To Unit 559 Board Members,
Interesting. I never said that letters should go out to all members of unit 559. However, letters or phone calls should go out to those that don't go to Mojo's, don't have computers nor email addresses or who only play on BBO. In other words, all attempts should be made to reach every member so that they have the opportunity to opt in. It is our responsiblity as Board Members to represent all of the members. It is not always easy nor convenient to do the right thing.
As for the RANKINGS, I am requesting that Lisa send us the minutes from which leaving the rankings out of the directory was voted for.
Sincerely,
Gloria
8/28/24
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From: Lisawalker <lisawalkerlac(a)gmail.com>
Date: 8/24/24 4:34 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: Katherine Cresto <mysuki(a)att.net>, Unit 559 board discussion list <unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com>
Subject: [Unit559board] Re: Membership Roster
Thank you, Kathy for your response. Just to reiterate..
Everyone in Unit 559has the opportunity to be included in our online directory as long as they have completed the Opt In form. the Opt In form is available at MoJo’s club and also on the website. They may include any information they would like. Phone, Email, Address, etc. Only information they have included will be publicized. If they are playing at MoJo’s club, they have seen the OPT IN forms on the table. If they attend Unit games, it was announced multiple times. If they look at the website, the information is there. We are not sending out letters to the whole unit on this matter.
Secondly, the Board made a decision not to include rank in the directory. Ranks change and are included monthly in lthe website listings. It is easy to find out someone’s rank by looking at the website. We do not need to have an ego contest by publishing ranks.
Therefore, this will not be an agenda item for this next meeting.
Board, a reminder that we have a Zoom meeting on September 9th at 7 PM. Look forward to seeing you all then. An agenda will go out several days before. Looking forward to seeing you all then, getting a financial wrapup for the Sectional, as well as planning our Over/Under game and Holiday Party.
Lisa
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On Aug 24, 2024, at 8:46 AM, Katherine Cresto <mysuki(a)att.net> wrote:
Gloria,
It is my understanding that ALL MEMBERS of unit 559 should have the opportunity to be represented in the Membership Roster not just those that have email addresses. Have all members been contacted that don't have email addresses either by phone or letter?
YES, ALL MEMBERS OF THIS UNIT SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED IN THE ROSTER. TO DATE, I HAVE ONLY IDENTIFIED ONE MEMBER WHO DOES NOT HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND THIS MEMBER HAS INFORMED ME AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS WITH EMAIL ADDRESS NOT TO BE INCLUDED.
Also, I don't believe we voted to exclude our rankings from the roster that has been available for years. Why are they no longer there? Please include this on the agenda for our next board meeting.
MEMBERS HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT WANT THEIR RANKING INCLUDED. ALSO, THE RANKINGS CAN BE FOUND ON THE UNIT'S WEBSITE.
Kathy
On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 09:46:37 PM PDT, Gloria M Rommel <blessingnglory(a)msn.com> wrote:
It is my understanding that ALL MEMBERS of unit 559 should have the opportunity to be represented in the Membership Roster not just those that have email addresses. Have all members been contacted that don't have email addresses either by phone or letter?
Also, I don't believe we voted to exclude our rankings from the roster that has been available for years. Why are they no longer there? Please include this on the agenda for our next board meeting.
Sincerely,
Gloria
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According to our contract with Arcadia CC, we are only allowed 6 hours per day. I negotiated with them for the additional 3 hours per day for the sectional a rate of $766 per day. It would have been $676 per day for 6 hours. Hope this is ok. We can always cancel with no cost if not but $1500 rental for 2 days with all tables and chairs and use of kitchen feels reasonable. Or go back to having it at Pasadena club.
Any comments?
Lisa
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It is my understanding that ALL MEMBERS of unit 559 should have the opportunity to be represented in the Membership Roster not just those that have email addresses. Have all members been contacted that don't have email addresses either by phone or letter?
Also, I don't believe we voted to exclude our rankings from the roster that has been available for years. Why are they no longer there? Please include this on the agenda for our next board meeting.
Sincerely,
Gloria
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
I have these three beige old wastebaskets that haven't been reclaimed
since the sectional. I'm planning to toss them in the dumpster this
weekend unless I hear otherwise. :)
Cheers,
Mojo
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Please review for corrections and omissions
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Pasadena San Gabriel
The big news this month is the successful presentation of the John Waken
Pasadena Sectional for the first time post-pandemic.
