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Barrington Junior Women’s Club Casino Royale Event Raises Funds for Scholarships, Grants & 20th Annual Safety Town Celebration
The Barrington Junior Women’s Club (BJWC) brought the glamour…
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Barrington Junior Women’s Club Announces Registration for 20th Annual Safety Town
The Barrington Junior Women’s Club (BJWC) is getting…
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Sold-out Fall Fashion Show Concludes Barrington Junior Women’s Club 80th Anniversary Celebrations
The Barrington Junior Women’s Club is celebrating the…
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Good Works: Uncork Barrington Thanks Volunteers for a Successful Season of Giving
Uncork Barrington wrapped up the summer season by…
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Good Works: BHS Code Red Club Hosts Basketball Tournament for Local Charities
Nets swished and buzzers sounded as Code Red…
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315. Barrington Junior Women’s Club to Channel Old Hollywood Glamour for “Legendary Ladies” Fall Fashion Show
The Barrington Junior Women’s Club (BJWC) is bringing…
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181. “Top Secret” Recipe to be Featured at UnCork Barrington
Are you ready for the most heavenly cheese puffs…
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267. Seven Fun Facts & Two New Member Invites from the Barrington Junior Womens Club
If you’d like like to meet new people,…
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183. A Taste of UnCork Barrington’s 2014 Featured Wines
With the 10th annual UnCork Barrington wine and…
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109. Friday 5: Five Reasons to Sign Up for Safety Town
Safety Town walk-in registration for Kindergarteners and first…
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73. Barrington Junior Women’s Club Members Return to the 70’s to Raise Over $15,000
Barrington Junior Women’s Club members donned their best…
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62. Chess Without Borders Supports Girl in New Delhi, India
Chess Without Borders, a Barrington-based non-profit chess and charitable organization, recently hosted its sixth annual chess tournament benefiting Meher, a nine year-old girl who lives in the Govindpuri slum in New Delhi, India. Over 135 players of all ages competed in the tournament, which raised over $7000.
One hundred percent of the proceeds will be used to aid Meher and to increase offerings at the Maggie Gruber Computer Center, also in New Delhi.
A Little Girl in Need
When hundreds of chess players, volunteers, and supporters flocked to Hough Street School on Saturday, February 22, it wasn’t just about chess. The stakes were certainly high for the chess players, who came from Barrington schools and far beyond. Anxious players awaited the competition (my own son among them, nervous for his first chess tournament), hoping they would prove worthy opponents. But even the youngest were aware that, win or lose, they would contribute to a very important cause.
Nina Sethi, sister of Chess Without Borders founder, Rishi Sethi, lived in New Delhi from 2008-2009, working for Project Why as an English teacher. Nina had already partnered with Chess Without Borders to establish a chess program in the slum where she worked, but as it turned out her work there was just beginning.
She was at the organization’s Women’s Centere when little Meher began running in each day. “She always had to inspect the new people, so she was coming to check me out,” Nina says.
Meher’s sparkling eyes and outgoing personality made her hard to overlook. Nina knew immediately that she would do whatever she could to secure a better future for the sweet little girl.
Meher was just an infant when the mosquito net over her bed caught on fire. Miraculously, she survived the terrible burns, but the experience left her face and scalp badly scarred and her fingers fused. Meher’s parents feared for her future; the prospects for a disabled girl in India were glum. Nina learned they could not afford the multiple surgeries required to help their daughter.
“I immediately started communicating with my mother [Dr. Kiran Frey, Director of Volunteers at Chess Without Borders]. She connected me with Dr. Khazanchi, whom she knew from medical school. It all just started falling into place–it was really amazing,” Nina says. Dr. Rakesh Khazanchi, a plastic surgeon in Delhi, agreed to perform Meher’s surgeries at minimal cost……

58. Get Groovin’ Get Givin’ with the Barrington Junior Women’s Club
The Barrington Junior Women’s Club will be getting…
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293. Top 5 Big Winners at the BJWC’s Fall Fashion Show
Over 400 guests had a fabulous time at…
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