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BRIDGE DECK CLUB OF NAPLES

Midsummer 2010 Editor – Liz Saxon

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT!

Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone for making this year’s sectional such a great success! We had 20 tables more than last year! Bob Parlin’s terrific management in carrying it out netted 20% more income AFTER paying rent to Golden Gate, quality hospitality, directors, caddies, ACBL fees and prizes! Jackie and Naples Bridge Center were our gracious offsite hosts. Our hospitality was marvelous with wonderful snacks, desserts, breakfast muffins and bagels and a fried chicken lunch on Sunday – all of us probably gained weight and will need to exercise even more mental power at the bridge table to burn calories. Thanks to all of you who brought food, helped out in the kitchen, cleaned up afterwards and played!!! The top three total point winners when it was all over were Jim Saxon, Ellie Goodrich and Liz Saxon who played in every event. We have several players on the cusp of becoming a life master – if someone passed a significant milestone and I missed it, please let me know.

Our 20 new card tables arrived and are in use as of June 23^rd. Thanks again to all of you who contributed money (we’re still picking out new table caddies, etc.) and special thanks to Jim Saxon who spent a lot of time evaluating various types of card tables for our use. Thanks Ellie and Wayne for picking them up at the UPS store and bringing them over. The ACBL purchased all 20 of our old tables for use in tournaments.

Our new lease is concluded with the Church for another year. They offered us an an ad for our bridge games in their church bulletin to encourage attendance. We are seeing nice attendance at our Monday, Wednesday, Friday games – other days will resume in the fall and are confident about the future of our club. We know you have a choice of places to play bridge in the Naples area and are always gratified when you choose us.

Glenda Armstrong, President

EDITOR’S NOTE: We now have a data base of e-mail addresses for more than 75% of the membership, plus some additional non-members who play at our club. We will be delivering the newsletter electronically as well as periodic special announcements. If you have e-mail and would like to be included in this, please speak to Glenda, Liz or Jim Saxon.

PARTNERSHIPS – Please call Jane Garrett at 353-6776 if you need a partner for a particular day, but be sure to let Jane know in advance if you find one on your own. By the same token, if you are available to play and willing to come the last minute, please tell Jane or Ellie.

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

Deerfield Beach REGIONAL – June 28^th – July 4^th - RED AND GOLD POINTS

July 5^th Independence Day Party at 1 pm – Club Championship and pot luck.

SUMMER NABC NEW ORLEANS – July 22^nd – Aug 1^st. RED AND GOLD POINTS

CLEARWATER REGIONAL – Aug. 23^rd – 29 – RED AND GOLD POINTS

NAPLES REGIONAL – Sept. 20-26 – RED AND GOLD POINTS

DAYTONA REGIONAL - Nov. 1-7^th – RED AND GOLD POINTS

FALL NABC ORLANDO – Nov. 25^th – Dec. 5^th RED AND GOLD POINTS