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Welcome to the Peterborough Bridge Club Inc
705-745-2331
www.bridgewebs.com/peterboroughbridge
PBC Club Manager
ptbobridge@gmail.com
PBC - Unit 246 - District 2 - Kibitzer - ACBL 166
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| President's Message May 3, 2024 |
 Sadly, this is my last President’s Message. I have very much enjoyed being a member of the PBC Executive Board. As I reflect on my time as President many positive changes have occurred since assuming this office in May 2022.
Just 2 years ago, Board meetings were dominated with Covid risk concerns. We were focused on mask requirements, low attendance, and monthly operating losses. It was necessary to cancel the evening game, the Swiss Team game, and the Sectional Tournament. Now, Covid risk is low, masks are optional, and attendance is back to pre-Covid levels. Monthly operating surpluses are the norm. There is a Wednesday evening game and beginner lessons are offered on Thursday evenings. The Swiss Team game will start in May and the Sectional Tournament is set for September.
Most bridge clubs in Canada have not bounced back from Covid as well as the PBC. The reason for this recovery is that the PBC has a 12-person Executive Board, consisting of 9 Board Directors, a Manager of Bridge Operations, a Website Coordinator, and a Past President, all of whom have worked hard as a team to make the PBC an enjoyable place to play a game of Bridge. Their dedication is commendable, and I would like to thank them for making my job an easy one.
I am grateful for being asked to serve as President and will miss the challenge but know that the future of the PBC is very bright.
Bill Fox
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| PBC AGM Meeting |
 PBC Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, May 15th at 11:45 am
Come join us to hear reports from the executive, our president and our incoming president.
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| Set/Reset Password for "Members Only" Area |
The Peterborough Bridge Club has a web site. Click the link below to view it.
https://www.bridgewebs.com/peterboroughbridge/
The "Member Only" area is password protected.
To create your password, follow the directions below..
Click "Members Only" in the blue menus.
Login: First Last Name (no space)
Click Set/Reset Password
Add your password
Contact Anne Heffernan at aheff@sympatico.ca if you need assistance.
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| PBC E-blast Solutions |
Cogeco.ca, bell.net and sympatico.ca servers are blocking all emails from the Peterborough Bridge Club. Members with these email addresses are not receiving our PBC news and updates which are sent out periodically to our members. You are able to unblock the PBC emails by adding these two email addresses as safe senders to your e-mail account.
members@bridgewebsemail.com
team@bridgewebsemail.com
Follow the directions below to add these two addresses to your email account. If you would like assistance, contact Anne Heffernan aheff@sympatico.ca
1. Sympatico.ca and bell.net Webmail instructions to add "allowed senders" to settings
Click: https://webmail.bell.net/bell
Login:
Password
Click Settings (Gear - wheel in upper right corner)
Click Mail
Click Safe Senders
Add to the safe senders
members@bridgewebsemail.com
team@bridgewebsemail.com
2. Cogeco Webmail instructions to add "allowed senders" to settings
Login to Cogeco.ca webmail
- Select the 3 bars in to left corner
- Select the gear symbol top right corner
- Select "blocked and allowed senders”
- In the “allowed senders and domain” box add each of these
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| Evening Bridge Game |
 
Beginning Wednesday, April 17th, there will be an EVENING game offered at the Bridge Club. This is in response to a poll that showed interest in supporting an evening game and will be on a trial basis. Please sign up at the club for the game on Wednesday April 17 as a minimum of 4 tables will be needed. Initially the game will begin at 6:30, but the start time could be changed, dependent on players’ wishes.
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| Maureen's Beginner Lessons |
MAUREEN’S BEGINNER BRIDGE LESSONS
Starting April 22, MONDAYS 9 -11am
Maureen Nichols continues to offer lessons on Monday mornings. Maureen is a master of the game and successful teacher of hundreds of students, most of whom quickly learn to love the game and become regulars at the club. Cost is $6.00 per lesson.
Our Peterborough Bridge Club members recognize the important role these lessons play in attracting new people to the game of duplicate bridge and to our club. Please tell your friends and family about this opportunity to learn the game in a supported and friendly setting.
Play and Learn classes for those students who have learned the basics continue to be offered Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9 -11am.
For more information or to register, please call Maureen at 705-874-6019.
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| Dwight's Lessons |
Peterborough Bridge Club Classes with Dwight
New - Thursday Morning Lessons, April 15th, 9:30 - 11:30 am
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| Manager’s Corner |
 MASKS ARE CURRENTLY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE ENTERING THE PETERBOROUGH BRIDGE CLUB
*MAY EVENTS*
COMING EVENTS :
MAY SWISS TEAMS GAME. WE ARE HOLDING A SWISS TEAM GAME ON SATURDAY MAY 25 AT 1:00 P.M. LESS EXPERIENCED PLAYERS WILL BE GIVEN A HANDICAP (BASED ON MASTERPOINTS) ON EACH ROUND TO LEVEL THE FIELD. IT IS A FUN, RELAXED GAME THAT WE THINK YOU WILL ENJOY. SO PLEASE GET YOUR TEAM OF 4 TOGETHER AND SIGN UP ON THE BULLETIN BOARD BY THE DOOR.
MAY BIRTHDAY GAME - MAY'S BIRTHDAY GAME WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY MAY 11TH AT 1 PM. MEMBERS WITH A MAY BIRTHDAY WILL PLAY FOR FREE. CAKE AND FRUIT WILL BE SERVED. COME JOIN US FOR AN ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON OF BRIDGE. PLEASE SIGN UP IN ADVANCE AT THE CLUB.
DIRECTORS' COURSES HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT BECOMING A DIRECTOR AT OUR CLUB? WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR MEMBERS WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE ON REGULAR OR OCCASIONAL DIRECTING DUTIES. THE ACBL WILL BE RUNNING EVENING DIRECTORS' COURSES OVER A 4-DAY PERIOD OR ON A WEEKEND, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLINE BY ZOOM. THE NEXT WEEKEND COURSE WILL BE HELD SAT. MAY 11 AND SUN. MAY 12 FROM 11 A.M. TO 6 P.M.. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT PTBOBRIDGE@GMAIL.COM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS THE ACBL HAS GRANTED IN-PERSON CLUBS AN ADDITIONAL WEEK OF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES EACH QUARTER. SO, WE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO HAVE 2 WEEKS OF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD EACH QUARTER. OUR SECOND WEEK THIS QUARTER WILL BE FROM MONDAY MAY 6 THROUGH TO THE BIRTHDAY GAME ON SATURDAY MAY 11TH. ADDITIONAL BLACK MP'S WILL BE AWARDED.
ANNE
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