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Board Meeting Minutes and Treasurer's Report
by Linda Stuart 19 Jun '23

19 Jun '23

Please find the above mentioned attachments for your review. Thanks, Linda

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Over List (Draft)
by Richard Halverstadt 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

Attached is a draft list of candidates for Overs in the Over/Under game to be held July 23rd. This list includes candidates who are Life Masters and who have social skills that would be supportive and educational to Under players who are paired with them. We will be voting for a prioritized list of candidates at our next meeting. Therefore, please send me additional candidates to add to this list by 7:00 pm Sunday evening so I can create a final list for our meeting. I will send out the final list on Sunday after 7:00 pm. At the meeting we will use the multivoting system to establish a prioritized list of candidates. Each member of the Board will be given 20 votes that he/she can use to vote for candidates on the list. You may vote for a candidate as many times as you like but you can only use 20 votes altogether. If you prefer, you can prepare your votes and email (or call me) beforehand to cast your votes (818-370-0977). Thanks, Richard

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Over/Under Game
by Richard Halverstadt 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

There has been some discussion on how we will select players to serve as Overs in the Over/Under game on July 23rd. Below is my proposal for how we compile the list. Please think about this procedure and bring your ideas to our next Board meeting. Of course you are free to contact me beforehand if you have any thoughts. - Board members submit names of players who should be considered for the list. (I think we should place some qualifications on who would qualify. In particular I believe nominees should be a life master. And, the people we nominate should have the social skills to work with and teach their partners.) I will be the recipient of all nominations so I can compile the list from which we select the Overs. - The Over/Under Coordinator compiles a list of all nominees. - The Board participates in multivoting to select the nominees: each Board member is given 20 votes that they can use to nominate candidates on the list. The Board members can place one or more votes with any candidate but they are only allowed to use 20 votes in all. - The Over/Under Coordinator will tally the votes and prepare a prioritized list of Over candidates. - After it is known how many Unders have signed up for the game, we will use the prioritized list of Overs and call them to ask them to participate in the Over/Under game. - Once we have established the list of all Overs for the game, I will send out an email with some helpful hints on how the Overs can best help the Unders. Please be prepared to discuss the above procedure at our next Board meeting. We will also need to create a schedule for dates when each step of the procedure is completed. thanks Richard

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sectional application
by Morris Jones 01 Jun '23

01 Jun '23

I put in an application in TourneyTrax to hold a sectional on July 27-28, 2024, using the Pasadena Bridge Club as the venue. I have not yet applied to reserve the Community Room for those dates. I'd like to see if it passes muster with ACBL first. It seems like a decent weekend. Mojo -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>

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Fwd: Unit Approval Required
by Linda Stuart 31 May '23

31 May '23

Since the Unit does *NOT* object....I will not reply like it says. Linda ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ACBL Special Games <specialevents(a)acbl.org> Date: Wed, May 31, 2023 at 12:41 PM Subject: Unit Approval Required To: <geohnze(a)gmail.com> American Contract Bridge League <http://li.web3.acbl.org/ls/click?upn=vcaC5sUCoB-2FkKkDrRWJMUouY-2FveprEyGzK…> Dear Linda Stuart /ACBL Unit 559 Secretary: We have received notification that Pasadena Bridge Club, club# 277210, club manager: Morris Jones, would like to host the following game(s): June 21, 2023 The Longest Day-Wed This game must be held on the specific date and session. This club does not hold regularly scheduled sessions for the time of this event. Please let us know if the Unit objects to this club holding this special game. Unit approval is normally automatic, unless there is a Regional in the District or a Sectional within twenty-five miles. Also, the above game should not conflict with a neighboring club that does have a sanctioned session for the date and time specified, and is also hosting the above event. There is no need to reply if the unit does not object. Please choose the Reply with history option or make sure to include the event. Thank you in advance for your assistance. If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact me anytime. Sincerely, Sherry Terraciano Manager of Club and Member Services American Contract Bridge League 6575 Windchase Blvd. Horn Lake MS 38637-1523 662-253-3187 Fax 662-253-3181 <8552757629>, option 2 sherry.terraciano(a)acbl.org or SpecialEvents(a)acbl.org <specialevents(a)acbl.org> © 2023 American Contract Bridge League. All rights reserved.

