September 12, 2005 MetroWest Chess Club at the Natick Senior Center Slide 1 MetroWest Chess Club at the Natick Senior Center since June 1996 Mark Kaprielian – President Harvey Reed – Clerk / Marketing Director

September 12, 2005 MetroWest Chess Club at the Natick Senior Center Slide 2 About the Club Next year is our 10 th year at Natick Senior Center! Moved to the Natick Senior Center in June 1996 –Predecessor club was Framingham Chess Club, founded in 1983 –Incorporated as a 501(c)7 non-profit corporation Demographics –Largest participation from Natick –Attendees from throughout the MetroWest, North from NH, South from RI –Wide distribution of ages from pre-teens to Seniors Insured –Requested by Diana Rider –$3M liability/abuse –Town of Natick in rider

September 12, 2005 MetroWest Chess Club at the Natick Senior Center Slide 3 Value to Senior Center Superlative qualities helps grant applications for Senior Center: –Diversity of participants High number of participants – 3,482 attendees for last year All ages - Juniors through Seniors –Number of volunteer hours Ave over 1000 hours per year Periodic donations to Senior Center: –Specific requests for tangible items –Past donations: All the long light-weight tables Big closet in front room VCR

September 12, 2005 MetroWest Chess Club at the Natick Senior Center Slide 4 Excellence of Program “Chess Club of the Year” for 2002 –Awarded by the US Chess Federation, choosing us the Best Chess Club in the entire US Largest Chess Club in New England –We average 80 players per event –The median chess club attracts ~20 per event Big influence for chess in Eastern Mass and New England –We have trained Tournament Directors for other chess clubs that want to emulate our good points –One of our past Tournament Directors started “North East Chess” which is now a premier regional tournament

September 12, 2005 MetroWest Chess Club at the Natick Senior Center Slide 5 Chess Club of the Year 2002

September 12, 2005 MetroWest Chess Club at the Natick Senior Center Slide 6 Usage of Senior Center Since 1996 –“Monthly Tournament” program features rated long games –Every Tuesday night throughout year –Use all the rooms Since 2000 –“Summer Scholastic” program introduces area juniors to rated chess –Program runs on Thursday nights in the summer –Use all the rooms Occasional other nights –Board meetings –Special events –Use some of the rooms

September 12, 2005 MetroWest Chess Club at the Natick Senior Center Slide 7 Questions?