WELCOME VISITORS

Our website has all the information you need about the duplicate bridge community in the Coachella Valley, from Palm Springs to Indio.  Please use the page links on the left side of our home page to navigate the website.

Clubs in the Coachella Valley offer a wide range of games for beginning to seasoned bridge players. For a complete guide to Duplicate Bridge Games, with locations and times, please use the  Game Schedule  link on the far left side of this page.

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Congratulations

To the Winners of Unit 533's

First Swiss Teams Unit Game!

November 17th at Duncan Bridge Center
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Open

1st Place - Barbara & Jim Maniscalco and
John & Susan Tracey

2nd Place - Carolyn Borus, Barbara Stanton,
Mary & Tom Bernstein

0-750

1st Place - Ann Carter, Susie Layne Carr,
Carol Moore and Judy Searle

2nd Place - Mary & Fred Flegal,
Harold Oemke and Karen Collingwood

ACBL Districts 22 & 23, covering all of southern California, were combined for STaC Week, November 11-17. Big Silver points were awarded to top finishers.

For Complete STaC Results, Click here.

Congratulations to James Madison & Ronald Woodard playing at MHDBC on Thursday, coming in 1st place out of 257 pairs with a 71.99% game, and winning 16.93 Silver points!

Palm Springs Regional

December 9th thru 15th

Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort and Spa
in Rancho Mirage

This year's tournament kicks off with Glenna Shannahan's 2-hour lecture on "Using Attitude Signals Like an Expert" for Intermediate/Newcomer players, at 11:00 am on Monday, December 9th at the Westin - Contact Diane Jobin at dianejobin1@gmail.com for reservations. Click here for more information about the great I/N programs being offered all week.

To our Unit Members and Snowbirds - Please carpool if at all possible to the Westin. Players who carpool, 2 or more people, in a car or van, are eligible for the daily 2:00 PM Free Play Carpool Raffle Drawing.  Stop by the Hospitality Table to obtain your entry!

For complete Tournament Information, Click here

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North American
NABC
Bridge Championships

San Francisco

November 28 - December 8

Click here for Complete Schedule and Planning Information

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SoCal Winter Regional

January 27 - February 2

Hilton Orange County
Costa Mesa

Click here for the flyer
 

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Palm Springs
Sun & Fun Sectional
 

February 14 -15, 2020

Duncan Bridge Center
Palm Desert

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Roadrunner NLM Regional

March 5 - 8, 2020

Duncan Bridge Center
Palm Desert

For complete
Tournament Information, Click here

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ACBL UNIT 533
CALL FOR 2020 BOARD CANDIDATES

The Nominating Committee is seeking candidates to serve on the Board of Directors of Unit 533. If you are interested in being considered for one of the three (3) open positions, Click here to download the Candidate Application Form. The Form may also be obtained from any club director or by contacting a member of the Nominating Committee:

Randy Bissett, Nominating Committee Member - rkb95661@gmail.com
Rosee Hertz, Nominating Committee Member - roseehertz@aol.com
Martha Jenkins, ACBL Unit 533 Board Liaison - mmwjenkins@comcast.net
John Kubisty, Nominating Committee Chair - johnnykhi@aol.com

Nance Lodge, Nominating Committee Member - nlodge@mindspring.com
Cookie Ostrow, Nominating Committee Member - pookieplay@aol.com

Board Members will be elected at the Annual Meeting on January 26, 2020. They will serve for a 3-year period expiring January 31, 2023. Please give serious thought to serving our duplicate bridge community. The Nominating Committee will present the slate of candidates to the Board of Directors at the December Board Meeting. Please complete and deliver the application by Monday, December 2, 2019 to any Nominating Committee member. Delivery by Email is acceptable.

Please be advised that as required by our bylaws, ARTICLE VI - UNIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Section 3(b) and Section 3(c), additional nominations may be made by petition from the general membership. A nominating petition must contain the approval of the nominee and twenty- five (25) signatures of members in good standing. No nominations from the floor are permitted. Nominations made by petition from the general membership must be received by the Board of Directors by December 20, 2019. Only validated nominations shall be publicized in the Notice of the Annual Meeting and in absentee ballots requested by and mailed to members.