Orrin Hudson makes strong moves!
Chess Family:
At Be Someone www.besomeone.org, our dream is to change the lives of inner city children, teaching them to make all the right moves in life by making the right moves in chess. After you watch this video: Chess moves for life – Chess champion Orrin Hudson wants to change the world one move at a time with students. CNN’s Randi Kaye reports.
If you believe in this work, please help me make this video “go viral.” If you feel comfortable adding something like the following statement, I would really appreciate it as well.
“If this inspires you as much as it inspires me, help Orrin Hudson change lives. Hire him to present at your schools and churches. Hire him to deliver inspirational messages to your companies and professional associations. Send this video around to everyone you know or post it to your Facebook, and of course, contributions are always welcome.”
You can help me change the lives of a million inner city children, teaching kids to make the right moves in life.
Thank you
Orrin
Orrin Checkmate Hudson , Master Motivator & Communicator
949 Stephenson Road
Stone Mountain, GA. 30087
orrin@besomeone.org
www.besomeone.org
678-526-0292
BE SOMEONE Spring Break Chess Camp – April 4 to April 8, 2011
Orrin Checkmate Hudson, “Master Motivator Teacher and Mentor,” from Atlanta, will hold his annual Spring Break Leadership Chess Camp from Monday, April 4 through Friday, April 8, 2011 in Stone Mountain, Georgia. This week long leadership camp will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with early drop-off and late pickup available. Hudson will use his signature chess skills and abilities as he offers information, insight and advice on the importance of making every move in life count.
Hudson has trained more than 20,000 students and his goal is to reach one million youngsters as he continues to train new teachers/motivators to spread the positive life lessons learned through the game of chess. Hudson is a believer in the ‘pay it forward’ concept.
“I was a young know-it-all teenager in Alabama and I was on the road to certain destruction and possibly even a premature death, ” he readily admits. “But I had a teacher who saw potential in me, I’m not sure what that was, but he taught me the game of chess.” Hudson is quick to say that seemingly simple act “saved my life.”
“By using the game of chess, my teacher showed me that for every move I make on the chess board there are consequences,” he adds. Hudson then stresses what is the bottom line of this game. “I not only learned how to play chess but I also gained self-esteem and realized I could be someone if only I chose the right moves in my life.”
Hudson went on to serve as an Alabama State Trooper but later realized his true calling. “I knew I had to give back. I saw too many young African American males headed down the wrong path – gangs, drugs, crime, sexual irresponsibility, no education and focus -, the same path I was on until someone cared enough to set me straight.” Hudson deftly uses the thinking man’s game of chess to both teach and mentor at the same time. It is a combination that is both effective and unobtrusive.
“These kids love this game and it opens doors. They often are surprised that they can handle the game that many educated adults shy away from, but more importantly they naturally learn life-lessons along the way.” Hudson rattles off some of those skills, “Responsibility, consequences for every action, think, think, and think some more.” He counsels them that they are important just as they are and that they hold unlimited potential inside. Working from his Atlanta training site, Hudson can often be found moving back and forth from multiple chess boards making moves and offering advice at the same time. It is apparent to any and all that he cares personally for each one of his students.
The young people who have had the good fortune to cross his path often say Hudson has been a guiding light in their lives as he has helped them learn how to solve problems and overcome challenges. “Successful people are not people without problems,” he stresses, “they are people who learn to solve their problems.” This is the lesson Hudson so adamantly teaches with his Be Someone program. He is resolute in his prediction. “We will reach these teens through this game and teach them how to think on their feet. They will be somebody and we will all win because of it!”
Hudson seems to have a saying for every circumstance. From his new facility in the shadow of famous Stone Mountain, Hudson often encourages many young people intently studying the chess board in front of them with something like this, “Every wall is a door every obstacle is an opportunity. That’s how you have to look at life. Attitude is everything.” It really is music to these young ears.
Details:
Spring Break Chess Camp
949 Stephenson Road
Stone Mountain, Georgia
678-526-0292
Monday, April 4 to Friday April 8, 2011
9am to 3pm
Orrin on a mission to empower one million young people using the game of chess to teach them problem-solving strategies, life skills, and to offer kids them a positive alternative to gangs, drugs, crime, and violence. In his assemblies, kids learn practical skills and techniques to overcome obstacles, seize opportunities, and realize their potential. Hudson instructs, educates, motivates, and inspires, and uses catchy phrases, like “Push Pawns, Not Drugs” and “Heads Up, Pants Up, Grades Up,” to reinforce his overall message. Since 2001, Hudson has taught more than 20,000 kids to make every move count. For more information, go to http://www.besomeone.org.
BE SOMEONE keeps hope alive for youth in need of guidance and motivation. Check out recent story on CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/living/2011/03/06/whitfield.chess.moves.for.life.cnn.html
Orrin Checkmate Hudson , Master Motivator & Communicator
949 Stephenson Road
Stone Mountain, GA. 30087
orrin@besomeone.org
http://www.besomeone.org
678-526-0292