Chess is the game of life. A board game where all pieces on the board have their own intricate speciality, different position, and each with their own limitations. They cater to the board in all different ways, but with one goal in the end, to checkmate the opponent’s king. It’s a game I’ve been playing my whole life. When moving my pawns up the board, taking a player’s queen, and ending my opponent’s game with a complex checkmate, I feel an intense drive and passion that I try to portray in all aspects of my life. When Charity Ball season begins to arise, these feelings heighten, Chess and Charity Ball go hand in hand. Every person on this council has their own individual position, complex speciality, and an astray of different backgrounds. We work in a student-led unison to fulfill our promises to beneficiaries.
Following a year of granting South East Raleigh Promise (SERP) two hundred and seven thousand dollars, Enloe Student Council is promising Haven House a grant of one hundred and fifty-thousand dollars, we aim to boost Haven Houses overall message of helping the youth succeed. To raise money for this astounding foundation, one of the fundraises is ironically a “Charity Ball Chess Tournament”. I was absolutely ecstatic to hear this when a friend broke the news down for me, my two absolute favorite things in life. Chess and Charity ball, finally going hand in hand. After sending out a few emails to clubs establishing volunteering opportunities with Haven House, I catch myself playing a quick game of chess with a friend or someone online, preparing for this tournament so I can leave it all on the board. We are students representing an astray of backgrounds, working to aid the community as best we can in order to achieve communal unity.
Enloe Charity Ball allows individuals with all sorts of complexities to aid beneficiaries not only with acts of finance, but with acts of service, relationship, and an incentive of assisting the youth. It’s prevalent for everyone to get involved, this is much more than a dance, it’s an overall representation of kids not doing kid things.
Jakai Dickerson
Clubs and Organizations Officer