ACBL on Headline News

Pat Summerall Productions
Champions of Industry Award



The ACBL will be featured as a Champion of Industry

by Pat Summerall Productions on Headline News Network stations

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004.
The two-minute segment will air in the United States
between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.

When the ACBL surveyed club officials and teachers late last year, one of the recurring themes of their comments was that bridge needs national media attention. We hope that this program and others will help us raise the visibility of what we all know to be the greatest game in the world!

Be sure to watch your local Headline News Network station February 18!

Junior Fund Month

February Is Junior Fund Month!
Players can earn extra masterpoints while helping the junior program. Simply charge players an additional $1 per session for any regularly scheduled
sanctioned session during the month of February for a Junior Fund Game.

Click here for more details, or contact the
education department at 901-332-5586, ext. 1214.

Get Caught NAPping!

Club Managers:
Watch your mail in March for materials for the new
and improved 2004 - 2005 North American Pairs!

The ACBL has reduced the club level sanction fee to only $4 U.S.
per table-down from $7. And new Conditions of Contest make
the event more accessible for all.

Let's make the 2004 - 2005 NAP the best ever!

The March mailing will include the conditions and a promotional poster and will be sent to managers and unit and district NAP coordinators. There will be instructions on how to run your game, how to set-up your game using ACBLscore and how to update to the latest version of ACBLscore.

For more information on the 2004 - 2005 North American Pairs, go to
Information then Special Events at www.acbl.org.

Teacher Accreditation Changes

Effective Jan. 1, 2004, the ACBL officially endorses the
following three teacher accreditation programs:

Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP)
The Better Bridge Accreditation Program
The Easybridge! Accredited Presenter Program

Upon completion of any of these programs, teachers will be
recognized as accredited by the ACBL and will receive benefits including The Bridge Teacher newsletter.

All three of these teacher training programs will
be offered at each of the three NABCs in 2004.

For more information on these programs
please click here, or contact the education department
at 901-332-5586, ext. 1222.

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Teachers - Want to be Found?
Click here to register with the ACBL
on our online teacher listing.

Tip of the Month

Tell it to the Public

If you need general information about the
ACBL and bridge for brochures or media relations,
go to the About ACBL page under the Information section of www.acbl.org.

Testimonials also are on these pages.

For publicity tips and sample press releases, send a request to:
marketing@acbl.org.

Contact Us

We hope you are enjoying ACBL Marketing Matters.
We welcome and encourage your comments
and suggestions about our services.
You can e-mail us at: marketing@acbl.org.

For additional information and services for clubs and teachers,
please contact us toll free at 800-467-1623
 or at 901-334-5586, ext. 1357.
You may also e-mail us at marketing@acbl.org.
or visit us online at www.acbl.org.

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