WonderChess wins Gold
Local Game Company Wins Gold Award in the Nation's Most Distinguished Parenting Awards Competition
Tuesday, November 1st, 2005
Contact: [Michel Alvarez, WonderChess LLC, www.wonderchess.com, 206.336.5590, info@wonderchess.com]
[Seattle, WA]— WonderChess LLC is proud to announce that its multi-award winning WonderChess - Chess Kit for Kids - received the coveted Gold Award (Toys, ages 5+ category) in the 2005 National Parenting Publications Awards competition. This distinction recognizes WonderChess as among the best toys available for children today.
Michel Alvarez, WonderChess Founder and CEO, is honored to receive this award and appreciates the growing awareness this brings to his innovative and effective chess teaching kit. "WonderChess will be introduced to 6 million parents and grandparents this Fall via NAPPA's 65 partner publications - we are very excited!" says Alvarez.
"NAPPA-winning products meet the most stringent criteria and are judged by nationally recognized industry experts, educators, and advocates in their fields," says NAPPA spokesperson Barbara Smith Decker. "The NAPPA awards have set the industry standard of excellence for more than 15 years and are a sought-after honor by manufacturers, publishers and product designers."
Each product category is evaluated by a separate panel of judges, including play specialists from the National Lekotek Center, educators, widely published authors, and psychologists. When parents see the NAPPA Gold seal on the packaging of winning products, they are assured a safe, fun and educational experience for their children.
This is the third award in as many contests for WonderChess. It is also the recipient of the 2005 Dr. Toy Best Vacation Children's Products Award, and the 2005 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award.
Alvarez adds, "winning a 3rd award has also helped bring prestigious national retailers on board such as Nordstrom and Borders who launched our products this Fall. The magic keeps spreading - after all, kids love learning and playing great strategy games with hidden prizes inside the game pieces."
About WonderChess LLC:
WonderChess LLC develops boardgame kits for kids that incorporate their patent-pending, prize-fillable game pieces and teaching methods. Their award winning flagship product - WonderChess - makes chess fun, exciting and immediately rewarding to learn and play for kids and their caregivers. WonderChess products are available at specialty stores and national retailers throughout North America. WonderChess donates 1% of sales to support educational programs in urban schools and community centers. Visit www.wonderchess.com for more information.
About NAPPA:
The
National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) was created in 1990
and is one of the country's most authoritative consumer-awards programs recognizing
the best in children's and parenting resources. NAPPA has been recognized
for its service to parents, winning the Parenting Publications of America's
Gold Award for Editorial Excellence. Reaching nearly 6 million purchasers
nationwide, NAPPA is featured in nearly 65 local and regional parenting magazines.
Visit www.nappa.parenthood.com for more information.