APRIL Announcements 

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ACBL Charity Foundation in Your Virtual Club!

Join us for Charity Week from April 12-18 and earn double black masterpoint awards while also raising funds for the ACBL Charity Foundation. During Charity Week, part of each Virtual Club entry fee will be given to the ACBL Charity Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting local communities in all 25 districts.

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Stay at Home, Play at Home Returns!

The original online regionally rated tournament is back with new opportunities for Gold and Red points! The games are hosted by ACBL and found on BBO from April 22-25! Are you interested in reading daily features and learning from bridge celebrities during the event? Daily Bulletins will be posted on BridgeFeed each day, along with video mini-lessons from celebrity speakers.

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WHEN WILL FACE-TO-FACE RETURN?
Covid Infographic (acbl.org)

That is the million dollar question in the bridge world at the present. Everyone wants to do right by their players and get back to playing bridge as we know how it was meant to be played. Your BOD met Tuesday, April 6th to discuss the possibility of opening and what measures would we require. With much deliberation and weighing the comments made by our members, it was decided to do a soft opening of the studio beginning on...

Tuesday, May 4th at 10:30 for our 299 game and again on
Thursday, May 6th at 10:30 for an OPEN game.

We will only have two games in our F2F schedule at first and then will add Saturday 10:30 once folks are comfortable playing and we see that our members are willing to support the games. We also will be adding in a Virtual online game Monday evening at 6:30 that will start April 19th.

The measures that we as a studio will do is have our playing area deep cleaned 2 weeks before our first F2F game. Have sanitizing equipment in place and other safety measures done. We will contact the cleaning crew that will clean our studio weekly in addition to the players participating in cleaning measures too.

Your BOD has decided on the following safety measures:

• Mandatory vaccines (proof of vaccination first time playing)
• Temperatures will be taken at the door
• Any person that has been sick/fever less than 24 hours...Stay Home Please!
• Masks are optional
• Distancing of tables
• No open containers/shared food
• The ice maker will remain off
• Coffee drinkers, you need to bring in your own coffee with a lid ...the pot is shut down until further notice
• Lunch brought in for self will be consumed in designated area only
• No food in playing area
• No open cups (sodas, water bottles and cups with lids are okay)
• Remember to cough, sneeze in the bend of your elbow or down your shirt, and then go sanitize
• All players will wipe down eating area and dispose of trash immediately when done eating
• Hand sanitizing will be done when entering the facility, after eating and after each round played. When touching community items, you can't sanitize enough for your own safety. Denton Bridge Studio will have all sanitizing supplies available.
• When the game is over, North will sterilize the scoring device with a sterile wipe and the remaining players will be responsible for wiping down the playing table and side tables with provided wipes. 
  

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Let the Games Begin!

We will continue with our Virtual Game schedule to offset expenses until our F2F games grow and can support our studio. The evening games will continue online. Our schedule will be as follows:

Denton Bridge Studio F2F Game Schedule

$5.00 per game (Until further notice)

Tuesday 299 Game @ 10:30 beginning May 4th

Thursday Open Game @ 10:30 beginning May 6th

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Denton Bridge Studio Virtual Online Games on BBO

$5.00 per game
Monday @ 6:30 (beginning 4/19) NEW!!!
Tuesday/Friday @10:30
Wednesday @ 6:30
Sunday @ 1:30

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THINGS ARE CHANGING…STUFF FROM ACBL

Please click on this link to see the changes to Alerts and Announcements and become familiar with them. Red Alert – BridgeFeed (acbl.org)

Also, on page 35 of your January ACBL Bulletin you will find a complete listing of the changes.

HAVE YOU THANKED YOUR DIRECTOR and BOD?

♥ Remember to thank your Directors when you are playing in a game. They are volunteering their time (and not playing) to bring the Virtual Games to you. Without them, we would not be able to hold our games!

♥ Your BOD is working hard for you. Are you playing bridge with us or do you know someone who has been MIA? Please contact one of your Board Members and let us know how we can help. Some of us are willing to come over and help you get online if that’s all it will take to get you back to the game we all love!

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GUEST POLICY FOR ONLINE GAMES

The guest policy has changed and I am trying to keep up with the changes and keep our game within the parameters of ACBL policy. Guest must register with the manager before the game they wish to play. This policy only applies to online games.

·   You may play with a guest.

·   Two players may now play together as guests.

·   The total number of guests are subject to a 15% total cap per week. If we are close to going over the 15% allowance, the manager reserves the right to refuse a guest for any game.

·   Guest play is subject to manager approval and spots will first be given to a member playing with a guest.

·   As always, I try to accommodate players and get them in the game but there are no guarantees for last minute requests. It is much easier to give a day notice to accommodate guests. Please email the studio @ dentonbridgestudio@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you online and F2F! Thank you for your continued support!