Dear chess friends,

There will be a fundraising event in October in Toronto with the members of the Canadian Olympiad teams. The event will probably include lectures, simul,
blitz tournament and a small banquet.

The members of the Olympiad teams are enthusiastically behind the event. Natalia Khoudgarian, Yuanling Yuan, Hazel Smith, Irina Barron, Nikolay Noritsyn, Mark Bluvshtein, Igor Zugic, and Ron Liv****s confirmed their participation. Pascal Charbonneau and Thomas Roussel-Roozmon support the vent morally but the cost of taking them to Toronto would be greater then benefit. (Pascal lives in New-York and Thomas lives in Montreal.)

Gary Gladstone will be assisting with the event.
More details to follow...

Taking this opportunity, I would like to mention that all tournament organizers are encouraged to help raise funds for the Olympiad by having a blitz tournament, bug house tournament, auction or just a cup for donations.

Ilia Bluvshtein, Olympiad co-coordinator.