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The Summer North American Bridge Championships in Chicago
will be held July 13 – 23 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Please visit the Chicago NABC pages on the
ACBL web site for details.
The ACBL’s “Thank you”
reception for club managers and teachers will be held at 5:00 p.m., Friday,
July 14. Please join me on Saturday
morning at 10:00 a.m. for an update on actions taken by the Board of Directors
during it s summer meeting. Afterward,
Rick Beye, ACBL Chief Tournament Director, will conduct a seminar on ACBLscore for Beginners --- creative
solutions for those who do not currently use ACBLscore or those who believe
they cannot use ACBLscore.
The Star Club Program has been phased out. However, the month of October – Club
Appreciation Month---has been renamed the Jane Johnson Club Appreciation Month
and the games carry this name as well.
In September, players with 50 or fewer masterpoints will
compete throughout North America. All
bridge are invited to participate. There
will be district recognition for winners with the highest percentage
score. Encourage new players and
students.
September is International Fund Month. Any Regularly scheduled sanctioned session
during September can be an International Fund Game. The cost is an extra $1 per person, and players
can win sectional-rated black points. In
addition to September, International Fund Games can be held in every month
throughout the year except February and April.
The ACBL-wide Instant Matchpoint Game will be held on
Thursday evening, September 14. This
event features a gold point for section-top winners and a booklet with complete
analyses of the deal by national champion Richard Pavlicek. This contest is played at the same time by
all ACBL club sanctioned to runt he game.
District winners and the top pair will be listed in the Bridge
Bulletin. Overalls are awarded in each
direction of a Mitchell movement.
Masterpoint awards are 1 gold point to section tops; the remaining
points are ½ red and ½ black. Please
contact specialevents@acbl.org or
register online.
October is Club Appreciation Month. During the month of October, your club may
hold one club appreciation pairs game and one team game per sanctioned
session. The game must be held at the
time of the club’s regularly sanctioned session. There are no extra sanction fees.
The title Golden Age Master is available to any ACBL member
who has 300 or more masterpoints and is at least 70 years old, or to any ACBL
member who has 100 or more masterpoints and is at least 80 years old. On request, ACBL sends the recipient of this
honor a certificate designating the member as a Golden Age Master. Request and inquires should be sent to Patsy
Edwards at
Free Masterpoints!!!
The ACBL Board of Directors approved an amnesty program for previous members. Between January 1 and June 30, 2006, upon payment of membership dues or service fees, a player whose membership has lapsed will be dredited with all masterpoints earned during the lapsed membership period. Please encourage you lapsed members to rejoin and support the ACBL and bridge. Contact membership@acbl.org for more information.