Nationals Funds Qualifications/Disbursement

The chess club year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of each year. Qualifications for nationals funds begin at that time.

Members must...

Attend 2 Clatskanie Chess Club tournaments
Attend 2 Tournament events out of our area
Attend chess club at least twice/month
Participate in 2 fundraising events
Parent coordinates 1 fundraising event that earns at least $100/per club member in the family who wishes to attend nationals.

Nationals Funds will be used to pay the entry fees and travel for each qualified club member based on points.

We will add up the total number of knowledge & participation points on the cards of all the kids who are going to nationals and meet the club qualifications. We'll divide that number into the total amount of funds to come up with a dollar amount per point. Then, we'll multiply that number by the points each person has earned. This money will be used to pay for airfare, entry fees and hotel expenses.

EXAMPLE:

Spiderman 473 points

Superman 622 points

Batman 244 points

Wonder Woman 557 points

Total points earned 1896

Nationals Fund $1200

Dollar amount per point .63 (1200 divided by 1896)

Spiderman $300

Superman $393

Batman $155

Wonder Woman $352

Club members who will qualify prior to Nationals, and who are planning to participate in a National event, must notify the chess club 30 days in advance.

Note: Anyone may attend a national event. Parents are free to pay for all expenses on their own. The Nationals Fund is available to families who helped bring in the money and whose children have qualified based on participation (see above qualifications).