The 6th annual Holly Heisman fundraiser has been set for August 3rd, 2008. The Jewish Community Center in Wynnewood, PA has agreed to host the event this year. The event is hosted in memory of Mr Heisman’s wife who died of cancer.

We have raised over $15,000 to help women in need (cancer, battered wives, pregnant teens)

This is a unique event as it has no entry fee and no set prizes. My son Chirag Ram is a student of Mr Heisman and I have volunteered to help him organize the tournament this year.

We have three sections – Open, U1500 and U900 (U900 is scholastic only – the rest are for all ages). Entrants may make voluntary contributions to the Philadelphia Foundation towards the Holly Heisman memorial fund.

If you have a prize to donate please let me know and I will update the prize list at the website (please let me know if https://webmail.che.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://mywebpages.comcast.net/danheisman/Events_Books/Holly_Heisman_Memorial_03.htm%23Prizes does not reflect this correctly). If it is a physical prize, like a book or software, then you can send it to Mr Heisman at:

Mr Dan Heisman
1359 Garden Road
Wynnewood, PA 19096

Special thanks to Prashanth Ram for the information regarding this worthy cause.

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