Unit 253 recently selected Arlene Conway to become a member of the District 7 Goodwill Committee. Arlene exemplifies goodwill not only at the bridge table but through her contributions to players through teaching and mentoring. She genuinely cares about promoting bridge and helping less experienced players to improve their game. Congratulations to Arlene and many thanks for all that you do to give back to the game of bridge.
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On Sunday, June 9 the DBAA and Unit 253 hosted the Friendship Game at the Atlanta Duplicate Bridge Club There were 15 tables in play of non-life masters playing with life masters.
The winners were: Maggie Miller and David McRae were the overall first place winners; Bob Jones and Carolyn Koenig finished in overall second place. Margaret Peabody and Corinna Sams finished in overall third place. First in C overall were Santhosh Karnik and Robert Thorstad. 10 out of 15 East/West Pairs won master points; 10 out of 14 north/south pairs won master points.
Click on the links to see all the scores. Link 1 - Afternoon Play Link 2 - Morning Play
A very special thanks to Dan Papineau for the use of the ADBC for this special event;... Nancy Watkins for serving as the Director for the event;... and to Becky Butler and her volunteer staff for planning and serving a wonderful lunch.
The ACBL Hall of Fame Committee awarded Patty Tucker the prestigious Blackwood Award for 2019. The Blackwood Award recognizes long and outstanding contributions to bridge outside of playing ability.
Patty is best known as one of the most prominent teachers in the bridge world and as the creator of Learn Bridge in a Day, which has introduced more than 5000 people to bridge in the past five years. A Grand Life Master, Patty is a co-founder of Atlanta Junior Bridge, a coach for the Georgia Tech collegiate team and a past president for the American Bridge Teachers' Association She originated the Youth NABC in 2008.
Patty won the North American Pairs in 2000. She has previously been recognized as Honorary Member of the Year in 2016, and Goodwill Member of the Year in 2011. CONGRATULATIONS PATTY!!!!
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