Westerdam Hosts Exclusive Luncheon!

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America's Foundation for Chess and Holland America Line Host an
Exclusive First Move(TM) Chess Luncheon Aboard Holland America's ms
Westerdam

Attendees Will Board the Luxurious Cruise Ship to Watch a Special
Blindfolded Grandmaster Chess Match and Hear Guest Speaker David
MacEnulty, Who Helped Transform the Lives of Underprivileged Kids
Using Chess as a Learning Tool

SEATTLE, WA May 24, 2006
America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C) today announced that, together
with Holland America Line, it will be hosting an exclusive luncheon on
June 11 aboard the ms Westerdam, which will be docked at the Port of
Seattle. Attending this first-time-ever event as a guest speaker will
be David McEnulty, whose success in teaching inner-city kids chess
inspired the A&E movie 'Knights of the South Bronx.' Guests will also
witness a blindfolded grandmaster chess match and savor a five-star
meal.

In addition, guests will learn more about the AF4C organization, a
fascinating classroom program that integrates chess into the classroom
curriculum as a tool for effective learning.

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2006

Time: 10:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. PT (Final boarding at 10:50 a.m.)

Location: ms Westerdam, docked at Port of Seattle, Terminal 30
2431 E. Marginal Way South

For registration details, go to:

http://www.af4c.org/club/scripts/cal...blic&CATEG=NCE

About America's Foundation for Chess

America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C) is a nonprofit organization
committed to making chess a larger part of America's educational and
cultural fabric. AF4C's unique First Move(TM) program offers a
professionally designed, standards-based class curriculum utilizing
the game of chess as a learning tool for all 2nd and 3rd grade
students. Integrated as part of the standard classroom curriculum, the
program is designed to support teachers' existing academic, social and
emotional goals for their students. Students learn to make better
choices by thinking ahead, thinking analytically, and thinking of
consequences: essential life skills. The First Move(TM) program has
nearly 10,000 student enrollees and is rapidly expanding across
America so that it will soon become a regular part of every child's
classroom experience. AF4C's national office is located in Kirkland,
Washington. For more information visit www.AF4C.org.
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