Volunteer Signup for the First 2 Practices

Hi everyone,

We’ll kick off the Burroughs Chess Club with our first practice this Friday (January 8th) from 3:00 to 4:30 in the Burroughs cafeteria amidst plenty of hoopla. We have almost 70 kids signed up, approaching our capacity of 80. Wow!

Help!
You’re probably wondering about the details of the first practice and I’ll send out another communication shortly with details. But first there is something even more important to take care of: making sure I’m not standing ALONE in a cafeteria surrounded by 70 enthusiastic chess students and a whole lotta hoopla. Nobody wants to be neck deep in hoopla.

So I’m inviting you to join me in the hoopla. We’re asking for one volunteer for every eight kids, plus at least one extra, so we’ve created ten volunteer slots for each of the first two practices. You can sign up for a slot for either practice or both by using this link:

http://www1.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=burroughschess

(I haven’t used this service before, so let me know how it goes. Email me at burroughschess@gmail.com if you have any problems.)

Responsibilities
You’re probably wondering exactly what you’re getting yourself into. (I know I am.) The primary responsibilities will be watching a table of kids with one other parent and helping them if they have any questions. You’ll also encourage them when they have finished a game to play someone else. You do NOT need to be a chess player to be a huge help, and when you sign up you’ll be asked your chess level so we can pair volunteers appropriately.

Beyond those basics, we’ll probably need someone to check kids in and record results, and just some general herding. Like I said, I’ll send out a few more details about the schedule for the first practice very soon.

So THANKS in advance for signing up. I’m very excited about the enthusiasm that is already being generated. We could be on the verge of something really great here - if we can just get past the hoopla.

Sincerely,
John