His goal:
to help them realize - before it's too late - that in chess, as in life, every
move counts.
Hudson, who won top honors at the 2009 37th Annual World Open 10-minute blitz
chess championship under 1700, is a nationally recognized advocate for helping
at-risk youth. He travels the country teaching children to value KASH -
Knowledge, Attitude, Skills and Habits - over cash. Since founding his
nonprofit organization Be Someone (http://www.besomeone.org ), Hudson has
touched the lives of over 20,000 students across the country. His goal: to
positively impact the lives of one million young people.
Must-See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLFENGymr34
Thanks to the efforts of Stephen Purich and Mike Kane of the Community
Foundation of the Alleghenies, Hudson's Johnstown tour, scheduled for November
17-20, will include an unprecedented three-school-district collaboration.
Purich and Kane have created this three-district seamless venture as a rescue
mission for thousands of at-risk students in the Greater Johnstown area, which
includes Conemaugh Valley, Ferndale Area and Greater Johnstown. Hudson's tour
has been dubbed The Great Conemaugh Valley Intervention Plan.
"We're looking forward to creating a brighter future for these children,"
Purich said. "They face many challenges given the level of poverty, despair
and lack of support that affects their personal lives, education and hope for
the future. We are a small community, but we are united in our resolve to
provide hope and positive educational tools to these children."
Purich added that although Hudson's tour is spearheaded by the Community
Foundation of the Alleghenies, it is a community-wide campaign that will
include a substantial number of adult participants from the various nonprofit
groups and neighborhoods.
"During this event, we are planning to have various chess clubs in all the
schools, various churches and neighborhoods across the city," Purich
explained. "Included in the group are local firefighters and police officers,
as well as many civic, community and business leaders of the Greater Johnstown
community."
"I am thrilled to be a part of this forward-thinking and momentous project,"
Hudson said. "I am so impressed with the level of organization and cooperation
between these three school districts. Stephen Purich and his team have done a
tremendous job. Never before have I been involved in such an ambitious project
to intervene and improve the lives of this many children at one time. These
children need to know they have the ability to rise above negative influences
and learn how to use their education to provide the skills and mental
faculties to create a worthwhile life. They are our future, and we can offer
them hope and positive outlets to help them grow into winners for life."
Purich enlisted Hudson's aid after reading an article published in USA Today
about Hudson's award-winning education and crime prevention program. Two
screenwriters, Kate Danaher and Bob Rivenbark, were also inspired by that same
article. They have written a screenplay, Every Move Counts, about Orrin's
mission and are seeking funding for production.
For more information on the Atlanta-based award-winning program Be Someone,
visit http://www.besomeone.org, or contact Chula Schlesinger at 678-526-0292.
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Contact:
Chula Schlesinger
info@besomeone.org
678-526-0292
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