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| SUPER BRIDGE PARTY on January 30th |
SUPER BRIDGE PARTY AND
UNIT 533'S ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTIONS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2022 AT 12:30 PM
DUNCAN BRIDGE CENTER
PALM DESERT
& A SILVER POINTS BRIDGE GAME!
Click here for the Flyer
A VOTE FOR THREE DIRECTORS TO FILL THREE POSITIONS ON THE UNIT BOARD.
The Candidates are:
Barb Wegener
Barb is a retired High School teacher. She taught Adapted Physical Education to students with Special Needs in Huntington Beach. After retirement, she and her husband moved to the desert. She loves to play golf and, of course, is passionate about bridge!
Deann Young
Deann was a Professor of Nursing and served on the boards of five hospice organizations. She was active as a volunteer in addressing the issues in the early days of the AIDS crisis and has also been recognized as "Outstanding Volunteer" for her efforts to support the gay community!
Sandy Young
Sandy's first career was as an executive director for a non-profit organization that supported the handicapped. She subsequently started her own business creating and selling gift baskets to corporate clients. She and her husband have homes in Vancouver and in Palm Desert, and she is an avid golfer and bridge player!
A VOTE TO AMEND OUR BY-LAWS IS ON THE AGENDA
The thrust of the revisions to the Unit's By-laws is to add options for electronic meetings and votes. Other revisions include the number of people on the Nominating and Election Committees and an update to the responsibilities of the Unit Board.
Click here to view a copy of the proposed by-laws. Questions may be referred to Vicki Graves at 760-564-6224.
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| Palm Springs Regional |
2021 PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL
For Complete Results, Click here
Congrats to Unit 533's top MP winners at the Regional:
Jon Wittes
Ross Grabel
Janice Randles
And also to Ross for his 1st place finish in the NAP District 22 Finals!
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| HOLIDAY PARTY GAME WINNERS |
Unit 533's Annual Holiday Party attracted 140 players for wine, appetizers, raffle prizes and a Unit Game, as well as a chance for our members and guests to get together, see old friends and socialize for the first time in many months.
* * * Congratulations to our Unit Game winners * * *
1st Overall took home 8.63 MPs!
Open Game
1st Overall - Lou Goldsmith & Steve Goldstein, E/W Sec. A
1st N/S Sec. A - Adrienne Pearsons & Leigh Anne Shafer
1st N/S Sec. B - Sandy Deeds & Cindy Selberg
1st E/W Sec. B - Jim & Barbara Maniscalco
499er Game
1st N/S - Ron & Lorraine Berube
1st E/W - Bobbie Baronsky & Sue Freeman
For complete Unit Game results, Click here
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| Congratulations to Ross Grabel |
At this year's Fall NABC Tournament in Austin, Texas, Unit 533's own Ross Grabel, teaming with Mitch Dunitz, Mark Itabashi and Iftikhar Baqai, won the Mitchell Board-a-Match competition, taking the Victor Mitchell Trophy and being awarded 150 Platinum Masterpoints. The Mitchell Board-a-Match Team Championship is one of the most prestigious competitions at the NABC, drawing top players world-wide. Congratulations to Ross and his teammates!
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| New "WIN" Award Prizes |
ACBL UNIT 533's "WIN" AWARDS
have been restructured to award more prizes to our Unit 533 members
FIFTEEN FREE GAME PASSES will be awarded ANNUALLY to the Unit 533 member who earns the highest total of black masterpoints during play at local clubs (F2F & BBO) in EACH of these SEVEN masterpoint categories:
- 0-5 MPs
- 5-20 MPs
- 20-50 MPs
- 50-100 MPs
- 100-200 MPs
- 200-300 MPs
- 300-500 MPs
The player's category is determined by his/her masterpoint status at the beginning of the year.
The free game passes will be distributed in January of each year for the previous year. The 2021 winners will be announced in January 2022. The passes can be used at any ACBL-sanctioned Club or Unit game within Unit 533. The passes will be valid for one year for any regularly priced face-to-face game at the Club. And, the winner may share his/her game passes with partners!
"WIN"
Welcome Intermediate and Novice players!
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| Your 2022 Bridge Bucket List |
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2022
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SoCal Winter Regional in Orange County
XXXJan 31 - Feb 6XXX
Has been Canceled
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Unit 533's Sun & Fun Sectional
Has been Canceled
XXXFebruary 18-19XXX
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Pacific Southwest Regional
San Diego
San Diego Mission Hills Marriott
April 11 - 17
Click here for the Flyer
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