The Kincardine Charity Bridge Club is a friendly volunteer-run ACBL-sanctioned bridge club.

Our profit is donated to two local charities and to the Davidson Centre in Kincardine.

We have also supported the Kincardine Food Bank, the United Way, and other charities.

Contact Tom Rajnovich at 226-396-6008 or use the Information/Contact Us left menu button.

Use these links below to donate to either of our charities.

Women's House                       Huron Shores Hospice    

Serving Bruce and Grey                    More than just a bed         

www.whsbg.on.ca                                       www.huronshoreshospice.ca    

On December 12 the KCBC made it's annual donation to the two charities that we sponsor.

This year we donated $7500 to each charity.

Since it's inception, the KCBC has donated over $100 000 to those charities.

Click here to read an article about our latest donation to the hospice.

Click here to read an article about our donation that appeared on the Shoreline FM website.

Our next game is Wednesday December 17 at 9:00 am and is a gold-point game.

We plan to run all Monday and Friday games in December except Friday December 26.

Congratulations to Guy and Sheila Murray who came 11th out 295 pairs in the Monday  StaC game.

Their 62.80% score earned them 6.18 Masterpoints.

Congratulations to Bev Harris and Jean Colling who came 15th out 295 pairs in the Monday StaC game.

Their 61.90% score earned them 4.64 Masterpoints.

Congratulations to Greg Bowman and Tom Rajnovich who came 5th out 211 pairs in the Friday StaC game.

Their 66.67% score earned them 6.08 Masterpoints.

 The KCBC is adding an ACBL-sanctioned bridge game on some Wednesday mornings. 

The next one is Wednesday January 21 9:00 am to noon and is a black point game.

These games are free if you have never played at the KCBC before.

Most weeks our Wednesday morning session will be a non-ACBL-sanctioned mentor game.

Some weeks a mini-lesson is given at 9:00 am.

Check our website to see future dates for ACBL-sanctioned games or mini-lessons.

Congratulations to these KCBC players who are on the top ten list of the ACBL Unit 249 (Southwest Ontario)       Ace of Clubs competition for 2025: Nancy Craig, Helen Crane, Susan Martin, Steve Jolly, Ted Kennedy,             Jackie McGregor, Guy Murray, Sheila Murray, Lyalle Meldrum, Susan Morrison, Tom Rajnovich,            Shirley Thomas, Steve Watson, Rose Marie Young.

Most of these people are also on the top ten list for the District 2 (Ontario, Manitoba, Bermuda) Ace of Clubs competition and the Unit 249 and District 2 Mini-McKenney competitions.

More information about these competitions is available in the ACBL and CBF Awards menu item to the left.

Click here to see the complete list of top players in all categories.

The ACBL is offering a free one hour "Introduction to Bridge" session for beginners.

There are four different dates for this session in December.

Click here to see the dates and register.

The ACBL is offering a 10-week beginner bridge lesson set starting soon.

The next one starts Tuesday December 09.

There are also follow-up lessons for those who complete the beginner set.

Tell your friends about this great opportunity.

Click here for more information.

Our Bridge Club

♣ We play in the Miller Insurance room at the Davidson Centre - 601 Durham Street in Kincardine.

♣ We run three weekly bridge events - the cost of each event is $5 per person.

♣ Registration in advance is required for each of these events.

♣ KCBC events are scent-free - please do not wear perfume, after-shave, etc.

Games.

♠ There is an ACBL-sanctioned bridge game at 12:45 pm Monday and Friday (some stat holidays excepted).

♠ Please arrive by 12:35 pm - our games start on time or even early at time

♠ There is an ACBL-sanctioned bridge game 9:00 am  Wednesday once per month - check our calendar for more details.

♠ Please arrive by 8:50 am - our games start on time or even early at times.

♠  On stat holidays we usually play at an alternate site near the Davidson Centre.

♠ We play about 27 boards each game.

♠ There is no extra charge for special games.

♠ We will provide a partner if you need one.

♠ Contact Tom to register in advance and be guaranteed a partner.

♠ STaCs and other special games are usually run but are not guaranteed.

Lessons

♦ There is a bridge mentor game at 9:30 - 11:30 pm every Wednesday when there is no scheduled ACBL game.

♦  Sometimes a brief lesson is given at 9:00 am - check the  website for details.

♦ Experienced advisors are present - you may ask questions about bidding, declarer play, and defence. 

♦ Scores are not recorded and results are not published. 

♦ No partner is needed for these games - just show up.

Thanks

♥  Thanks to Sheila Murray, Guy Murray, Bev Harris, Jane Guest (1937-2024), and Doug Bieman for their contributions to the KCBC. There would be no bridge club without their enthusiasm, effort, and  advice.

♥  Thanks to Nancy Craig, Susan Martin, Susan Morrison, Rose Marie Young and Dermott O'Reilly for their assistance in many ways.

♥   Thanks to Steve Jolley for his technical assistance and his editing help with our daily bridge email.

♥   Congratulations to Steve Jolley and Shirley Thomas who have taken over the duties of Club Director.

♥   Congratulations to Steve Watson who has taken on the duties of Assistant Club Manager.