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 Welcome to The Villages Duplicate Bridge Club. Our club is located in The Villages (Florida's Friendliest Hometown) which is in central Florida. Our ACBL sanction number is #217489. We are in District 9, Unit 128.
This is an invitational club so guest passes must be obtained for a guest to play. All regular game fees are $3 per person for a resident and $5 per person for a guest. We are a non-smoking club and adhere to the ACBL Zero Tolerance Policy.
Our web site has a lot of information and you should scroll down the home page first to find out what you want and then click on the special menu buttons to obtain additional information on a specific subject.
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| Last updated : Nov 28, 2018 10:03 EST |
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| Webmaster Position Open |
Tom Bush is retiring after 13 years of being our club's Webmaster because of health issues.
The Board is seeking someone with the right background, time and interests to become our new club Webmaster. The minimum qualifications are:
- Some experience in Word and Excel.
- Dedication and willingness to spend time in keeping the web site up to date so that it remains a Living Document. This will require daily monitoring of emails and making changes as soon as possible upon receiving a request.
This position may be very suitable for a person new to the club as well as someone who has been playing Bridge for a longer time. It does not require, like many positions do, a vast knowledge of Bridge.
The person appointed will be given suitable training in how to manage our current Bridgewebs program. Our club's Directors handle all the "Daily Results" side of the web site and the Webmaster handles all the "Newsy" part of the web site as well as overall responsibility. There is a lot of on-line help as well as "one of one" personal help directly from Bridgewebs available to resolve problems.
The role of Webmaster is currently a paid position within the club. Further details can be obtained by contacting Tom Bush at 352-205-5459 or via email at tomvonbush@gmail.com.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your application to the Club Secretary, Sally Gauthier, in writing by Friday June 12 (note cut off date change). Her email address is gauthier1449@gmail.com, or you may hand your written application to any member of the Board who will pass it on to the secretary.
It is expected that an appointment will be made after suitable consideration and possibly interviews of candidates.
Bob Matthews, President of the Board
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| Last updated : Jun 5, 2020 18:00 EDT |
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| Life Master Rank Changes for May |
Congratulations to those who have achieved a new Rank Status as of May 2020. Click on this article to view the details. Click on the Milestones menu button to view previous months. There is no article for April since the games being played were very limited and were primarily BBO games.
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| Last updated : May 8, 2020 18:42 EDT |
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| BBO Games for Villagers |
The following three files will help orient you to the BBO games. Just click on the appropriate link below:
The 2nd one titled Playing On Bridge Base will tell you how to sign up and play BBO games - Playing on Bridge Base
Give it a try.
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| Last updated : Apr 19, 2020 17:06 EDT |
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| On line Schedule for Week Starting Monday JUNE 1st |
| Schedule for playing on Bridge Base |
| DAY |
TIME |
RANGE |
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DAY |
TIME |
RANGE |
| MONDAY |
10:00AM |
< 300 |
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FRIDAY |
10:00 AM |
MENTOR GAME |
| MONDAY |
1:00 PM |
OPEN |
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FRIDAY |
1:00 PM |
OPEN |
| MONDAY |
6:30PM |
OPEN |
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FRIDAY |
6:30PM |
OPEN |
| TUESDAY |
10:00 AM |
< 100 |
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FRIDAY |
6:30PM |
<200 |
| TUESDAY |
1:00 PM |
OPEN |
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SATURDAY |
10:00 AM |
<750 |
| TUESDAY |
6:30PM |
OPEN |
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SATURDAY |
10:00 AM |
< 50 |
| WEDNESDAY |
10:00 AM |
< 200 |
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SATURDAY |
1:00 PM |
OPEN |
| WEDNESDAY |
1:00 PM |
OPEN |
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SATURDAY |
6:30PM |
OPEN |
| WEDNESDAY |
6:30PM |
OPEN |
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SUNDAY |
10:00 AM |
< 300 |
| THURSDAY |
10:00 AM |
< 300 |
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SUNDAY |
1:00 PM |
OPEN |
| THURSDAY |
1:00 PM |
OPEN |
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SUNDAY |
6:30PM |
OPEN |
| THURSDAY |
6:30PM |
OPEN |
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SUNDAY |
6:30PM |
<100 |
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| Last updated : Jun 1, 2020 07:56 EDT |
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| Games Cancelled Because of COVID-19 Virus |
All games are cancelled until further notice. Please click on this article to read the details about our clubs's policy in trying to combat the COVID-19 threat.
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| Last updated : Mar 24, 2020 12:52 EDT |
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| 2020 Educational Class Schedule |
All classes temporarily cancelled until further notice because of virus concerns. The upcoming class schedule for the Tuesday morning educational classes at the O’Dell recreation center is now available. To view the schedule for classes that are being presented for intermediate players between now and the end of May 2020, please go to the Education menu link to the left and click on 2002 Winter Spring Class Schedule - issue Mar 4 2020 .
Note that we highly recommend two things if you are considering attending any of these Sessions.
First of all, the maximum benefit will be obtained if you attend with a partner. Bridge is NOT a solo game and it is essential that wherever possible both you and a playing partner learn together.
Secondly, we are building in this year what we regard as a most valued aspect to all we are trying to teach. That is, for every topic, there will be a following Workshop where what you are taught will be re-visited, worked with, and made more clear in context. We strongly urge you to consider that both the class and the workshop should be regarded as one and that whenever possible you do your very best to attend both.
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| Last updated : Apr 12, 2020 11:16 EDT |
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