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♣ ♦ ♥ ♠  IMPORTANT DATES ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ 

Please Mark your Calendars!

 

Wednesday, November 1 - End of an Era Celebration!

10:30 at OMBC (Bennett Rd) - Presentations, Raffles and Brunch Followed by Game.  All are welcome - please invite our old and new friends and partners!

 

Saturday, November 4 - Final Day at OMBC!

Regular Saturday  Activities and Open Game will be held at OMBC for the last time.  

 

 

Monday, November 6 - Inaugural Game at St. Richard's!

Our regular NLM and Open Games will began at 12:00.  We will have light refreshments to Celebrate this momentous day.  Please come and play!

NEW BEGINNINGS

                   NEW BEGINNINGS           

As we transition to our new home at St. Richard's and Celebrate our 35 years at OMBC, we need your help with the following:

                         We are making an OMBC Memory Scrapbook -- please comb your archives and bring in your bridge photos and articles from over the years.

                         We are making an OMBC Journal -- please write down your favorite OMBC bridge memory and submit to Becky Kovaleski.  The winning entry (random) will win a grand prize!

Please look at our memory wall and help us return the plaques to their families or friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW BEGINNINGS

ORLANDO BRIDGE CLUB

Games Monday thru Saturday at 12:00 Noon

Please welcome our new Board of Trustees and Committee Chairs

Board of Trustees
Ann Farrell – President & Secretary
Tom Frazee – Vice President
Gloria McCain – Treasurer

Members
Bob Buhrmann       Bill Lynch
   Jane Formet            Geoff Jones
 
Gerard Rescek        Ruth Einsig

Committee Chairs
Gerard Rescek - Website
Patty Estes - Lessons
Larry Pack - Moving
Georgette Lynch - Celebrations
Becky Kovaleski – Fund Raising

Club Manager
Jeff Ritchie

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OBC is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization and is
governed by a Board of Trustees elected by players
from our club.  Our Articles prohibit any paid
employee or director of OBC from serving on Board.

Questions?
Contact Ann Farrell at 407-492-0637 or
Jeff Ritchie at 407-619-5333

 

Veterans Bridge Center

Veterans Bridge Center

I want to take the opportunity to bring you up to date on a project that some of you are aware that I have been working on for several years and that is the Veterans Bridge Center, veteransbridgecenter.com.

I am sure that most of you as avid bridge players do not have to be told about the health benefits of playing bridge and several of the YouTube videos, I have created speak to this important benefit, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe-Z2d5A8PAUeXOzZ6T2deA

After much discussion with many Bridge Professionals, Medical Professionals and Marketing Professionals, I created this web site and YouTube Channel to offer Veterans, their family members and their Medical Support staff access to EXPERT LEVEL Instruction to learn BRIDGE.

I have identified four groups of instructors which are shown on the web site. None have been asked to contribute to the Veterans Bridge Center’s 501 c (3), as we hope that many of you will see the benefit of this program and be generous enough to contribute. Several instructors have offered to discount their lessons.

I am in the process of reaching out to the ACBL Educational Foundation for support and as one of our instructors is the new President of the Foundation and the one who Gloria McCain uses for her classes, I believe we have a good chance down the road.

Please consider the Veterans Bridge Center as you make you giving plans.

Important Dates
♣ ♦ ♥ ♠  IMPORTANT DATES ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ 

Please Mark your Calendars!

 

Wednesday, November 1 - End of an Era Celebration!

10:30 at OMBC (Bennett Rd) - Presentations, Raffles and Brunch Followed by Game.  All are welcome - please invite our old and new friends and partners!

 

Saturday, November 4 - Final Day at OMBC!

Regular Saturday  Activities and Open Game will be held at OMBC for the last time.  

 

Monday, November 6 - Inaugural Games at St. Richard's!

Our regular NLM and Open Games will began at 12:00.  We will have light refreshments to Celebrate this momentous day.  Please come and play!

OMBC Event Schedule

STaC (Sectional Tournament at Club) games award silver points and cost an additional $1
Royal STaC awards 25% Gold, Red, Silver, and Black points


STaC weeks for 2023:

  • March 20 - 26 (Royal)
  • July 31 - August 06
  • October 02 - 08
  • November 13 - 19

North American Pairs Qualification games award red and black points and cost an additional $1

NAPQ weeks for 2023:

  • June 05 - 10
  • June 19 - 24
  • July 10 - 15
  • July 24 - 29
Member Rank Changes

May 2023
Lynn McKinney - Gold Life Master
Larry Pack - Ruby Life Master
Betty Vermillion - Life Master
Joy Yoder-Filley - Club Master
Karen Norton - Junior Master

April 2023
Chris Kindt - Sapphire Life Master
Carolyn Becker - Ruby Life Master
Terry Pond - Bronze Life Master
Anil Aggarwal - Adv NABC Master
John Sparks - Sectional Master

Glenda Bogan - Sectional Master

March 2023
Linda Schofield - Ruby Life Master
Tippy Davis - Life Master
Rosa Bachrach - Adv NABC Master
Niles Rosen - Adv NABC Master
Elizabeth Cragin - NABC Master
David Hoyle - NABC Master
Robert Whorf - Regional Master
Sarah Seay - Club Master

Kerry Young - Club Master

February 2023
Ann Heaton - Life Master
Essam Radwan - Adv NABC Master
Debbie Reinhart - Junior Master

70% Games

 John Reitz and William Alexander
  73.28% on August 28, 2023

Dan Newcomb and Patricia Estes
  71.37% on August 18, 2023

Lindy Greening and Jan Smith
  71.50% on August 17, 2023

Michael Blaher and John Reitz
  71.30% on July 17, 2023

George and Victoria Tucker
  70.54% on March 23, 2023

Bob Buhrmann and Peter Orr
  71.58% on February 02, 2023