CLEVELAND WHIST CLUB
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS-
Congratulations to two members of our Unit who placed overall nationally, in their category, for the 2007 Ace of Clubs Award. Jerry Rolnick was 5th overall in the 7,500-10,000 MP category, and Marty Baff was 20th overall in the over 10,000 MP category. Well done!
Check to see if you placed overall in our Unit in 2007 on our Awards page. Come to the membership dinner, bridge, and awards presentation on Sunday, June 1st, honoring those who won each MP category for our Unit. Awards will be for the Unit Ace of Clubs, Mini McKenney, and new Life Masters in 2007. See the Index page, for more info.
BRIDGE LESSONS-FREE Basic Bridge Improvement Lessons will be offered by Bev Carter beginning June 6th, at The West Side Bridge Club. Click Here for more details.
CLUB NEWS- Please review all info. on the Bridge Clubs page which pertains to you and your club(s), including Email addresses, phone numbers and Email links. Email Kathy Sulgrove with any changes.
Joanne Lane has announced that the Mayfield Sand Ridge Club will hold an Interclub Game on Wed. May 28th. NAP (North American Pairs) qualifiers will be on June 18th, July 16th, and in August.
STaC GAMES-
Our next STaC event will be held June 9th through June 15th. The STaC games are all sectionally rated, and held throughout our District 5, at local clubs. Scores are compared with the other games held at the same time within our District, for overall awards.
Need more on what is a STaC Game? Click Here.
Click Here to view participating clubs in your area.
Our District Website is http://www.d5bridge.com. On the website is a link to the STaC, where clubs can register, and players can see which clubs have registered, and find results.
Some advantages of holding a STaC game are:
For Players: 1) Silver Points. 2) Sectionally Rated=More Points. 3) Opportunity to win or place highly at the District level 4) Sense of community within our district.
For Club Managers and Directors: 1) Possibility of increased attendance. Maybe some of the players will become regulars at your game. 2) Slight increased profit for you. Usual table fees and game fees charged by the ACBL don't apply to STaC games. Table fees per player are increased at Sectionally rated games. 3) Sense of community within our district. Do you need additional assistance? Click Here to Email Mary Paulone Carnes.
Our Unit will hold a 2 SESSION SUMMER STAC SWISS TEAM game on Sunday June 15th. It will be held at Temple Bethanyu, 27900 Gates Mills Blvd., beginning at 11AM. Pre registration is suggested. For more information or to pre-register: Call Paul Facinelli at 440-281-0887 or Email him at pfacinelli@hotmail.com. For flyer Click Here. Paul and Kathy Sulgrove are the Co-chairpersons.