Annual Business Meeting Held August 13

Unit 225's Annual Business Meeting was held Aug. 13, with President Rathnam presiding. The following are items of business presented to the members.

• New Board Member Elected 

Welcome Suzanne Birdwell to the 2022-2023 Unit 225 Board of Directors. Suzanee was elected to a 3-year term at our Annual Business meeting on August 13. When you see Suzanne, thank her for her willingness to serve on the Board!

• Farewell to Outgoing Board Member

Tom Spradlin, who completed his last term on the Board of Directors on 8/13, was first elected to the Board in 2018, Tom served 2 consecutive terms (4 years) and, for the past 2 years, Tom served as Secretary taking minutes and corresponding as needed with area clubs. Tom's dedication and wise counsel will be missed by all those who have served with him. 

• New Unit Directories

2022 Unit Membership Directories are now available for members. Rathnam acknowledged the work by Carol Kinsey and Tom Spradlin to accomplish this task. If you were not at the meeting, you can get your copy from your local club manager.

• Ben Friend & Emily Leake Awards Presented

The Ben Friend Award, honoring the member who accumulated the most points at the Unit Championship game during the prior year, was presented to Mary Bartley. Congratulations Mary!

The Emily Leake Award, honoring the 0-99 member who accumulated the most points at the Unit Championship game during the prior year, was presented to Ethan Collins. Congratulations Ethan!



• Pizza Enjoyed by Members

Those attending the meeting enjoyed a pizza buffet provided by the Board.

September Unit Championship Game

Make plans now for the  Unit Championship game to be held on Sat., Sept. 10.

In August, there were 12.5 tables with E.T. Testerman & Shirley Shelton taking 1st overall with a 67.31% game.

Come and enjoy visiting with your friends and playing bridge!

Bridge Lessons in Mabank

Barbara Bradford will be teaching begining bridge lessons in Mabank starting September 12. Lessons will be from 6:30-8:30 at the Tri-County Library. To register for classes, go to www.tricountylibrary.org. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Barbara.



Linda & John Gurasich

Life Masters

Bridge Words of Wisdom

"What if" discussions after a bad result (or even a good result) usually waste more energy than they help. Stay fresh for the next problem. When someone has a disaster, just write down the score quietly and move on.

Bridge Humor

 Website Updates

Bridge Tip --  Click here to view Eddie Kantar's tip for responding NT to a take-out double.





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to Carol Kinsey (acblunit225@yahoo.com).