| BLUE SKIES IN ARIZONA |
Five years ago, I went to my first ACBL sanctioned game. I was a fairly new duplicate bridge player. Bidding boxes weren’t totally foreign to me. I had used them once before! But the bridge etiquette and many of the basic rules were new.As I was leaving the venue I asked the director if I was competent enough to play there again. The response was a yes and that started my involvement with Unit 351.Over the next few years my goal was to play and learn. Good bridge players deserve to play with other good players. While I’m not there yet, my skills and confidence have greatly improved. I have played with three different directors and I realize how important their role is. They treat us with respect, do their best to find many of us partners and promote an environment that is serious but also friendly. I have had many a lesson from them when I happen to arrive early with a question. THANK YOU to Elizabeth Chapman, Barbara Rees and Rick Smith!
Four years ago, when I was passing through customs from Canada, the border agent asked me why I was spending the winter in Arizona. I replied “blue skies and bridge”. My response now would be that I’ve come back to Arizona to play bridge with my friends. The blue skies have become secondary.
I so appreciate the ACBL and all the people who work to support this organization. I know there are different roles and responsibilities but it is the directors who have most impacted my bridge game and indeed my life.
Nancy Ballard
Invermere BC
Mesa AZ
Nancy(L) and Jane(R) at the Crazy Shirt Team Game
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| WEDNESDAY TEMPE GAME AT PYLE CENTER |
The Tempe Duplicate Bridge Club is officially returning to the Tempe Pyle Adult Recreation Center on Wednesday, April 1st with a new 12:30 PM start time. See the club page for more information.
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