The celebration started with lunch, prepared and served by Mark Leighton, followed by the Awards Presentations, and an afternoon of Bridge and great desserts.  The Unit 225 Board was recognized and then Jo Britt and Linda Gurasich presented the awards. 

2026 District 16 Teacher of the Year Award -- Linda Harrison

                  Star Award -- Jo Britt                                                  Goodwill Awards  --   Suzanne Smith and Karen Bell

                                 Life Master Level Achieved

Mark Reynolds, Fredye Alford, Dena Hill, Carol Kinsey, Julia Mobley, Sara Webber, Larry Brough

                       Bronze Life Master Level Achieved

Ann Haynes, Karen Bell, Sanjay Santhanam, Larry Brough 

                                       Silver Life Master Level Achieved

Jimmy Parker, David Worrall, Jerrell Wolaver, Larry Brough, Jeanie Nutter, Sara Webber

                                   Ruby Life Master Level Achieved

               Jo Booth, Charlene Goodman, Janie Wolaver, Ginger Rhamey      

                     Sapphire Life Master Level Achieved

                                   Coleen Grisham      

Mini-McKenney   

0-5  Joanna Jewett 79.84,  Joanna was 3^rd in the entire District 16, and 16^th in all of ACBL

        John O’Sullivan was 4^th in Distreict 16 and 20^th in all of ACBL

5-20 Deirdre Smith 32.12 

20-50 Sassy Crookshanks 119.20, Sassy was 1^st in the entire District 16, and 11^th in all of ACBL 

50-100 Loren Goodman 38.68  

100-200 Kren Schmidt 67.35  

200-300 Robert Aylor 80.45 

300-500 Sanjay Santhanam 210.84 , Sanjay was 20^th in all of ACBL     

500-1000 Karen Bell   198.33                  

1000-1500 Charles Spradlin  257.99, Tom was 8^th in the entire District 16 

1500-2500 Pamela Lott 236.46, Pamela was 8^th in the entire District 16 

2500-3500 Liz Jacobson 323.52, Liz was 3^rd in the entire District D16 

3500-5000 Gay Roach 117.60  

5000-7500 Mary Bartley 276.23

 Ace of Clubs

  0-5 Joanna Jewett, 7^th in all of ACBL

           John O’Sullivan was 8^th in all of ACBL

 5-20 Deidre Smith                             

 20-50 Sassy Crookshanks, 2nd in all of ACBL (by only 1.6 Master Points)   

  50-100 Jana Ferguson

 100-200 Karen Schmidt

  200-300 Robert Aylor

  300-500 Sanjay Santhanam               

500-1000 Karen Bell                          

1000-1500 Charles Spradlin  

1500-2500 Peggy Singer

 2500-3500 Nancy Green

 3500-5000 Gay Roach

5000-7500 Mary Bartley

Joanna Jewett and John O’Sullivan placed in the top 10 of the entire ACBL Awards

Unit 225 Celebrates the Season with Catered Christmas Luncheon

This past Saturday, Unit 225 kicked off the holiday season with a Mark Leighton catered Christmas luncheon before our Unit Championship game.   Members gathered to enjoy good food by Mark, great company, and the opportunity to recognize the many individuals who make our Unit so special.

A highlight of the luncheon was the recognition of our Emeritus Members—Mary Bartley, Linda Harrison, Gay Roach, and Mike Graham—who were honored for their distinguished service and lasting contributions to Unit 225. Their dedication has helped shape our Unit, and it was a pleasure to celebrate them.

We also took time to recognize the Unit 225 Board, with special appreciation expressed by the president for the countless hours and hard work the board has devoted to developing processes for the smooth operation of the Unit, supporting the directors of our six (6) clubs, and working on plans to add members. Board members were introduced individually, giving everyone a chance to put faces with names and better understand the leadership behind the scenes.

In addition, we proudly honored our members’ achievements by recognizing most of 2025 Life Masters, Bronze Masters, Silver Masters, Ruby Masters, and Sapphire Master. These accomplishments reflect not only skill and commitment, but also the enthusiasm that makes our Unit thrive. The luncheon was a wonderful blend of celebration, gratitude, and holiday cheer—and a perfect way to close out the year together. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event such a success, and congratulations to all those recognized!