Tim White, National Director for Region 13, sends us this report following the ACBL Board of Directors spring meeting in New Orleans. The report is also available on our ACBL Board of Directors page, along with the previous ones.
Spring 2023 ACBL BOD Report
Author: JP Weber
Victoria Regional Tournament coming up this April
The Victoria Regional Tournament runs from April 17 to 23.
For complete and detailed information, please access the tournament website, vicregional.ca.
View the schedule and pre-register for games, thus avoiding the daily lineup, by going to Tournament Details on ACBL’s website.
If you’re not sure how pre-registering works, have a look at this short video which will walk you through it.
For any questions, please contact Tournament Chair JP Weber at chair@vicregional.ca or 778-587-7242.
For partnership information, Jan Galena at partnerships@vicregional.ca
National Directors Report, Fall 2022
Tim White, National Director for Region 13, sends us this report following the ACBL Board of Directors fall meeting in Phoenix at the end of November. The report is also available on our ACBL Board of Directors page, along with the previous ones.
Fall 2022 ACBL Board ReportWhistler Regional is coming up soon!
The tournament runs from Thursday Nov 3 to Wednesday Nov 9.
You will find detailed information by clicking on the following links:
- Information and Flyer (on ACBL’s site). The new interface allows you to register and pay your entry ahead of time if you wish.
- District 19’s tournament page.
- Tournament Daily Bulletin (the Welcome page has very useful information on getting there by the best route, among other things)
For any questions, please contact Tournament Chair Marv Norden at marv.norden@gmail.com or 778-214-6278.
For partnership information, Ian Gibson at 2over1.ig@gmail.com or 778 514-5448
NAP District 19 Finals in October
You can now register your pair for the 2022 District 19 NAP Finals on BBO (assuming you’re qualified).
Go to our NAP page for more information and to access the on-line registration form.
Summer 2022 ACBL Board Meeting Report
The ACBL Board of Directors held its summer meetings face-to-face July 11 through July 14, 2022 in Providence, RI.
Tim White, Director for ACBL Region 13, has sent us the report which can be found on our ACBL Board of Directors page, under Governance.
BridgeWhiz- a program for kids to learn bridge!
BridgeWhiz can give your child or grandchild a brighter future. As a parent, you’d do anything to give your child a happy, successful life. Now you have a wonderful opportunity to do just that – through the mind-building challenge, great fun, and competitive excitement of duplicate bridge.
The Bridge for Youth-Seattle is now registering students grades 4-12 that live in District 19 for BridgeWhiz, an ACBL Educational Foundation sponsored program. BridgeWhiz, a FREE online course, is designed to teach your children and grandchildren the essentials of a fascinating game whose benefits, intellectual stimulation, and adventure will last a lifetime. For more info, download the BridgeWhiz flyer.
Learning to play bridge will nurture your child’s team and individual competitive spirit. Build social skills. And enhance deductive reasoning and math abilities. In fact, young bridge players outscored their non-playing counterparts on the 2007 Iowa Test of Basic Skills by 39.31% in Science, 24.22% in Math, and 22.74% in Social Science.
Help spread the word. Tell your friends, neighbors, and families. Email to your Bridge club directory. Post on Facebook and Next-door Neighbor. Share with your child’s school principal.
Register now at BridgeWhiz. Live classes start Oct. 17, 2022.
New Bridge North West newsletter!
The June 2022 issue of our newsletter is now available in the Bridge North West section. You can get to it from the top menu or click here for direct access.
Successful Penticton tournament!
The 2022 Penticton Regional was quite successful with a total of 1657.5 tables.
The local online paper, PentictonNow.com has an interesting article, with many pictures, which you can read here.
And of course, McBruce’s Daily Bulletins have all the details, including table counts, masterpoint leaders and more!
Tournament chair Marv Norden informs us that five COVID cases were reported, four from Idaho attendees and one from a Victoria player. If you are experiencing any symptoms, please take appropriate action, such as self-testing and informing your partners and teammates.
ACBL Board of Directors Spring meeting report
The ACBL Board of Directors held its spring meetings face-to-face from March 8 to 11 in Reno, NV. Find the report on our ACBL Board of Directors page, under Governance.