FEBRUARY
NEWSLETTER
By
Jim Geary
Board
President
HAPPY
VALENTINE'S
DAY.
What
a
great
day
to
encourage
us
to express
our love,
admiration
and
respect
for
people
in
our
lives.
A
day
in
which
many
children
receive
candy
hearts
and
cards
from
schoolmates
expressing
their
friendship.
A
day
of
candlelight
dinners,
engagements,
and
expressing
tender
feelings
of
devotion.
A
day
of memories
for
those
who
have
touched
us
deeply
and
shared
their
hearts.
However
you
choose
to
spend
Valentine's
Day,
consider
making
part
of
it
reaching
out
to a
dear
friend
or a
fellow
club
member
and
let
them
know
that
your life
is richer
because
of them.
Our
time
on this
earthly
plane
is
short
and
what
better
way
to
celebrate
this
day
than
today
to
open
our
heart's
floodgates
and
let our
love
flow.
As
many
of
you know
BILL
NOLAN
has
been
facing
life-threatening
cancer
for some
time.
BILL
has
continued
to
play
bridge
despite
his
grave
prognosis
and
has
done
so with
grace,
humor,
and
warm
smiles.
Hospice
is now
working
with
BILL
at
home
and
the
family
would
be
uplifted
by
cards.
No
calls or visits
please.
BILL
NOLAN's
address
is 556
Crooked
Stick
Dr
Daytona
Beach,
Fl 32114-7190.
50th ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
AND
CHAMPAGNE
RECEPTION/OPEN
HOUSE
Our 50th
celebration
this
year
will
be on
TUESDAY
FEBRUARY
28.
It
will
be
an all
day
affair!
We are
very
excited
that
SPIKE
LAY
has
offered
to
do
a lesson
suitable
for all
members
from
9:30
to 10:15.
We
will
have
OPEN
and
LIMITED
games
beginning
at
10:30.
Our
OPEN
and
LIMITED games
will
continue
until
12:30,
when
we
will
break
to
enjoy
a catered
lunch.
Lunch
will
be
catered
by
Canton
Catering.
LORI
C
ANTON
has
a culinary
arts
degree
and
will
be serving
both
vegetarian
and
non-vegetarian
Italian
dishes.
Our
plates
and
napkins
will
reflect
our
GOLDEN
ANNIVERSARY
theme.
At 1:30
we
will
reassemble
to
complete
our game,
which
we
estimate
will
be over
by
3
pm.
This
will
give
us
an hour
to
prepare
for
our
CHAMPAGNE
RECEPTION
which
will
be
between
4-6
pm.
We
have
invited
many
community
and
civic
leaders
to
join
us
for
this
reception
which
will
include
appetizers
and
Champagne.
All members
are
invited
to attend
the
full
day
celebration
and
the
Champagne
reception.
At
the
reception
we
will
also
be
unveiling
a
quilt
to
commemorate
our
50th
anniversary.
The
quilt
will
incorporate
panels
of local
landmarks.
MARTHA
WIRKUTIS
is primarily
responsible
for
our
quilt's
completion.
Special
thanks
to
CAROL
LIVELY
who
is
chair
of our GOLDEN
ANNIVERSARY
celebration
and
her
team:
MATIE
ELLERY,
BETTY
SANDIFER,
ROGER
TAYLOR
and
MARTHA
WIRKUTIS.
JANUARY
SECTIONAL
We are
pleased
to
announce
that
our sectional
was
a
huge
success.
We
netted
over
five
thousand
dollars
and
thanks
to
our
tournament
chair
LYNN
BROWN
and
a legion
of volunteers
everyone
had
a great
time.
Special
thanks
to SHIRLEY
TOWNLEY
for
organizing
members
food
donations,
our
setup
and
cleanup
crews,
kitchen
food
preparers
and
servers,
greeters,
ticket
collectors,
and
our
members
who
warmly
welcomed
those
from
other
areas
and
clubs.
SUZIE
HAGEY
and
SHIRLEY
TOWNLEY
SUZIE
HAGEY
has
graciously
chaired
the
FOOD
PURCHASING
COMMITTEE
for many
years.
This
involves
going
to SAMS
twice
a month
to
purchase
supplies.
In
her
position
SUZIE
has
been
frequently
called
at
odd
times
to
do
additional
purchasing.
SUZIE
has
decided
the
time
is right
for
her
to
step
down.
We
can't
thank
SUZIE enough
for
the
tremendous
service
she
has
provided
to
the
club.
LIBBY
WARE
will
be
stepping
in as
chair
of the
FOOD PURCHASING
COMMITTEE.
LIBBY
will
be assisted
by
BOB AUMILLER.
SHIRLEY
TOWNLEY
has
also
served
on
the
SUNSHINE
COMMITTEE
for
years
providing
outreach
to
members
that
we
have
not
heard
from
and
sending
get
well
cards
and
sympathy
cards
to members
and
their
families.
As
with
SUZIE,
we
can't
thank
SHIRLEY
enough.
SHIRLEY's
warm heart
and
words
have
brought
comfort
to many.
SHIRLEY
has
decided
to
step
down
and
BETTY
KING
has
agreed
to
chair
the
SUNSHINE
COMMITTEE.
NOISE
AND
COURTESY
Also
this
is a
national
election
year
and
it
is
probably
best
that
we
don't
talk
politics
at
the
table.
People
are sitting
on opposite
sides
of
the
fence
for various
and
personal
reasons.
Let's
respect
that
and
focus
on having a good game.
APRIL EVENING
BEGINNING
BRIDGE
CLASS
LYNN
BROWN
and
JIM
GEARY
will
be
offering
a class
for
beginners
with
an introduction
on
Two
Over
One
bidding
this
APRIL.
The
class
will
consist
of
eight
sessions
and
will
meet
twice
weekly
on
Monday
and
Thursday
evenings
from
6:30
to
8:30.
In
our
past advertizing
efforts
we
have
talked
with a
number
of
working
people
who have
expressed
interest
in an
evening
class.
Also
since
Two
Over
One is
becoming
more
popular
than
Standard
American
there
is
movement
to introduce
beginning
players
to
this
style
of
bidding
early
on.
The
class
will
begin on
Monday
April
16 and
conclude
on Thursday
May
10.
This
first
class
will be
free
with
subsequent
classes costing
five
dollars.
In
addition
to
bringing
in
new
players
we
are
also inviting
current
members
who
are
beginners
who
feel
they
would
benefit
by
a refresher
and
an
introduction
to
Two
Over One
bidding.
If
interested
please
call
Lynn
at (386)
405-0547
MENTOR GAME
|
3 |
FRIDAY |
7PM |
SWISS TEAM
GAME |
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6 |
MONDAY |
1:30 |
CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIP |
|
8 |
WED |
9:30 |
CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIP |
|
10 |
FRIDAY |
7PM |
SWISS TEAM
GAME |
|
14 |
TUESDAY |
1:30 |
CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIP |
|
17 |
FRIDAY |
9:15 |
MENTOR
GAME |
|
22 |
WED |
1:30 |
CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIP |
|
24 |
FRIDAY |
7PM |
SWISS TEAM GAME |
| 28 | TUESDAY |
50TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION |
