Tim White, National Director for Region 13, sends us this report following the ACBL Board of Directors summer meeting in Chicago.
Tim White August 2023The report is also available on our ACBL Board of Directors page, along with the previous ones.
Spark! You can help get young people playing bridge
Calling for Caddies: Teens or Spry Seniors Welcome to Apply!
We are looking for caddies for the Puget Sound Regional in Lynnwood this summer. The dates for the event are Monday August 21-Sunday August 27.
Check your calendars and let me know if you or the teen in your life is interested in working a couple days during the week of the Puget Sound Regional.
I’m not guaranteeing anything at this time, but I suspect you will get a good chunk of the shifts in which you might be interested.
Here are the details:
- Each shift runs approximately 4 hours: from 1:00pm-5:00pm and 7:00pm-11:00 pm.
- Payment is $60.00 per shift. If you work 2 shifts, you will make $120.00 for the day.
- A tip jar will be put out, and the tips will be split amongst all the caddies after the last Sunday shift.
- The work involves moving sets of card boards between tables as the players finish up their play. You will also help with cleaning up the room. You will also pick up entry forms as directed by those in charge of the game. You will also help hand out treats to the tables during the game.
- Mon has one shift (evening), that starts at 7:00.
- Tue-Fri have two shifts, (1 to 5 and 7 to 11)
- Sat has 2 shifts (10-2 and 3 to 7)
- Sunday has 4 shifts (2 for 10 to 2:30ish, and TBA to the end)
- You must dress appropriately–no flip flops, you should look clean and neat. We should have t shirts and waist aprons for you this year.
- You can bring a book or a phone, but when you are working you will need to be alert. There will be ‘down times’ but then times of a flurry of activity.
- You are responsible to get to the venue (in Lynnwood) and to get your own meals between sessions (if you do both sessions in a day).
Are you interested in helping? If so, let me know what days and shifts you want to help.
Contact Ann Romeo, Tournament Chair at annromeo@gmail.com
Successful Victoria Regional
The 2023 Victoria Regional Bridge Tournament is now over.
It ran from April 17 to 23, 2023.
The tournament was very successful with 659 players attending, and a total of 1257 tables played.
For complete details, please access the Daily Bulletins.
We look forward to seeing you again in two years for the 2025 edition!
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.
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.