OUR MISSION
Build character, hope, and inspiration so that kids can set and achieve lifetime goals, realize their potential, and ‘Be Someone.’
OUR VISION
To do noble things that help other people and improve society. Focusing our efforts on youth will see an exponential return on our investments.
ORRIN'S BLOG
Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Self
When you have taught as many young people as I have through the years, you can quickly tell when they first sit behind a chess board, what kind of person they are and what kind of person they might become. My most successful kids are those who believe in themselves and respect others. My instruction fosters that but it also teaches it. Many sadly have never been taught that.
EVENTS
Good Deeds Day, Sunday, April 6, 3- 5:30 p.m
Loudermilk Conference Center, 40 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta 30303. FREE. Orrin Hudson will bring his life-size chessboard and introduce participants to the game of chess that he feels saved his life as a young person. He had no ambition, goals, or plans for his life and was often in trouble as a gang member. A teacher changed that when he taught Orrin how to play chess. It taught him to use his brain for good and that there are consequences for every move we make in life whether on the chess board or in life.Orrin will share how the principles of the game can be used for success. For more information: 770-465-6445, info@besomeone.org
WSB-TV Channel 2 Action Features Our Be Someone Program
Stone Mountain man inspires children be someone by teaching them chess one move at a time. WSB visits the Be Someone classroom and meets founder Orrin Hudson.
Hardly a day goes by that we aren’t subjected to headlines about youngsters getting in trouble, deep trouble. We here at ‘Be Someone’ mourn the loss of each and every child and share in the pain caused so many families. We truly believe if we had had these children in our classroom the outcomes would have been success instead of failure. Here is a list of kids in trouble. There was a better way.
Juvenile courts in the U.S. handle nearly 1.4 million delinquency cases per year.
The U.S. government spends more money on incarcerated people than on each child in the public school system.
The U.S. locks up a larger share of its youth population than any other developed country.
After-school activities for children are decreasing as schools deteriorate and city parks and recreational facilities suffer funding cutbacks.
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“Be Someone” has taught the game of chess to and counseled more than 88,000 at-risk youth with a goal of reaching a million. Chess demands creative thinking and that critical thinking ability can become the difference between a life on the streets and a life of success.
World Renowned Les Brown on Board supporting ‘Be Someone’.
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Orrin speaks at events and schools throughout the U.S., speaking to kids, parents, teachers, corporate management and staff about his mission of empowering kids to Be Someone.
'Be Someone' provides goal setting instruction and teaches young Kids how to use the right tools to attain those goals. Help us do that by becoming a 'Be Someone' volunteer.
Invite Orrin
to Speak
Orrin speaks at events and schools throughout the U.S., speaking to kids, parents, teachers, corporate management and staff about his mission of empowering kids to Be Someone.
World Renowned Les Brown on Board Supporting "Be Someone"
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