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Milton Teen Honored for Her Work with Seniors

While many teens are focused on writing language arts essays, Milton resident Anuhya Tadepalli and her childhood friend Poojita Chinmay were focused on a writing a strategic plan for a new nonprofit, Chess for a Cause. That nonprofit would ultimately serve as many as 100 seniors across the metro-Atlanta area, and the number served continues to grow.

Inspired while volunteering one summer at a local memory care facility, these young students, Anuhya a senior at Milton High School and Poojita a junior at Gwinnett Countys School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, set out to create Chess for a Cause. Both students immersed themselves in researching age-related dementia and learning how chess might be used to reverse the effects of dementia in adults.

Chess allows the exercise of both the left and right hemispheres, said Anuhya. We learned that it helps with the growth of dendrites, which are extensions of brain neurons, and these neurons help improve the overall performance of the brain.

Since launching the nonprofit in 2016, Chess for a Cause has been featured in Georgia Chess News, received an award from the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services as part of a statewide completion to recognize innovative ways to support and engage adults who are older or have disabilities, and most recently, Anuhya was personally recognized by her hometown, the city of Milton, with a proclamation honoring her work with Milton senior citizens.

Anuhyas initiative and her dedication are an inspiration to all of us, said Miltons Mayor Joe Lockwood. Her work with seniors not only has medical and physical benefits, but the social and psychological benefits of those interactions with seniors are undeniable.

Chess for a Cause currently serves fourteen senior facilities across several cities including Milton, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Roswell, Sandy Springs and Suwanee. Volunteers visit senior care, memory care, and assisted living facilities, introducing residents to the game of chess.

To learn more about how to volunteer or how your senior facility can receive services, visit ChessForACause.com. As the need for services continues to grow, the nonprofit is currently collecting lightly used or new chess sets, as well as $10-dollar cash donations toward the purchase of additional chess sets.

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