Bob Gillanders
09-16-2016, 03:42 PM
Queen of Katwe
Courtesy of Disney, several hundred lucky people were treated to a free advanced screening of the new Disney movie, Queen of Katwe, at the Cineplex Cinemas at Square 1 in Mississauga. The audience included 24 members from Mississauga Chess Club as well as members from neighbouring chess clubs.
The movie is inspired by the true life story of Phionah Mutesi, a young girl growing up in poverty in Uganda. She leads her country’s team to the Chess Olympiad and becomes National Chess Champion of Uganda. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, as well as everyone I have spoken too.
The CFC received an email yesterday from Beautiful World, a Toronto based charity that helps support girls living in extreme poverty in Uganda, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone to pursue a higher education.
"Phionah will be in Toronto in April 2017 as Beautiful World’s honoured guest and will be attending speaking engagements and playing some chess while she is here.”
Courtesy of Disney, several hundred lucky people were treated to a free advanced screening of the new Disney movie, Queen of Katwe, at the Cineplex Cinemas at Square 1 in Mississauga. The audience included 24 members from Mississauga Chess Club as well as members from neighbouring chess clubs.
The movie is inspired by the true life story of Phionah Mutesi, a young girl growing up in poverty in Uganda. She leads her country’s team to the Chess Olympiad and becomes National Chess Champion of Uganda. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, as well as everyone I have spoken too.
The CFC received an email yesterday from Beautiful World, a Toronto based charity that helps support girls living in extreme poverty in Uganda, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone to pursue a higher education.
"Phionah will be in Toronto in April 2017 as Beautiful World’s honoured guest and will be attending speaking engagements and playing some chess while she is here.”