Orrin
"Checkmate" Hudson Takes "Game Of Life" Across The Country To Inspire Kids To Make The Right Moves
ATLANTA, GA - March 23, 2009 -- Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson, Founder and Executive
Director of the non-profit organization Be Someone, is embarking on a nationwide
tour to show America's at-risk youth how to make better decisions in school and
in life. His tool of choice: a chessboard. His goal: to foster self-esteem,
responsibility, and analytical thinking skills to help kids become successful
adults.
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Orrin Hudson is an award winning speaker who has inspired many to "make
the right move". |
Inspired by Dr. Estes Taplin, superintendent of the City of Baker School System
in Louisiana, about the need to teach children to think critically, Hudson
decided to go on a nationwide tour starting with the City of Baker School
System, in which the best-performing and worst-performing schools stand only a
mile apart. Hudson's second stop will be Dayton, Ohio on March 27, 2009, where
his program will be sponsored by Black Man's Think Tank. Marlon Aldridge, the
group's president, invited Hudson to Dayton because he agrees that our children
need critical thinking skills to make good choices.
Hudson, a former Alabama State Trooper, author of "One
Move at a Time" and the founder of
Be Someone,
has made it his mission to visit all 50 states teaching students how to win the
game of life using chess as a metaphor. "Due to the recent economic downturn, we
have seen a rise in crime nationwide. I want to make sure that every child
chooses to think it out, rather than shoot it out. It is more important than
ever before to teach the youth of America that success is not measured by cars
or clothes or dollars," said Hudson. "Through chess, I teach children to push
pawns instead of drugs and help them make the right moves that will improve
their future."
Must see video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLFENGymr34
WHO: Black Man's Think
Tank
Where: Sinclair
Community College,
444 W. Third St.,David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center (Building
12), Dayton ,OH 45402
When: Friday March 27,
2009 9:30 AM to 4:30 AM registration.
Orrin speaks form 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Registration for the free event is 8 to 9:10 a.m. which
includes breakfast and lunch in the David H. Ponitz Sinclair
Center (Building 12). The theme is Best of Both Worlds:
Educational Success & Economic Progress.
For more about the conference, visit
www.bmtt.org, call (937) 512-2333 or e-mail
marlon.aldridge@sinclair.edu.
Orrin also speaks at:
When: March 27, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Where: Thurgood
Marshall High School
447 Hoover Ave, Dayton, Ohio 45417, Dr. David Lawrence,
Principal
Why: To empower
children to make the right moves.
In 2001, Hudson learned of an incident
in which seven Wendy's employees were shot, five of whom
died - for just $2,400. This tragic incident inspired Hudson
to quit his job and use his life's savings to found Be
Someone, a not-for-profit organization designed to raise
self-esteem while teaching responsibility and analytical
thinking skills to at-risk children.
Hudson travels the country mentoring
children to value KASH - Knowledge, Attitude, Skills and
Habits - over cash. Since Be Someone's founding in 2001, the
organization has touched the lives of over 20,000 students
across the country. The results have been amazing: higher
motivation, improved attendance, and better grades. Hudson's
message in every program is "Heads up, pants up, grades up,
and never give up."
Hudson hopes the success of Be Someone
will inspire others to join him in supporting this important
cause. "When good people fail to act, evil prevails," said
Hudson. "Investing in the youth of today is one of the best
ways to ensure a better tomorrow."
Be Someone's goal is to bring this
message to one million students within the next five years.
To help Orrin show America's kids how to make the right
moves, please click on the links below or visit the
websites:
http://www.besomeone.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLFENGymr34
About Be
Someone
Be Someone was founded in 2001 to get kids off the streets and keep
them out of gangs. A non-profit 501(c)(3), Be Someone teaches self-esteem,
responsibility and analytical thinking skills to at-risk youth through numerous
tools, including the game of chess. Be Someone also offers on-site programs for
corporations and community organizations. These programs show you how you can
implement these same success principles in your company, school, or community.
To schedule Orrin to come to your company or city, or to help him help our
nation's youth, please visit
http://www.besomeone.org.
For more
information, please contact:
Janice Davis
Be Someone, Inc.
678-526-0292
Info@besomeone.org
Kate Bryant
Spaulding Communications
(404) 270-1010, extension 5
kateb@spauldingcommunications.com
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