Friendly Tournament/Timers & boards

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checkerboardz4u
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Joined: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:13 pm
What do you like about checkers?: I love checkers. Worked in mental health years ago and had my first tournamnet for kids which brought about parents and grandparents reconnecting with face to face time, leaving out electronics and kids meeting people they might otherwise never have positive conversations and earning experiences with. Wehn I did that tournament an older man came to me to teach me. I never new about different boards and so much more-still learning-will never be like the people I met but am happy to keep learning.Thanks
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Friendly Tournament/Timers & boards

Post by checkerboardz4u »

Hello Everyone, I am so new here and still learning. I have a few questions and happy to accept the experienced answers. Heck any answers are good to mull over. So I am having a tournament near York/Hanover Pa. sept 24, 2011-place has not been decided yet. This is to benefit Autism and Awareness.
So while I have done this once before while working in mental health, it was mainly for fun and a bunch of kids responded which is what I wanted, some with grandparents. One man showed up at my agency with a funny looking board. He wanted to play me, who grew up with a red and black board and playing as kids do. His board was green and buff. He has glossy, marble feeling checkers, and taught me that I didn't have any idea how to play, but we did have fun.
I want to set up two tables with timers for those experienced players who would enjoy that more. Funding that might be an issue, but I'd still like to know. I also need some boards. I can buy the red and black boards, but after a very nice guy here offered to buy some, well I can say this group has funds to buy red and black boards about 6. each. The group who this immediatley benefits is FOAK, Friends of AMazing Kids, who in turn purchase needs for the Autism group in HAnover PA. Last year they bought a van. Federal funding as many know is not waht it once was, So The Amazing Kids Club in Hanover PA. receives most ofit's help for FOAK. kool huh?
I am making a few boards as prizes and a table or two-not perfect here-but close-well...Any suggestions, help etc will be gratefully appreciated. Thanks You, Checkerboardz4u-oh can anyone tell me how to put an avatar up-I need to make mine smaller and don't have the :) slightest idea how.
Checkerboardz4u made and mailed in 3 weeks, red & black or Green and Buff 2 or 1.5 inch squares
checkerboardz4u
Posts: 4
Joined: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:13 pm
What do you like about checkers?: I love checkers. Worked in mental health years ago and had my first tournamnet for kids which brought about parents and grandparents reconnecting with face to face time, leaving out electronics and kids meeting people they might otherwise never have positive conversations and earning experiences with. Wehn I did that tournament an older man came to me to teach me. I never new about different boards and so much more-still learning-will never be like the people I met but am happy to keep learning.Thanks
Location: Pennsylvania
Contact:

Re: Friendly Tournament/Timers & boards

Post by checkerboardz4u »

Thank you Mr. Acker,
I will be going to the one in Carlisle to see how I can improve my planning. Thank you also for the site on boardz-I'll check it out, Nancy-Is it proper to let other know at a tournament about what will happen Sept 24-mine for kids? Not during.
Checkerboardz4u made and mailed in 3 weeks, red & black or Green and Buff 2 or 1.5 inch squares
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