11/5/09 The Kolty Chess Club "Makes a Move".
The Campbell Community Center Orchard Hall is scheduled to be remodeled for the next year and a half. The Kolty Chess Club has been utilizing the Orchard Hall facility for over 20 years. A new location within walking distance from the old location has been discovered to become our new meeting place on 11/5/09 during this remodel period. The United Methodist Church is allowing the club to utilize their Fellowship Hall located at 1675 Winchester Boulevard Campbell, CA. 95008.
8/21/09 The Santa Clara Allstars return with gold medals for the 2009 WSPFG paintball event. The Police & Fire Games Paintball Event is an annual event comprised of 5 person teams competing for medals in a variety of events. A 52 minute show of the event was created for this year's event in Santa Clarita. WSPFG 2009 1.6Gb mpeg (Recommended save to disk by right clicking on the link)
8/18/09 The Kolty Chess Club annual Championship Chess results are complete. This years Championship had over 40 players competing for titles within 6 Divisions. The event was
held in the Orchard Hall located at the Campbell Community Center. Unfortunately, the hall has been
vacated to allow for it to be remodeled for the next 1-2 years. The Kolty Chess is seeking to find
a suitable location during this time. Please contact us with any possibilities to host our weekly events. Campbell Reporter (posted the results)
Division......1st Place...............................2nd Place
Open............Frisco Del Rosario III...............Mike Splane
A.................Eric Steger..............................Alok Singh
B.................Christopher Tsai......................Vishtasb Golshan
C.................Joe Emole...............................Kenneth Field
D.................James Quarante......................Gene Adams
E/Unr...........James Harrison.......................Ashwin Sundar
8/15/09 The FOFV Public Service Announcement has been completed and available for viewing.
The public service announcement is approximately 5.5 minutes long. It is compiled of interviews from people involved with FOFV along with personal experiences from parents attending courses. PSA (.mov) 1.14 Gb Our PSA explains what FOFV is all about.
4/21/09 Jim Rossi the Executive Director of FOFVproduced a 1 hour show named Community Impact of Prop 1D.
The show is a public service announcement concerning the California State Special Election scheduled for May 19th 2009. The proposition 1D intends to remove $608 mil+ from the organization known as First Five. First Five for the past 10 years has been providing community services for families and children. Additionally they leverage Federal funding in addition to State revenues. The Ballot description of the proposition does not accurately depict that services are currently being offered and would be negatively impacted as a result if the proposition is passed. The 1 hour program is comprised of 5 community executives from bay area non-profits having an open discussion about the impact upon the community if proposition 1D is passed by California voters.
The one hour show is available: #1a Prop 1D (.flv) 712Mb #1b Prop 1D (.flv) YouTube 12 segments
2/14/09 Jim Rossi the Executive Director of FOFV was a call in speaker on the Childhood Matters Radio Show with Rona Renner. Radio host Rona Renner is the host of the Childhood Matters Radio show dedicated to the well being of families. The show focused
on the
topic "Single Parents and Dating". The features a number of speakers on the topic of dating for parents.
The one hour show is available: Radio Show (Streaming Audio)
1/21/09 Fathers' Support Group
The Fathers' Support Group will be offered for FREE on Tuesday nights from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Campbell Community Center in the office. (See Parenting Support Groups for more information.) The group is facilitated by Jay Harnden, one of the founders of Family Matters and the founder of Family Coaching Solutions. *Note*: A raffle ticket is given to father's for every attendance. The tickets will be randomly selected and awarded to receive 2 free donated tickets to a local professional sporting event. Click Here for the electronic Flyer.
