December 30, 2024 - January 04, 2025

Monday, Open Pairs - 11:55 AM
ACBL Club Membership
81.8% Sectional rated Black points

Tuesday, I/N Limited Pairs (<1,000 MP's)
Club Championship - 10:30 AM

Wednesday, New Year's Party
Please bring Snacks & Finger food
Open & 299er Pairs - 11:55 AM

Friday, Open Pairs - 10:30 AM

Saturday, Open & 299er Pairs - 12:00 PM

Kas has volunteered to champion the Saturday games!
Please let him know if you are playing or need a partner
Email: kas.rangan@gmail.com  OR  Call: 539-210-1333

Please review the Online Calendar to check out all of the month's special activities!

Meet the 2025 candidates for the Bridge Club of Houston Board of Directors! 

Membership dues of $25 must be a paid by January 4th in order to vote in the election that will be held in January 2025. 

Instructions will be sent to paid members after January 4th with the timeline for voting.  Winners of the election will be announced at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 25th.

Kathy Naylor	Baines Manning	Kathy L'Hommedieu	John Montgomery
Kathy grew up in St. Joseph, MI, graduated college and moved to Chicago (1961) for a PR job with American Dairy Assoc.  She moved quite a bit including to foreign countries due to the important job her husband, Joe, had with NCIS.  She has two beautiful daughters.  After retiring, she and her husband spent many years traveling until his death.  She moved to Houston in 2018 at the request of her daughter and began playing at BCOH.  She has volunteered in many capacities and is a staunch supporter of the club. She often makes many suggestions to improve the player experience and to help the club grow.	Baines Manning is a native of Bishop TX and Army Veteran who relocated to Houston due to his involvement in the gas and oil industry.  His numerous positions include Sr VP at The Coastal Corporation, Exec VP at Valero Energy, Chairman of the Board of Orion Refining and Director and pass chairman of Cypress Creek Foundation for the Arts and Community Enrichment.  He is currently volunteering at Bridge Club of Houston on the essential Dealing Team. Baines has the management experience and enthusiasm needed for a successful club.	Kathy is currently serving on the Board of Directors as Treasurer and is running for her second 3 year term.  She is responsible for reporting all club financial information and volunteers to coordinate the very successful Twenty Table Saturday Games as well as other club activities and events.	John is a retired Dentist who has volunteered and supported BCOH by charring several 499er tournaments and serving lunch at other tournaments. His other volunteer activities include dental work at several nursing homes in this area. He is a past board member who served as Secretary.

To welcome players of all skill levels to join us in fun and fair duplicate games,

with opportunities for learning, mentoring, recognition, and social engagement,

at our Club and Online

DO YOU WANT TO HELP A LESS EXPERIENCED BRIDGE PLAYER IMPROVE? 

Consider what a tremendous contribution you will be making on several levels!

Do you have at least 300 masterpoints ... or, better yet, more than 500?

BE A MENTOR!

COULD YOU BENEFIT FROM INDIVIDUAL COACHING BY A MORE EXPERIENCED BRIDGE PLAYER?

GET A MENTOR!

PLEASE JOIN US!  We want to grow this program!

Bridge Club of Houston proudly hosts four (4) Mentor-Mentee games per month.

And guess what?  You can play in ALL four (4) Mentor games if you wish!

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION

The Bridge Club of Houston has joined the SE Carolina Club Consortium for on-line games!

WE WILL CONTINUE ALL OF OUR OWN CURRENT CHOOSE HOUSTON GAMES:
THURSDAY AT 7PM Central time
MENTOR/MENTEE GAMES ON THE 1ST AND 3RD MONDAYS AT 7PM Central time.

Why did we join?

If you play in SE Carolina Club virtual games, BCOH will receive $1 for each time you play.

Their website is https://sites.google.com/view/se-club-of-clubs/home

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT ABOUT OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH SE CAROLINA CLUB CONSORTIUM!