Papa John’s (at 2420 9th street in Lubbock) has become our latest sponsor of the chess training workshop for teachers to teach chess in the schools. I would like to thank Papa John’s for the generous sponsorship. In addition, special thanks to Mr. Jeff Smith for making this event possible with his very generous sponsorship.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Cory Chandler, cory.chandler@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136
Chess Champion Sisters Conduct Free Exhibition, WorkshopTeacher workshop and simultaneous exhibition to highlight activities
Ready to match wits against a world-renowned chess champion? What about two?
Texas Tech University’s new Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) on Sept. 3 will host two free events. The event is co-hosted by the Knight Raiders Chess Club and sponsored by Mr. Jeff Smith and the Susan Polgar Foundation.
Events include:
Workshop for teachers to teach chess in the schools (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Presenters:
Grandmaster Susan Polgar – A Chess Curriculum for Schools
International Master Sofia Polgar – Teaching Children Chess
FIDE Master Paul Truong – Tournaments
Dr. Haraldur Karlsson (tentative) – Role of Computers
Polgar-Polgar Simultaneous Exhibition
5 p.m.-10 p.m.As many as 100 players will compete against Sofia and Susan Polgar, two of the biggest names in chess. Pre-registration is requested; preference will be given to children and young adults.
Contact:
Hal Karlsson, advisor, Knight Raiders Chess Club, (806) 742-3130, or hal.karlsson@ttu.edu
Paul Truong, director of marketing and public relations, SPICE, Texas Tech University, (806) 392-0758 or paultruong@aol.com
Bravo! The more sponsors the better!
Not only, Bravo!
I just told my family that we are now only eating Papa John’s Pizza.
One son asked me why and my response, “I scratch your back, you scratch mine”, (and proceeded to inform them they were sponsoring SP’s efforts).
It goes to show that it never hurts to ask. All they can say is no.
Papa Johns will be providing the pizzas for the workshop lunch. We are especially grateful to Michael Pauda at that location who immediately supported the donation.
Sincerely,
Dr. Karlsson