The Christmas party was a great success.  We had a lot of good food and fun, and a nice well-attended open and 499er section.  Many thanks to Jan and her team and to all who contributed food or cash, and a special thanks to our generous member who, each year, makes up the difference with a contribution so that there will be no expense to the club.  We would also like to thank our friends from St. Augustine and Daytona who joined us that day.

This week, all games, Monday through Friday, will be STaC games (Sectional Tournaments at Clubs) awarding Silver Points.  Your score will be compared to all scores in the unit and you may win big.  Overall awards have reached up to 25 masterpoints in previous games, so come to play and see if you can claim your silver points.

We've gotten some response to our survey (sent out December 5th) regarding the re-scheduling of a Saturday game.  If you are interested and have not responded, please let us know that you will regularly attend, so we can get a reasonable anticipated table count.  If it is feasible, we'd like to start the Saturday game after the new year.  If you have already responded, we have your name recorded.

Annual Elections are approaching.  There will be two vacancies on the board, so if you wish to run, please contact Kathy Chiddister.  Candidates for the Board of Directors must be members in good standing and be ready and willing to attend regularly scheduled Board meetings and to be available to assume possible leadership roles.  

We're are collecting dues for 2020.  Renew your membership early for the discounted price of $20.00.  This year, we are asking members to provide their full birth date (if desired), so we can recognize our members' milestone birthdays.

The Spring Tournament is approaching and will be here before you know it.  We'll be putting out a sign-up board for various tasks and food donations in time, but right now, we would like everybody to know just how important Tournaments are to the club.

Here is our usual message regarding the Tournament, but its very important.  There is no other way to put it.  Without two very successful tournaments each year, the club would not be able to continue operations.  This means that the games you like to attend regularly during the week may not be able to continue.  This is not an exaggeration.  We say this often, but it's true.  If you want to help the club, the easiest and best thing you can do is to commit to playing in as many tournament sessions as you are able.  When we have well-attended tournaments, it contributes to the experience for all who attend, our members, our friends at neighboring clubs, and our guests.  We hope the experience will be one that encourages all who attend to return the next time.

Let's be known as a club with one of the most well-attended tournaments in the area.  Do your part and come to play.  You'll be helping the club to provide an enjoyable experience for all who attend.

To this end, we have a sign-up board on the Director's desk.  We are asking you to sign up with your pair or team and to commit to playing in one or (hopefully) more sessions.  We'd like to get an idea of what sort of attendance we can expect, plus we are asking our members, especially those who have not attended in the past, to come to play.