For most of our unit board members, this was the first experience with
putting on a sectional tournament. It turned out to be a great way to
get experience with all the organization and promotion that's involved.
It was really gratifying to see how everyone pitched in to help set up
the rooms, bring in snacks and coffee, and clean up the space by 7:00 PM
on Sunday! Congratulations and thanks to tournament chairs Angela Peters
and Sherry Hansen.
We ended up with a total of 103 tables of bridge played over the
weekend. The top winners were Freddy and Lulu Minter.
The unit managed to cover expenses and then some. This should make us
more confident and ready to hold a sectional in a real venue next year.
Not having split rooms will enable us to have pairs games on Saturday
and team games on Sunday. We're working on getting the Arcadia Community
Center August 9-10 next year.
We held one unit game last month with 12 tables on July 21. Winners N/S
were Jeannette Deverian and Dan Lubesnik. E/W was Amr Elghamry and
Dominique Moore.
Our August 4 game had 11-1/2 tables, and was won by Karen Arase and
Gitta Earll N/S, with Amr and Dominique winning again in E/W.
We'll be holding unit games on most first and third Sundays of each
month for the rest of 2024. The next two are August 18 and September 1.
All of the unit games are held at the Pasadena Bridge Club. Contact
Miriam Harrington at (626) 232-0558 or miratpf(a)aol.com to make
reservations. We serve pizza at 12:00, and the game starts promptly at
12:30. Card fees for the unit games are still only $10, cash only please!
We're planning to hold an *Over/Under game* on Sunday, Sept. 29. This is
a game where newer players will be paired with experienced players. It's
a great opportunity for the new players to get experience playing with
experienced players, and for the experienced players to provide
encouragement for new players to play more fearlessly.
Special congratulations to new Life Masters and Bronze Life Masters
*Karmen Armoudjian* and *Elliott Mazur*. Congratulations to new Silver
Life Master *Teresa Thurman*.
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These are notoriously hard to read, but we did quite well.
I'll break it down a little differently so you can see how it all works out.
Mojo
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Subject: financial report
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:17:54 -0700
From: John Coulombe <gemodaddyret(a)gmail.com>
To: Morris Jones <mojo(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com>
Good afternoon Mojo,
It was a pleasure to work with you this weekend. You and everyone
treated me like family, and I really appreciate it.
Here is your financial report.
Respectfully,
John
I can also help clean up.
On August 4, 2024, at 9:29 AM, Angela Peters <angela.peters48(a)gmail.com> wrote:
No problem…see you there!
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On Aug 4, 2024, at 9:08 AM, Liza Billington <lbillington56(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Angela. I have a tight schedule this morning and I am happy to help with cleanup.
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On Aug 4, 2024, at 9:02 AM, Angela Peters <angela.peters48(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I can pick it up by 11:45 and help with cleanup.
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On Aug 4, 2024, at 8:59 AM, Morris Jones <mojo(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com> wrote:
Oh it's not a problem, but it's also easy for me. I mean, ... going downstairs, grabbing three boxes. :)
The biggest help will be clean up. :)
Mojo
On 8/4/24 8:57 AM, Liza Billington wrote:
Would it be a problem if I picked it up at 11:55. That is the earliest I can be there.
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On Aug 4, 2024, at 8:55 AM, Morris Jones <mojo(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com> wrote:
I ordered it for an 11:45 pickup downstairs.
I can set up the plates, tongs, napkins, and condiments.
Mojo
On 8/4/24 8:52 AM, Liza Billington wrote:
What time does the pizza need to be picked up? I could get it right before noon, and have it upstairs by 12:00, if that would help. I can’t get there any earlier than that.
Liza
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On Aug 3, 2024, at 6:01 PM, Morris Jones <mojo(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com> wrote:
Someone brought three beige wastebaskets to the sectional, and they need to be taken home. :)
And would someone volunteer to be the pizza pick up, set up, and take away person? That's a really big help!
Cheers,
Mojo
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Someone brought three beige wastebaskets to the sectional, and they need
to be taken home. :)
And would someone volunteer to be the pizza pick up, set up, and take
away person? That's a really big help!
Cheers,
Mojo
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The official director's report makes sense to ACBL accounting, but it's
a jumble of things to make sense of.
I tried doing a restatement of it that matches up with the numbers from
the report.
And it has a nice bottom line. :)
The important thing to note from the original report is that the "MONEY
DUE TO ACBL" is a negative number, which is to say, they will pay the
Unit directly as an EFT.
Mojo
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