CCL has been around for almost 20 years, and most of the top young players from Ohio come from our group. Although I am still in good health, I am 73 years old, and I want CCL to outlast me. Then, a synergy of events led to moving to a more parent-involved group and a new way of doing CCL. The main idea is to change the current CCL operation over time, trying to go from Alan Casden to the community it serves (mostly parents of the students).
The Student Activity Group has recently formed, and they will run CCL. They will get $5 from every lesson, and I gave them the authority to make future decisions on CCL. Although this sounds simple, I think it is deceptively complex, but we got some great parents on the project. One of my mom's sayings was, "If you never reach for the stars, how would you ever know how far you could go?"
This group needs your help. All suggestions for creating an inspiring, supportive chess community for Team CCL are welcome. If you want to send suggestions, you can post them in the new CCL WhatsApp Group. Others can comment on the suggestions as well.
The Student Activity group was just formed and has already executed some great ideas. Om's parents set up a WhatsApp CCL group. Anyone in CCL can join this group. There is a link on the 'Students' 'Private' page. This will probably be where much of the future CCL information will be communicated. I can get the news out quickly and with little effort. I encourage everyone to join this WhatsApp group. WhatsApp is an easy and effective way for anyone in the group to communicate with everyone else.
The other idea was an Impromptu chess get-together. Henry's mom designed and delivered it. It was a last-second thought, and it worked out perfectly. The kids had a great time. Below are pictures from this event.