BeSomeone student Robert Curry rises!
May 13th, 2008 by Daaim Shabazz
CONTACT INFORMATION
Janice Davis
Be Someone, Inc.
Lithonia, Georgia
info@besomeone.org
www.BeSomeone.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2008
TROUBLED YOUTH RISES FROM DESPERATION TO ACCOLADES
(ATLANTA)- Be Someone founder, Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson was surprised and pleased today to be informed of the upcoming appearance on nationwide television of a former youth in crisis, Robert Curry who he has mentored through the Be Someone program. The segment will air on CBS Early Show this Friday May 16, 2008 and features ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

A former DeKalb county student, Curry who now is a student Georgia Perimeter will be featured on CBS Early Show this Friday May 16, 2008. Debra Curry a single mother of Robert Curry was having trouble with Robert and was at her wits end after trying every agency in metro Atlanta to help her child. Out of desperation, she called a complete stranger at 1:00 AM to ask him if she could fill out a form and be a volunteer to help her son. The form was to be turned in early the next morning to the court. Orrin Hudson, a former state trooper and Air Force veteran, accepted the call and has been mentoring Robert every since.
Hudson uses the game of chess to teach young-people the game of life and he will be teaching chess in New York this Friday on CBS Early Show. His goal is teach 1,000,000 young –adults and to convert cell blocks to class rooms. CBS Early Show check your local listing.
Former State Trooper and United States Air Force veteran, Hudson has used his leadership skills and dedication to community service, combined with his innovative award winning education techniques for the past 7 years to teach at risk kids life mastery skills through the game of chess.
Hudson has mentored over 20,000 kids since the inception of his non-profit crime prevention program, Be Someone, in 2001. Students learn life mastery skills which improve their concentration, increase their grade point average and keep them in school; teach them teamwork and instill dedication to work for the good of their communities, creating leadership and commitment to American values.
Hudson continues to expand his outreach program across the country. “My goal is to mentor one million students, in all 50 states, by 2010. Every child deserves to have the right tools to help them Be Someone special. I need the help of dedicated business people, community leaders and educators to continue this work.”
Hudson will be doing a summer chess camp June 9 -13 , 2008 at Redan Elementary School form 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Investment for this world-class training is 250.00 (early bird before May 21) and 325.00 (after May 21). Special guest at the camp will be 5-time Georgia State Chess champion Stephen Muhammad every camper will received a trophy. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
For more information about Be Someone Summer Chess Camp, call 404.578.5278. For more information on Be Someone please visit www.BeSomeone.org.
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Orrin Hudson, Achievement Strategy Expert
Helping others win at the game of life through chess.
www.besomeone.org • orrin@besomeone.org
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