Games

Dear Teachers,

The Seattle Go Center has been teaching a Go club at Challenger Elementary School, which is about 5 miles NE of Issaquah, on Wednesday afternoons.   We have 15 eager students. We would like to have another volunteer help us with the last two Wednesdays, April 25, and May 2. You could help students identify dead stones, and help them finish 13x13 games.  The session is from 1:30 to 2:15 pm.  We have a car pool leaving the Go Center at 12:30 p.m. So far, the traffic has not been bad traveling either way.  (Apparently morning rush hour and evening rush hour have not completely merged on the Eastside.)  If you want to come directly to Challenger School, we are at 25200 SE Klahanie Blvd., Sammamish, WA 98075.  We meet outside the school at about 1:25, and then go to the Library.  Bill Mokin, a teacher at Challenger School, is the organizer of this club, and he helps us teach Go as well.

Regards,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org

Dear Go Center Members,

I have been Manager of the Go Center for almost 10 years now.  While I have enjoyed my long employment with the Seattle Go Center, and I am very proud of our many accomplishments, I would like to scale back my responsibilities in the fall of this year and do more photography.  We will divide my current job as General Manager into two part-time positions: “Operations Manager” and “Program Manager”.   I would like to continue as the Operations Manager, with responsibility for the building, maintenance, bookkeeping, and tax reports.  We are looking to hire a new Program Manager.

The Program Manager would schedule, organize, and promote all our classes, open play times, events, workshops, go clubs, and outreach.  This is a paid part time position (50 hours a month) with flexible hours and some work required on weekends and evenings.  The Program Manager would manage the email list, the website, and our social media.  The Program Manager also has responsibility for encouraging and supporting diverse membership in the Go Center.  I am happy to report that I have had great support from both volunteers and our paid day managers on these projects, and so the list of tasks is long but not impossible.  I think the Program Manager position could be filled by somebody whose day job does not require long hours.

If you are interested in the new Program Manager position, please contact me for more information.  We are definitely interested in filling this position by the fall, and an earlier start is possible.  Interviews for this position will be scheduled starting May 5, 2018.

Cheers,

Brian

General Manager,

Seattle Go Center

manager@seattlego.org    

Dear Volunteers,

We have plenty of room at Cherry Blossom Festival, so more teachers are welcome.   This is the Japanese Culture festival that is in several buildings at Seattle Center, underneath the Space Needle.  We are in the Armory in the “Loft”, one floor above the food court.  We are basically in the same place as last year, but we are away from the door this time, which will be a good thing when the Taiko drumming starts!  We will be teaching until 5 pm today, Friday, and from 10 – 5 on both Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22.  Right now, our three teachers are very busy.  We have three teachers scheduled for tomorrow as well.

Notes on handicapped access:  at present, only the old elevator at the north end of the building is working.  When you take the elevator, select “3”; it will take you to the newly renovated “Loft”, which is also labeled “2”.  I am not making this up.

Cheers,

Brian

Dear Members,

The Cherry Blossom Festival organizers need somebody to help load in equipment and displays on Wednesday morning.  You could meet Chris K at the Go Center around 8 am, or go directly to Seattle Center.  Please contact me if you could help out.

Regards,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org

Dear Go Teachers,

Cherry Blossom Festival is this weekend at the Seattle Center Armory  (near the Space Needle).  We will be playing teaching games and casual games in our regular place, one floor up from the food court, for three days.  Of course John Richards and Dave Snow will be teaching, but we have plenty of room for more teachers.  We will be there from 10 – 5 pm on April 20 – 22, Friday through Sunday.  Usually the busiest times are midday on Saturday and Sunday. Please let me know if you are coming. 

Cheers,

Brian

Dear Go Teachers,

We need a substitute host/teacher for the meet-up at Hurry Curry on April 30 and May 7.  Dan Top reports that 2 – 4 people have been showing up in the last few weeks, and so we would like to maintain our presence there.  Seattle Go Center members get happy hour prices throughout the evening.

Please contact me if you can help out.

Cheers,

Brian

manager@seattlego.org

Seattle: South Lake Union  Hurry Curry of Tokyo

Mondays, 5:30 - 8 pm.

825 Harrison St. Seattle WA 98109

(206) 681-9443

Dear Members,

Here is a friendly reminder that our annual Membership Meeting will be Sunday, April 15, at 2 p.m., at the Seattle Go Center.  We will have a slide show, discussion, and some treats. The one hour meeting will review the last year, and elect three board members. All Go Center members, including new members, are welcome at the meeting. Voting is limited to those who have quarterly, annual or lifetime memberships.

The Board of Directors will have a meeting at 3 pm, while everybody else gets to play Go.

If you are a voting member who cannot come to the meeting, please give your proxy to somebody else who will be attending.  This can be done by email or by written notice.

Cheers,

Brian Allen

General Manger, Seattle Go Center.

Dear Go Players,

The Monthly Ratings Tournament will be this Sunday, April 8, at the Seattle Go Center, with registration from 10 -10:45  am.    Please make sure your AGA membership is up to date.  More info is on our events calendar:

http://www.seattlego.org/events/

In other ratings news, the March Ratings Tournament has now been added to the AGA database.  To see your up-to-date ratings go to:

http://agagd.usgo.org/

Cheers,

Brian

Dear Go Center Members,

Our annual Membership Meeting will be Sunday, April 15, at 2 p.m., at the Seattle Go Center.  We will have a slide show, discussion, and some treats. The one hour meeting will review the last year, and elect three board members. All Go Center members, including new members, are welcome at the meeting. Voting is limited to those who have quarterly, annual or lifetime memberships.

If you are a voting member who cannot come to the meeting, please give your proxy to somebody else who will be attending.  This can be done by email or by written notice.

Cheers,

Brian Allen

General Manger, Seattle Go Center.