WHAT  IS VT Seva ?
  Mission

VT Seva’s mission is to promote understanding and tolerance in society by empowering our youth with value of volunteering and philanthropy. In turn, our youth will learn how to plan, develop, and implement projects for protection of animals and environment, promote free health programs, provide quality education and life skills to underprivileged families, help organize disaster relief programs in time of need, and build bridges between different communities.
  Educating and Empowering the BLIND with the use of latest Technology to make them Self Reliant
 
We focus our activities in four major areas:
  1. Provide education to under privileged children and to build schools in remote tribal areas in India
  2. Provide education to blind children/youth
  3. Spread awareness about cancer and provide facilities for early cancer detection in impoverished communities
  4. Spread awareness about being environmentally friendly and protecting our mother earth.
  Vision

VT Seva's vision is to see all children and adults of the impoverished communities of India and other countries have access and opportunities to quality education and health care and enable them to live with dignity and pride.
 
CHESS CLUB by VTSEVA WASHINGTON DC

CHESS CLUB
 (Fundraiser for VT Seva Activities)
VT Seva Chess Club
 
 
CLASS SCHEDULE & LOCATION
 
Virginia Center
Chess Club classes will be conducted every Sunday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon at our new location:
4451 Brookfield Corporate Drive, Suite 201
Chantilly, VA - 20151
 
 
 
THE COACH
Coach Bill Moore, who has over 13 years of experience in coaching and managing chess clubs, will be the head coach for this activity along with his son, Gavin. His students have participated in Local, State and National chess competitions and won numerous awards.
 
 
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
Anyone age 4 or above can participate. Based on skill level, Coach Moore will teach basic principles, tactics and how to record game moves every week for about 1 hour and students will play for about 1 hour. He will also pair up the players and coach them at different levels. Coach Moore will teach a beginners lesson the first Sunday of each month.
 
 
IMPACT
Through this fundraiser we will be able to buy software for the computers used by The College for the Blind in Shamshabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. JAWS software speaks to the visually challenged students while they type numbers or text so that they can hear what they are typing. Each software program costs $1,116 (around Rs.50,000 in India). Last two years we gave 7 laptops and our target this year is to buy 7 JAWS software licenses for these laptops worth around $7,814.
 
 
FEE STRUCTURE
Tuition for the entire academic year is only $300.00 ($5 per hour; two hours a week, for 30 weeks). If paid in two installments, it would cost $175.00 each.
  1. If you are a returning chess parent please pay in full on the first day of the class. A free chess set was given to your child last year.
  2. If you are a new chess parent you are given the same opportunity, as last year, to try the first class for free and interact with the Coach. If you are interested to enroll your children, please come to the second class and pay in full. You will be given a free chess set after registration.
  3. Make checks payable to VT Seva
CLASS SCHEDULE - Year 2011
Month Dates No Classes On Total Classes
September 9/11, 9/18, 9/25   3
October 10/02, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 10/9 - Columbus Day on 10/10 4
November 11/06, 11/13, 11/20 11/27 - ThanksGiving Weekend 3
December 12/04, 12/11, 12/18 12/25 - Christmas Holidays 3
      13
CLASS SCHEDULE - Year 2012
Month Dates No Classes On Total Classes
January 01/08, 01/22, 01/29 01/01 - New Year Weekend, 01/15 - Martin Luther King B'day on 01/16 3
February 02/05, 02/12, 02/19, 02/26   4
March 03/04, 03/11, 03/18, 03/25   4
April 04/15, 04/22, 04/29 4/1 & 4/8 - Spring Break 3
May 05/06, 05/13, 05/20 5/27 - Memorial day Weekend 3
June 06/03, 06/10   2
      19
Note: We schedule 32 classes to allow 2 Snow days. We follow Fairfax County School Snow policy guidelines.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Spread the word to your friends and family. Kids not only learn playing chess, they will get a chance to participate in Service activities like:
  1. Sandwich meal program for Homeless. Sandwiches will be prepared by students (meal includes Sandwich, Fruit, Chips and Juice)
  2. Penny collection for Blind AND/OR Tribal students in India
  3. Participate in Food drive for Capital Area Food bank
  4. Books, Toys and Clothes drive to National Children Foundation
  5. Participate in Cancer Walkathon & Juvenile Diabetes Walkathon
  6. Participate in World Blind Awareness Day
  7. Participate in Mother's Day
  8. Participate in Earth Day celebrations.
and many more. Students who need service hours are welcome to participate in service activities every week.
 

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