The DBC of Southern Maryland will hold a Longest Day game to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association on Wednesday, June 21. The game will start at 10 AM. We will have one short game before lunch, and a second short game afterwards. We should finish before 3 PM. Lunch is a “bring your own bag lunch”. We will have soft drinks available, and other “goodies”.
The game will be held in the Christ Church Wayside Fellowship Hall. Come north on Rt 301, cross the Harry Nice bridge, and then turn right at the first stop light (Rt. 257). Follow Rt. 257 for about 1 mile. The church is on the left with a graveyard. There is parking on your right just after you turn left toward the church. Cross the road and come up the steps to the Fellowship Hall. It is about a 45 +or- minute drive.(from Fredericksburg)
We will have a box for donations to the fund. Please make out checks to the Alzheimer’s Association. Cash is fine, also. Our contribution goal is $1000.
I am being supported in this endeavor by the directors from Camp Springs DBC (Ross and Marty Bley), the La Plata Senior Center DBC (Elaine Reynolds), and the Lusby DBC (Dave Coughlin). All of us are working hard to make this a successful and fun event. Please join us and help us reach our goal of $1000.
And if you can’t come in person and want to make a donation, you can give a check to someone who is playing, or mail it to me.
Porter Kier
11195 Lord Baltimore Dr.
Swan Point, MD 20645
Next up for RBA bridge players is our Annual Meeting on May 10 at the Clarion Hotel. Although this is not an election year, there will be dinner, awards, and bridge starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 6:30 p.m. and the game (two sections: 0-300 and Open) at 7:00 p.m. Cost is only $15.00 per person.
The Friendly Bridge Trophy, was awarded on March 26, 2017, to Karen Hamlett and Diane Becken. There were 16 tables in play. Karen and Diane posted a 67.54% game. Great playing!
Captained by Ed Kinlaw, the RBA brought back the Challenge Match Trophy Saturday, March 25, scoring 465 points to easily outdistance Tidewater (384 points) and host Peninsula (352) in the annual competition among the three ACBL units. Each unit fielded two teams in five brackets, competing in 12-board swiss events against the other four teams in the bracket.