Birmingham Bridge Club Enews
TELEPHONE: 205-560-0706
CLUB WEBSITE: www.bridgewebs.com/birmingham
ENEWS EMAIL: [email protected]
PRESIDENT: Neil Thomas [email protected]
CLUB MANAGER: Sandy Smith [email protected]
ENEWS EDITORS: Sam Pezzillo [email protected]
Debbie Pezzillo [email protected]
© Samuel J. Pezzillo and Debbie K. Pezzillo
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The BDBC is a unique bridge club, a community of people of varied skills and
backgrounds, but we are primarily a group who accomplish things together. In the spirit
of recognition, I want to mention two such recent accomplishments.
First, we have a winner! Congratulations to Olga Mondragon, the winner of the first
monthly BDBC raffle. Olga participated as many of you did, helping our club. So, the
raffle is off to a promising start. Happily, Olga won the $150 gift certificate to Publix. I
thank all who participated in the first month’s event. I also thank Patricia Lehman who
conceived and promoted the project, hoping that the monthly event can provide
supplemental funds for additional improvements for the club. A new raffle contest has
started for May; you can buy a ticket at your next visit to the club.
Second, the Cinco de Mayo Celebration was held Friday night and had an incredible
turnout with good times enjoyed by all. For this party, Norma Temple and Bonnie Jung
added a new twist - entertainment by a talented guitarist/singer, Holguer Pimento, who
entertained the group with lovely renditions of favorite songs. Connie Richards and
George Goymer aided in all organization of set up and clean up with their crew of
volunteers and Carolyn Carter added her special skill of creating a setting through her
design skills.
In short, these two acts represent the spirit of the BDBC, creating something special
and unique.
Neil
GAMES AND EVENTS
Special Games this Week:
Monday 5/8 10 AM Open Grass Roots FUNd Game ($8 card fee)
Tuesday 5/9 9:30 AM 1999er Grass Roots FUNd Game ($8 card fee)
Thursday 5/11 9:30 AM 499er and 1999er Grass Roots FUNd Game ($8 card
fee)
Thursday 5/11 6:30 PM 8 is Enough Team Grass Roots FUNd Game ($8 card
fee)
Sunday 5/14 1:30 PM 1999er CelGrass Roots FUNd Game ($8 card fee)
Looking ahead:
May is Grass Roots FUNd Month
All sanctioned club sessions in May may be held as Grass Roots FUNd
Games. Funds raised will be returned annually to OUR District 10 to help
fund North American Pairs (NAP) and Grand National Teams (GNT).
Players from our club have been recipients of our district's stipends for
these events. Masterpoints are 64% sectional-rated black with overall
awards for the $8 card fee. Maybe you'll be helping yourself compete in
these national events with the funds raised from these games.
Rank Change Recognition Party
We're reinstituting our Rank Change Recognition Party. Those who have
achieved a change of rank since the beginning of the year will receive an
email invitation and be honorees at the Saturday 5/20 BBQ and game.
Sign up so we will know how much BBQ to cook. We will be holding
these recognition parties quarterly during the year.
The Longest Day is coming!
This year The Longest Day is on Wednesday 6/21. All funds raised will
benefit our local Alzheimer's Association. Games will be held from
sunrise to sunset that day, we'll have a week of charity games, memory
cards will be sold, Frank Stewart has agreed to be auctioned off to play on
Tuesday Aft 6/20, and the popular silent auction returns. Start lining up
your partners, donating items for the silent auction, saving your money to
bid on items, and asking the businesses you patronize for a donation
toward the auction.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
BEGINNER CLASSES
Classes will be offered:
Mondays mornings at 9:30
Tuesday evenings at 6:30
MEMBER NEWS
A Raffle
And the first winner is:
Olga Mondragon!
Remember to purchase a raffle tickets for this month's $150 Publix gift
card. May tickets are available for purchase. Get your chance now.
We’ve got a book and your name is in it!
2017 Directories are here!
You can get one when you play this week.
Volunteer of the Month for May is:
Patricia Lehman
Congratulations, Patricia. Well deserved!
Brenda Hawkins Spirit Award
Congratulations to Debbie Pezzillo this month's winner. She won the
most masterpoints for a 299er in April and is entitled to play FREE with the
299er partner of her choice in an unlimited number of Open games during
the month of May. WTG Debbie! Who will win next month?
Movin' Up
Congratulations to these club members who have achieved a change of rank:
Junior Master: Celeste Burkhart
Club Master: Bonnie Embry
Cinco de Mayo Fun
13 1/2 Tables; great food; great music; Thanks, Bonnie,Norma, and crew!
MEMBER CONCERNS
Sharon Kiker had a knee replacement last Wednesday.
Be sure to send notices of Member Concerns to Len Gammill
[email protected] 205-444-0242
May Birthdays
1 Padma Patel
2 Cherie Gooden
3 Jay Epstein, Margie Curry
4 Judith Sheppard
5 Celeste Burkards, Judy Sheppard, Joan Shores
7 Barbara Galloway
10 Tom Milko, Tom Cook
11 Cathy Simon
13 Cheryl Upchurch
14 Maria Hawkins, Helen Pardue
15 Kay Baggett
16 Tom Cook, Marsha Duell
18 Melvin Zivitz
21 Fay Prince
22 Donna Sigrist, Sally Smith, Joyce Toney
23 Marty Cook
26 Charles Herman
28 Wanda Tumlin
30 Susan Byrne
31 Caroline Scott
Please contact Susy Philhours at [email protected] to get your name on our birthday
registry.)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
JOKE OF THE WEEK
WEEKLY WINNERS (4/30-5/6)
GAME
DIR
PLAYERS
SCORE
Sunday
0-1999
Thomas M & M Elizabeth M
65.93
Monday
0-999
N/S Lowell A & Cindy B
E/W Ann S & Allison M
N/S Susan F & Ellen M
0-20
Open
E/W Donna S & Marie Claude F
Bette B & Anne S
Jane L & Susan S
0-99
59.27
58.70
59.23
66.96
58.33
61
Tuesday
0-999
Open
Sherry K & Michele M. T
N/S Clay H & Ann B
E/W Kristina O & Carolyn N
Wanda C & Nancy G
59.26
64.13
65.77
59.08
Open
0-199
Robert T & Kristina O
N/S Jane B & Nancy T
E/W Janet W & Anne T
62.22
60.70
58.05
0-1999
N/S Steve F & Ron G
E/W Lorette O & Marilyn H
56.71
62.04
Nancy B & Chollet S
Susan S & Cordette W
N/S Dick B & Kay B
E/W Nalini S & Barbara P
0.25mps
64.59
60.61
61.41
0-20
Wednesday
Thursday
8 is
Enough
Friday
Evening
Cinco de Mayo
Saturday
0-499
Open
Open
In case the Joke of the Week was a bit too subtle, a clue:
Roget that!