♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥  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.

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

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 ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ 

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!