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Founders of Florissant Chess Club ask council for help boosting membership
Summary
Two founding members of the volunteer Florissant Chess Club asked the council during public comment for help promoting weekly play and outreach; the mayor offered city media assistance.
Two founding members of the Florissant Chess Club told the City Council on March 10 that the volunteer-run group needs help promoting its weekly meets and reaching younger players.
"My name is Bill Cherniaski, and this is Chris Alford," said Bill Cherniaski, identifying himself and his co-presenter as founding members. Cherniaski said the club once had "probably at one time 25 members" but is now "only down to a few." He said the club meets at a local bakery and does not charge a fee: "We do not charge a penny."
Chris Alford said the club welcomes players of all ages and skill levels and asked the council whether the city could help with outreach: "We don't know where to go and maybe we thought we'd come here and ask if you guys had any ideas or could help us out in any way promoting the chess club." The speakers said they sometimes host kids during the summer to teach chess.
In response, the mayor asked the club to contact the city’s media staff: "Could you guys reach out to Steve Kennison in my office? Let's set something up. Maybe do a podcast or something like that on our media." The mayor noted the city media office has a large following and offered to coordinate publicity.
The remarks were made during the public-comment period; no formal council action was taken that evening on the club’s request. Council staff and the mayor suggested follow-up with the media office to plan outreach and promotion.
