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  • Mon, Jan 16th
    MLK Day
    Girard College

  • Thu, Jan 26th
    Scrabble Winter Classic
    School District

  • Sat & Sun, Feb 4th-5th
    Chess Marathon
    Temple


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MLK Day of Service
Monday, January 16th, 8am - 1pm
Girard College, 2101 South College Avenue

ASAP will man tables at the MLK Day hub at Girard College. At the Expo ASAP will provide information on our work to parents, caregivers and volunteers. Scrabble and Chess boards will be set up in the kids carnival. Additionally, ASAP will provide Scrabble and Chess trainings for new club leaders. For more information on MLK Day and ASAP's involvement, check out the website or contact Marshall Bright at 215-545-2727 x 12.


Scrabble Winter Classic
Thursday, January 26th, 2:00-4:00
The School District of Philadelphia, 440 N. Broad, Atrium

On January 26th ASAP will host the Scrabble Winter Classic, an annual Scrabble competition at which students in Scrabble clubs from throughout Philadelphia compete in the School District Atrium. For more information contact Marshall Bright at 215-545-2727 x 12.

PECO-ASAP Checkmate Violence Chess Marathon/ Tournament
Saturday and Sunday, February 4th-5th
Temple University Gittis Student Center Room 200,
1755 N. 13th St. Phila., 19122
Saturday 8:30am-8pm and Sunday 8:30am-5pm.

Our popular Checkmate Violence Chess Marathon, sponsored by PECO, returns for a fifth year! This year the Marathon, a two-day chess tournament, kicks off Saturday morning, February 4th with non-rated and rated tournament sections, and will continue on Sunday February 5th with the conclusion of the rated tournament. Our annual coaches’ classic tournament will also take place during the weekend. There will not be an overnight component to this year’s Marathon. For more information please contact Ben Cooper at at 215-545-2727 x 17 or bcooper@phillyasap.org .

"Spring into Scrabble"
Wednesday, June 8th; 2:30pm-5:00pm
The Franklin Institute

Spring into Scrabble is the culminating event of ASAP's Philly Plays Scrabble program. Students in ASAP Scrabble clubs are invited to participate in an afternoon of friendly Scrabble competition and to tour the Franklin Institute. For more information or to RSVP please contact Emily Goss at egoss@phillyasap.org or at 215-545-2727 x 10.

Community Yoga Night
Thursday, May 5th; 3:00pm-5:00pm
John Wister School
67 E. Bringhurst St. Philadelphia, Pa 19144

For more information contact Rachel Utain-Evans or click here for the event flyer.

Event 6
Thursday, April 23, 2009
To view our flyer, click here Lincoln Financial Field

To view our flyer, click here. Chess Activity Leader Training

The Eagles Youth Partnerships sponsors its annual all-day chess tournament for more than 200 of Philadelphia’s most competitive school-age students from ASAP’s Philadelphia Youth Chess Challenge, with a special awards ceremony in the Eagles locker room. Chess Challenge students also will have an opportunity to flex their chess muscles in scrimmage games against several Philadelphia Eagles players. In addition, this year’s tournament will feature a chess simul with local chess expert Chris Miller playing 15 students at one time.
To view our flyer, click here

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    Chess Funders
    Eagles Youth Partnership
    Department of Health
    Dolfinger-McMahon
    Greenfield/Rosenberg
    Phil Lindy
    Mellon Charitable Trusts
    Morgan Stanley
    Neighborhoods Now
    PECO
    Phillies
    Target
    Henrietta Tower-Wurts
    Townsend Foundation
    Volpe-Koenig
    Wachovia
    Scrabble Funders
    Comcast
    Hasbro
    The National SCRABBLE® Association
    Parkway Foundation
    PNC Bank
    Verizon
    Debate Funders
    Fourjay Foundation
    Lance Funston, Save a Mind Foundation
    Dance / Yoga Funders
    Dance:
    Annenberg Foundation
    Phoebe Haas Charitable Trust
    The Food Trust
    Yoga:
    Patricia Kind Foundation
    Penrose
    People for People Charter
    ASAP Board of Directors
    The Honorable Phyllis W. Beck
    President
    Independence Foundation

    Philip Behr
    Managing Partner
    Behr Capital Partners

    David Brown
    Executive Vice President/ General Manager
    WURD Radio

    Frances Connolly, Ed.D.
    CEO
    Eamon Associates

    Wendy Glazer
    Education Consultant

    E. Bunny Glick
    Co-Director
    Café Scientifique

    Susan Hayes
    President
    LabSim

    Ernest Jones, Esq.
    President & CEO
    Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation



    Marciene S. Mattleman, Ed.D.
    President
    After School Activities Partnerships

    Andrew Riordan
    Managing Director
    KPMG

    Vincent Thompson
    Communications Consultant

    Joseph P. Tierney
    Executive Director
    Robert A. Fox Leadership Program
    University of Pennsylvania

    Amy Wei
    Senior Tournament Director
    University of Pennsylvania Debate

    Denise Wing, Ed.D.
    Deputy Chief
    Student Support Services
    School District of Philadelphia

    Debra Weiner
    Education Consultant

    ASAP Advisory Board

     


    The Honorable Lynne M. Abraham
    Former District Attorney
    City of Philadelphia

    Joseph Banner
    President/Chief Operating Officer
    Philadelphia Eagles

    The Honorable Bill Bradley
    Honorary Chair
    Former Member, United State Senate

    Rhonda Cohen, Esq.
    Attorney

    Michael DiBerardinis
    Commissioner
    Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

    Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.
    National Director
    Amachi

    Daniel Gordon
    Real Estate Management


    Rosemarie Greco
    Senior Advisor, Health Reform
    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    Sonny Hill
    Founder
    Sonny Hill Basketball League

    Garry Maddox
    CEO
    A. Pomerantz & Company

    Charles Ramsey
    Commissioner
    Philadelphia Police Department

    The Honorable Edward G. Rendell
    Governor
    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    Don Tollefson
    Sportscaster
    950 ESPN

    Shelly Yanoff
    Executive Director
    Public Citizens for Children and Youth

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