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A highlight of September was our Annual Charity Pairs fund raiser. There was an excellent turnout and a fun day was had by all. More than $2,800 was raised. Thank you to Sue Riley for the wonderful effort she put in on the organisational and catering front. Who could possible resist her profiteroles! We are grateful to Shirley Corbett for the exquisite hand- made quilt which she donated. It raised more than $200 - Sue Falkingham was the lucky winner.
We are hoping to reach $9,000 for the year’s fundraising, which includes money from the Charity evening plus money raised from plant and book sales. We appreciate Robin Hoey’s efforts in supplying the plants and thank those who help with the books. There will be some raffles at the Club -please buy some tickets to help us reach the $9,000 target.
As an excuse for a fun day for our club members, we have arranged a head to head challenge with Brisbane Waters Bridge Club on Sunday 5 November. The key elements are:
- Two teams in each category play the same category from Brisbane Waters - all categories contribute equally to the challenge
- Reflecting both our clubs' active teaching programs we have novice and rookie level categories
- Plenty of time for social interaction between rounds
- Adding in a cruise (well, ferry trip) across Broken Bay as part of the fun day
Vivien Eldridge has been seeking entries and we are now full at last count - so see her if you wish to put your name forward for a waiting list. If you miss out this time, and the event proves the success we hope for, then look out for a return challenge at Peninsula on 28 January 2018.
Ray Hirst and Marieta Borthwick triumphed in the Swiss Pairs event on Tuesday 19 September.
They were 5 IMPs ahead of second placed Terry and Lois Rothwell who in turn edged out Michael and Margaret Draper. It appears mixed pairs do well at Swiss Pairs.
Our expert speaker on the night was Will Jenner-O'Shea who also played with his partner Vanessa Brown. Will spoke on bidding style and how to assess your own and your partner on the Adventurous to Cautious scale.
Forty-eight intrepid bridge players of all skill levels braved the cold and blustery weather to pitch their wits against each other in the Peninsula Members-only Teams day under direction from John McIlrath.
The five session event was won by team the Small team (Anne Small, Vivien Eldridge, Michael Draper and Margaret Draper) with the Bailey team (Ian Bailey, Lynn Baker, John Rogers and Margaret Rogers) placed second. Check out the full results.
Anne was very welcoming to Patrick - her kibitzer from France. After hearing both Anne and John McIlrath’s attempts to impress Patrick with their french skills, I can safely say he was much more impressed with Anne's bridge skills and John’s directing skills!
Join your friends in our members only teams day on Thursday 12 April. This one-day event comprises only five matches running from 10am to about 4pm. Come early with a savoury or sweet food offering and share morning tea before play starts.
Last year this Members' Teams was won by the Small team (Anne Small, Vivien Eldridge, Michael Draper and Margaret Draper) ahead of the Bailey team (Ian Bailey, Lynn Baker, John Rogers and Margaret Rogers). In 2018 the second prize will go to the best remaining team with a less than 100MP team average.
This is a fun and friendly teams event, with a competitive edge as is normal with bridge. Come and enjoy the day. Check all the event details, including how to enter on the Club Noticeboard. You can use the entry list to enter as a pair if you are looking for team mates.
Pianola provides a valuable targeted messaging tool - it allows an event convener or similar authorized person to send an email message to a targeted group of members and others on our Pianola database. It also allows for the printing and posting of mail messages for those without an email address.
The club wants authorized event conveners and others with a suitable communication need to use this tool on a self-service basis. Authorization involves giving your Pianola user id access to this functionality.
This article provides channel guidelines that should be followed and endeavors to provide some guidance and support to less experienced users. You should start with the Pianola support for how to send a message.
If you missed Joan's workshop on Modern Competitive Bidding on Saturday 9 September, then you missed out. It was excellent and there was so much chatter afterwards with people saying how much they had enjoyed it and how much they had learnt.
Her morning workshop on “Modern Competitive Bidding” was well attended even though it clashed with compulsory voting for council elections. Those members present certainly got value for their $12 as well as justification for giving up a valuable Saturday morning. I spoke to several attendees and they were unanimous in saying it was very worthwhile.
Joan is a gifted teacher in bridge – no wonder she is the ABF Teaching Coordinator – as she can communicate to all levels of players. Her logical explanations, her empathy with the attendees, her anecdotes and quotes, reinforces the principles she is teaching. You can see a you-tube video version of her presentation.
The Charity Day on Monday 4 September was well attended across the full range of members. Check the full results on our website. The restricted section winners, Sue Davies, Terry Mackin, Gil Elliot and Terry Herfort each took home a bottle of wine. Here are first hand reports first from Terry Herfort and secondly from Marg Cliffe:
Terry: "I was keen to attend my second charity day, as I so much enjoyed my first. Well, Monday certainly lived up to my expectation and in fact succeeded my expectations.
Why? Charity Day is a day of lots of talking, friendship, congeniality, bonhomie and bridge. And all for a good cause. The fact that the proceeds of the day were going to two honourable local charities made it worthwhile.
