Join us in supporting the Alzheimer's Association.

The Longest Day is an annual fundraising event held to support the fight against Alzheimer’s disease by the Alzheimer’s Association. This is the eighth year of our partnership with the organization, and our community (ACBL) has raised more than $6 million! (Funds raised in Canada are donated to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.)

The event spans the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice, and symbolizes the challenging journey of those living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

Bridge is uniquely suited for The Longest Day because studies have shown that playing strategic games, like bridge, help keep your brain healthy. 
As a player, simply playing bridge, on BBO or in a face-to-face game, during the event will raise funds as sanction fees go directly to the Alzheimer’s Association or Alzheimer Society of Canada. In return, you’ll earn elevated masterpoints in The Longest Day games. 

All VBBC games on BBO Saturday & Sunday (June 19 & 20) will be games in support of the Alzheimer's Association.

The Board of Governors voted at its regular monthly meeting, June 14, to reopen the Club on a limited schedule, effective July 5.  Online games on BBO will remain as scheduled for all morning games and on afternoons the VBBC is not open. 

Mondays at the VBBC @ 1 p.m.     Open & 0-299

Fridays at the VBBC @ 1 p.m.      Open & 0-499

For the health of all of us, we are only providing bridge to fully vaccinated players. To be fully vaccinated, you must have received the COVID-19 vaccine and waited two weeks after the last shot.  

Masks will not be required.  Masks have helped reduce the spread of other illnesses during the last year, so feel free to wear a mask.

We will not be providing any food or beverages at present.  Please limit your beverages to those you bring in closed containers. If any spill, it will be your responsibility to clean up.

If anyone has tested positive for COVID or has symptoms of illness, you must not come to the game.  If anyone tests positive after the game, you must contact the VBBC so the state process for contact tracing can be put into effect.

In an effort to reduce the handling of cash money we would like to encourage the use of VBBC's Bridge Bucks system. Just make out a check to VBBC and Natalie can issue a scanable card for you to use each time you play to pay for your partnership's entry.

A bonus to thank you for getting vaccinated and returning to our clubhouse after the past 16 months:  There will be no game fee for 2021 VBBC members attending our "Welcome Back" game on July 5.  Games held this first week will also award extra points.

We look very forward to seeing everyone again!

Join us in person each Wednesday!

June 16: Negative Doubles

June 23: Jacoby & Texas Transfers


 

 
Barbara Seagram has a wonderful video library of bridge seminars on various topics. She is again offering VBBC members and guests her
video presentation and 16 page handout on Defending Against the Opponents’ No-trump Contracts. Barbara reviews standard leads against NT,
 when to overtake, when to duck, second and third hand play, and  many more important concepts on defense.
Barbara’s Two-over-one video that many of you purchased and raved about was excellent and we know that you will benefit tremendously
with more competitive defense strategies covered in this video.
  You may register and pay the $15 fee here. We will then email the video and handouts to you and you can watch it and re-watch it at your convenience. 
Barbara is one of the premier bridge teachers and authors in the world. She and her husband, Alex, are VBBC members and we are very appreciative of their generosity in offering these videos.
We hope you will enjoy this new format in learning. We ask that you not “share” the videos as Barbara is generously donating a portion of the proceeds to the VBBC.

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BBO is no longer automatically posting the SAYC card for pairs who have not completed a specific card with their partner. If your partnership is using the SAYC system you will need to specify such and enter your partner's BBO user name on the card in order for it to load when you register to play with that partner. Having a proper card completed for your partnership is an ACBL requirement. It is imperative that you complete a card on BBO ASAP.  There is a video available below (Tutorials) on how to complete a card and in the September 2020 issue of the ACBL Bulletin, on page 20, are photos that will guide you.
Please create your convention card to avoid receiving two Average Minus scores.

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We are so very grateful to Barbara Seagram for the OPENING LEADS zoom seminar she presented for the VBBC!
Taking a bridge lesson on Zoom is much different from sitting at a card table with 3 other people but, as always, Barbara was enthusiastic, informative, precise, and entertaining!
The lesson was excellent  and we were very fortunate to benefit from Barbara's extraordinary teaching and generosity in donating the proceeds of the class to the VBBC.
We thank Barbara and YOU for your participation.
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