Open Letter to the ACBL Unit 146 Membership

Greetings,

It has been a while since I last provided an update on the status of the Bridge Center (BC).  To dispel rumors to the contrary, I can tell you that the Bridge Center finances are stable.  Our bank balance is currently at the same level as it was at the BC Annual meeting in February at about $32k.  We can sustain operations at our current location if there are no annual increases in rent (unlikely over any extended period of time).  Alternatively, we will be exploring other locations in the same centrally located area.  In the meantime, we can stay at the current venue at the current rent on a month to month lease but are subject to being forced with just 30 days notice which is not ideal.

Although we are looking at other options, including space provided by VB, nothing promising has surfaced as yet.  I will keep you updated as solutions develop; in the meantime, please enjoy your bridge competition at the BC.  The MWF games are all doing well and the new twice-monthly NLM game on Tuesday continues to grow.

I am pleased to report that Jennifer Douglas has begun a class for beginning players on Friday mornings that has attracted 6 new players who, hopefully, will graduate to live games on Tuesdays.  I believe that Carolyn is planning to start a series of lessons as well.  Keep an eye on this site and the BC bulletin board for updates as these classes are scheduled.

Upcoming are the Fall Sectional on 18-20 October and the Holiday Party game on Sunday, December 8th.  I look forward to seeing you at the bridge table and hope you find the game as challenging and fulfilling an activity as I do.

If you have ideas on how to improve the experience at the BC, please let me know, and I will look into how we can implement them.

Very Respectfully,

Tom Hirsch

Unit President Kathy Haglich has called a meeting of the Unit Board of Directors for Sunday, September 22nd, following the Unit Game, no earlier than 4:15 PM.

Welcome to:

♠ Judy Barker

♥ Ismael Hendricks

Congratulations for Moving Up in Rank:

New Club Masters:

♦ Cynthia Harris

♣ Kevin Hildenberger

New Bronze Life Master:

♠ Gail Hurst

New Gold Life Master:

♥ Lynnette Regan

Members who Moved Away:

♦ Gloria Brown

♣ Jane Smallwood

Baltimore Masterpoint Winners

               11.73    Beth Rafferty Virginia Beach, VA

               11.73    June Cartledge Virginia Beach, VA

Also winning points were

                Barbara Duer* Virginia Beach, VA           Joann Tucker* Norfolk, VA

                Teresa Haynes* Virginia Beach, VA        Dennis Haynes* Virginia Beach, VA

                Louise Gordon Virginia Beach, VA          Linda Ankers Virginia Beach, VA

                Jim Waller  Locustville, VA

*online

Congratulations to:

New Ruby Life Master: Beth Rafferty

Local attendance was sparce in Toronto but the Brines made Unit 146 proud.  Congratulations!

Tracy Brines and Maureen Brines shared as each of their partner Joyce Goldstein of Brooklyn, NY

Maureen and Joyce winning 7.35 platinum  in the Wagar Women's Pairs and

Tracy and Joyce with James and Lily Andre  were 4th in the 0-10,000 Mixed Swiss Teams  for 24 gold and 2.67 platinum 

NLM-Only Game  - Don't forget there is a NLM Only game held at the Bridge Center on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 9:30 AM,.  The entry fee for the game will be $10/person.  Please come and join us!

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Many of you are receiving email from club owners about upcoming events and other bridge topics, even if you never signed up for them.  The club owners probably obtained your email from the ACBL roster.  The ACBL terms of use (found at https://web2.acbl.org/documentLibrary/about/termsofuse.pdf) allow them to send information about ACBL-sanctioned bridge events and announcements and newsletters discussing activities of the respective club, Unit, or District.  If you don't want to receive their emails then send them a note to direct them to remove you from their mailing list.  If they won't honor your wishes then let me know.

Emails from the Unit will be sent using the database we maintain on BridgeWebs, which is also updated with the ACBL roster.  If you want to opt out of those, you can either use the Contact Us form on the web page or else you can update your member profile in the Member Area (under Membership).  If neither of those work then contact the webmaster, Wrus Kristiansen, or myself.

P. Haglich