Pasadena San Gabriel Unit
Our first unit game of March is also our annual membership
meeting and election of board members. That's Sunday, March
2. We'll be serving a pizza lunch from Blaze Pizza at noon, hold
our meeting and elections, and follow that with bridge. We should
be able to acknowledge our 2024 Mini-McKinney and Ace of Clubs
winners as well.
Our club was the closest club to the Eaton fire, and many, too many, of our regular players and students lost homes or have been otherwise displaced in the aftermath. It's been a struggle for all of us coping with loss or trying to support friends through their recovery. The attendance at the bridge club seems to be extra high this month, which just affirms the ability of bridge to provide connection, distraction, comfort, and community. It's good to share this time with our bridge playing friends.
The Unit Games have been well attended. Here are winners from January and February:
January 5, 11 tables:
January 19, the Elliott Mazur Open Pairs, 10.5 tables:
February 2, 10 tables:
Let's catch up on a couple months of rank changes. (I may have missed some!):
January:
Junior MasterFebruary:
Jonathan Penzner
Club Master
Carol Grosz
Sectional Master
Derald Brackman
Leslie Klein
NABC Master
John Barrow
Sapphire Life Master
Jeanette Deverian
Emerald Life Master
Roy Wilson
Junior Master
Stephen Wright
Adv NABC Master
Paulette Burkitt