DeLand Bridge Club, 165 Deerfoot Road, DeLand, Florida

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When we reopen, we'll still be taking careful sanitary precautions. Sanitizer and wipes will be available as needed.

Available for BBO Play

Contact Lynn Berg: phone/text (386)736-6228 or email LBerg@cfl.rr.com

Available:

Elliott Grosh: elgrosh@icloud.com

Stan Goodman: text to (407)748-4568

Ann Herriger Call /text (781)389-2430

Look for Elaine Cobb on BBO as memphismom

Patricia.Tway@gmail.com

Linda Kehoe text (843)368-5358

Nancy Frame call (407)694-4878

Cathy Moran text (404)434-5134

Marianne Hansen (386)453-6460

2020 Board

DeLand Bridge Club 2020 Board

Paul Moniz, President

Nancy Zook, Secretary

Allan Woodmancy, Treasurer

Nancy Sharff, Supplies

Lynn Sorensen, House & Grounds

Joan Lee, Supplies

Linda Kehoe, Publicity, Membership

Joan Ravede, Sunshine

Lynn Martin, Publicity

New Class

Introductory Defense Class ON-LINE

Call Sharon to express interest and for information

Sharon Lessard will offer eight lessons starting April 8

Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11

$100 includes text, or $12 per lesson & $20 for book

text is Treble, Defending at Bridge, a First Course

Register with Sharon: (386)837-3721

Must have eight participants

Our Club

A Short History of the DeLand Bridge Club

Groups formed in DeLand and DeBary in the late 1950’s, joining ACBL in ’58 and playing in a lot of venues, some quite imaginative: restaurants, a fire hall, the Elks Club, the Woman’s Club, the Putnam Hotel. In 1962, Pete Besom and Norman Mortimer began looking for property and found the Deerfoot Road site. Permission had to be given by neighbors to have a club in the area, and a small building on the site, a former BOQ hut from the local Navy base, was sold and moved.

The building was designed by Norman Mortimer and built by John Witt, funded by shares in a first mortgage paying the then Pass-Book rate of 5%. The minimum investment was $300, and no one was permitted to put in more than $3000, the theory being that no one should have too great a say in what was done. 32 individuals and families participated. Mike Accardi, Leonard Munson and Norman Mortimer guaranteed the investments for a few who were worried that the Club would not succeed.

Member “sweat equity” got the building ready for opening in October, 1964. Many of the appliances were donated. Members installed them, as well as the kitchen cabinets. Curtain poles with card symbol finials were placed at each window with yards and yards of simple drapes made by a member. There was no carpet, just a bare concrete floor. Members brought carpet samples to put under cold feet, and a yard and plant sale was held on opening day to start a carpet fund.

The 30 year mortgage was paid off in 12 years. The two clubs had consolidated by then, and the Club, a non-profit corporation, is still going strong.

BOARD MEETINGS

The DeLand Bridge club Board meets on the third Tuesday each month. We encourage members to attend board meetings and if they have an item either to present in person or by letter to the President

Welcome to the DeLand Bridge Club
165 Deerfoot Road, DeLand, Florida
(386) 734-7170

April Information

Our building's closed--but DBC and New Smyrna are now on line together with club games

Extra 299er game Wednesday 4/7!!

299er Game Mondays at 1:30 and Fridays at 9:30. Open Games Tuesday and Thursday at 1:05 p.m. We'll add more Open games if there's demand. Let us know!

You may register up to two hours before game time. Go to "competitive," and choose Virtual Clubs. You'll find our game listed. Click and register with your partner. You must know both user names and may pay for both. This is easiest--just take turns. The Open game will be 18 boards, 6 three board rounds. Charge per person is $5.

Our club gets 80% of the game fee.

Limited Games: 12 boards. $5. We'll increase to 18 boards once the Limited group speeds up a bit.

List of player contacts for BBO play on left of this page.

Chat Bridge on BBO at 9:30 Tuesday morning. Click on the People tab on the right side of the screen, then on lberg--Lynn is hosting the Chat Bridge table. Four will play at a time, but everyone else can see the hands and comment or ask questions.

April Birthdays: 1-Karen Sterling-Myers; 7-Rosemary Plane; 8-Bev Hopson; 11-Marylin Wittmer; 18-Dan Croom.

Changes to Constitution and By-Laws

Constitution – Article VII Section 3 :

All disbursement shall be by checks signed by one person, the President, the Vice President , the Treasurer or the Club Manager, or by ”On Line Bill Pay by the President or anyone approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Other necessary disbursements may be made by the Game Director of the Day, out of game fees, if properly documented and limited to $5.00.

Constitution – Article VII Section 4 :

change heading to Audit / Review

By-Laws – Article I Section 4 :

Add ------ The Treasurer, with the approval of the Board may hire an outside

accountant to perform any of the Treasurer's duties.

By-Laws – Article II Section 2:

The Board shall meet at least once a month unless the Board unanimously votes to cancel meeting for a given month. For any Board Meeting, a quorum shall be a simple majority of the Board (5). A special meeting of the Board or of the Membership may be called by the board by a consensus of three (3) or more Board members providing all members are notified of such meeting.