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5th Holly Heisman Memorial
Tournament
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Susan Hollis “Holly” Bloom Heisman |
Update, 20
August 2007: Chessville received the following tournament sponsor
report from NM Dan Heisman:
To all 2007 Holly
Heisman Memorial Sponsors,
First, I would
like to thank everyone for their generous support for our event last Sunday.
About 80 players participated. The Open section was won by high-school
junior to be, and current US Open Blitz Champion, NM Dan Yeager, with a
4.5-0.5 score. NM Adam Weissbarth (a sponsor, via his scholastic
Silver Knights organization!), finished 2nd.
More importantly,
we were able to raise about $1,600 the day of the event for the Holly
Heisman Memorial Fund, to support women in need via the host Philadelphia
Foundation (www.philafound.org).
In addition, several on-line and “later” donations were made, bringing the
total to somewhat more than that. Over the past five years we have
raised well over $7,000 for this charitable cause. Thanks once again!
The future of this
event is not certain. While I am still an active USCF Tournament
Director, I am no longer organizing open events, including this one.
So if someone else wishes to organize this event at a site near Philadelphia
in the future, I would be glad to help TD, but I am no longer interested in
organizing. After organizing events for over 35 years, I am “retiring”
that particular chess hat.
Best wishes, Dan
Heisman
www.danheisman.com
“Susan Hollis
“Holly” Bloom Heisman (1953-1994) was
Dan Heisman's first wife, who
passed away from breast cancer. Holly worked as a social worker,
helping women in need such as runaway teenagers and battered wives.
After her passing, Dan’s sister Eileen Heisman, who is a professional gift
trust fundraiser, suggested to Dan and his mother that they all pitch in and
make contributions to start a charitable trust in Holly’s name at the
Philadelphia Foundation (www.philafound.org)
to, appropriately, support women in need, specifically those with breast
cancer, battered wives, and runaway teens. This was done in 1995 and
Eileen was appointed as the primary point of contact with the Foundation.
However, by 2001
Eileen had bigger charitable interests to run (like the National
Philanthropic Trust, of which she is President), and Dan took over as the
point of contact for the Fund with the host Philadelphia Foundation.
The Foundation had raised a Fund’s minimum endowed limit to $10,000 in order
to generate grants. Dan looked for ways to make the Fund more active.
Soon after, he had a brainstorm to create the first charitable chess
tournament: he donates his time as organizer and TD, the Kaiserman Jewish
Community Center in Wynnewood, PA (just outside Philadelphia) donates a
playing room, and the players would play USCF-rated chess for free. In
order to attract more players, Dan asked some of his contacts to donate
prizes. In turn, the players are asked to voluntarily make
contributions to the Holly Heisman Fund. The first event was held in
the summer of 2003.
Over the years the
Holly Heisman Fund has raised over $14,000 towards these charitable ends for
the Philadelphia Foundation, thus achieving Dan’s initial goal of
“activating” the Fund. About half those funds have been raised via the
Holly Heisman Memorial tournament. Among the annual prize donors are
Chessville, Plunder Chess, Bookup, House of Staunton, the Internet Chess
Club, John Bain, and IM Igor Khmelnitsky. This year is the fifth
annual event, and it features two major new sponsors: USCF Executive
Director Bill Hall donated a free Tournament Life Announcement (TLA) and
radio personality Howard Stern has donated a prize of a tour of his radio
studio/show (limited to adults only!)
In 2005 Dan
decided to create a second charitable Fund at the Philadelphia Foundation,
the Dan Heisman Chess Support Fund, which supports scholastic events in the
Philadelphia area through the Philadelphia Foundation and the PA State Chess
Federation.
The 2007 Holly Heisman Memorial tournament will be held Aug 12. It is a five-round swiss,
G/30, with three sections: Open, Under 1500, and Scholastic Under 900. More
on the event:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/danheisman/Events_Books/Holly_Heisman_Memorial_03.htm
To make mail or
online donations:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/danheisman/Main_Chess/donations.htm#Holly%Heisman%Fund
(under the Chess Support Fund).
Thanks!
- Dan Heisman
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HELP OUT WOMEN IN NEED! A FREE
CHARITY CHESS TOURNAMENT
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5th Holly Heisman Memorial Action fundraising rated chess tournament
Donated prizes -
FREE Entry
Entry restricted to the first 120 - Optional Donation
to the
Holly Heisman Memorial Fund*
(suggested
$25+)
Game/30
minutes - 5 rounds
Donations and donated prizes appreciated!
Open to anyone
- Last year 80+ played and $1,400+ raised for charity!
Sunday August 12, 2007
Jewish Community Center
(JCC)
Kaiserman Branch
“Family Hall” in Conston Fitness
Center (Park in back)
Non-Kosher food not allowed in bldg.
City Ave (Rt. 1) and Haverford Rd.
Wynnewood, PA
Directions: Schuylkill Expressway (I-76): Exit
at City Line Av. Take US 1 South ~3+ miles to Haverford Rd. (McDonald’s
on left; 7-11 on upper right); make right onto Haverford;
first right is JCC driveway; park in back.
Blue Route (I-476): Exit
11 (Villanova) Go East on Rt. 30 1+ miles to County Line Rd
(across McDonalds) Go Right. Go 4+ miles, thru Manoa Rd light; next
light is JCC; make left at next driveway; park in back.
Registration
Ú
9:15 AM to 10:00 AM - First round games begin about 10:30
Rds 10:30-11:45-1:30-2:45-4 or
earlier;
Lunch: Kosher pizza or McDonald’s, Wendy’s
US Chess Federation rated: membership
required (available at registration or www.uschess.org)
Advance Entry:
e-mail
danheisman@comcast.net, 610-649-0750,
1359 Garden Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096; w/USCF
name,
ID#, exp & dues (if req’d);
address;
section; club. Donations: “The Philadelphia Foundation/Fund HEIS”
Please bring
a set, board, pencils, and
if you have it, a clock -
we do not supply equipment
·
Open:
Open to all any rating, any age. (All: no one is eliminated!)
·
U1500:
For anyone, any age, rated below 1500 or unrated
·
U900:
For students rated below 900 or unrated –
Beginners welcome
*The Holly Heisman Memorial Fund provides funds for women in need:
battered, breast cancer, runaway teenagers. Grants: The Child Abuse
Prevention Effort, Del. Co. Women Against Rape, Living Beyond Breast Cancer.
The Philadelphia Foundation, 1234 Market St, Suite 1800, Phila, PA 19107:
www.philafound.org
Sponsors:
US Chess Federation, Plunder Chess, Howard Stern, Main Line Speech, John
Bain, Bookup, Kaiserman JCC, Chessville, House of Staunton, Internet CC, IM
Khmelnitsky
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