Mission
THE CHESSMEN CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1958, TO PROVIDE SERVIE TO THE EVANSTON AND NORTH SHORE COMMUNITIES. THROUGHOUT THE LAST FIVE DECADES, THE CHESSMEN CLUB HAS GROWN AND MATURED. THE MISSION OF THE CLUB HAS REMAINED THE SAME - SERVICE TO YOUTH AND EDERLY OF THE COMMUNITY. CHESSMEN'S ACTIVITIES HAVE RANGED FROM RAISING MONIES SUPPORTING LOCAL YOUTH GROUPS, TO PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND RELATED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO DESERVING COLLEGE BOUND YOUTHS, PRESENTING CIVIC AWARS TO OUTSTANDING CITIZENS AND DONATING FOOD BASKETS TO THE FAMILIES IN NEED AND THE ELDERLY.