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June 5th Board meeting
by Lisa Walker 31 May '23

31 May '23

Good morning Board, As I sat down to prepare an agenda for Monday’s meeting, I realized that we don’t really have anything major to discuss at a Board meeting. The Over/Under game flyers are out, the By Laws are still waiting for us to come up with how to define a quorum, and I have not had a chance with Richard to review the Standing Rules, but that is not urgent. Unless someone has something urgent to discuss, I suggest we cancel Monday’s meeting and look to the next month. What say you? Lisa

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DRAFT June unit column for Bridge News
by Morris Jones 29 May '23

29 May '23

Please review for errors and (especially) omissions! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pasadena San Gabriel Unit Morris "Mojo" Jones New students are clamoring to learn to play bridge! The PCC Extension "Bridge Introduction" class, held at the Pasadena Bridge Club, started May 20 and drew 28 students! That class will be continuing on Saturday mornings through June. Shortly after the Long Beach Regional, I'll be offering a class for 2/1 Game Force on Thursday evenings. Play of the Hand is continuing on Wednesday evenings, and will be followed by Defense. Lots of opportunities to level-up your bridge game! For the June Unit Games, we'll be holding one Sunday June 4 at the Pasadena Bridge Club, and one June 18 at the Arcadia Bridge Center. Game times are 12:30 PM, and reservations are required! Contact Miriam Harrington, (626) 232-0558, or miratpf(a)aol.com. In July, we won't hold a unit game early in the month, instead we'll be joining everyone at the Bridge Week Regional in Long Beach. Looking forward to seeing you all there! On Sunday, July 23, we'll be holding a special game at the Arcadia Bridge Center where newer players get to play with a more experienced partner. We call it the Over/Under game. Generally speaking, the "Under" players have fewer than 300 masterpoints, and the "Over" players have more. (Think of it as Life Masters paired with non-Life Masters, but it may not be exactly that). I'm taking signups now for the Under players for July 23: drop an email to mojo(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com and let me know you'd like to play! It's important to note that partnership assignments for the Over/Under Game will not be made until the day of the event, and partnerships will ONLY be assigned through a random draw. No pre-arranged partnerships will be admitted. Winners for the May Unit Games: Sunday, May 7 (STaC game) * N/S *Joan Mesias* and *Jeanette Deverian* * E/W *Mark Peters* and *Sin Orensztein* Sunday, May 21 * N/S *Joan Mesias* and *Jeanette Deverian* * E/W *Rose Boot* and *John Darrow* For the May 7 STaC game, Mark and Sin rang up a 72.83% game! Amazingly enough, that was only good enough for second place in the Western Conference for Sunday afternoon! Congratulations to new NABC Master *Paulette Burkitt* and new Advanced NABC Master *Angela Peters*! -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>

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meeting recording
by Morris Jones 09 May '23

09 May '23

The Zoom meeting recording is available here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/A-8w1fbsABj0cKoSHj5MWW8Uv7lwGfIW5oV6GHNEV… Passcode: C0DtZc** Mojo -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>

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Financials for tonight
by Lisa Walker 09 May '23

09 May '23

Attached is the financial report for our meeting tonight. Also, to add to the agenda, Elliot Mazur has asked if he brings food to a unit game, would he be reimbursed? We already pay both Diane and MoJo $40 per game for food, but he wanted more. I told him it was a board decision so we can discuss this tonight as well. See you at 7. MoJo will send link. Lisa

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Zoom meeting link
by Morris Jones 08 May '23

08 May '23

Morris "Mojo" Jones is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: My Meeting Time: May 8, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82240240099?pwd=NWhUbmY3N3FRK2dpSWFkMW9INEFodz09 Meeting ID: 822 4024 0099 Passcode: 275507 -- build message Morris "Mojo" Jones mojo(a)PasadenaBridgeClub.com https://PasadenaBridgeClub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>

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