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QUIZ
OF THE DAY:
- Do you enjoy playing in
Sectionals, Regionals, or Nationals?
- Do you enjoy playing in
the 199er tournaments held in the Fall and Spring?
- Are you glad that those
tournaments exist?
- Would you feel sad if there
were NO local tournaments?
- Have you ever played in
a tournament and thought that something in the tournament
should be different?
If
you answered “YES” to any of the above questions, you could
be a GREAT member of the Unit 143 Board of Directors. Would
you prefer to make sure nothing changes? Or would you like
to have the opportunity to MAKE changes? Either way, you can.
You
do not have to have a lot of Masterpoints; in fact, all you
need is a love for the game and a willingness to give back
to the game you love. You do not have to have been playing
duplicate a long time; in fact, 6 months is more than enough
time to become addicted…. er, hooked… um, committed.
In
a nutshell, YOU can become a member of the Unit 143 Board
of Directors. You need to be a member (in good standing) of
the ACBL and of Unit 143; there are no other legal requirements.
The Board of Directors meets once monthly, with the exception
of August.
One
way to look at it: The Board of Directors of Unit 143 (greater
St Louis) consists of a group of bridge players who are willing
to do what is necessary to keep tournaments available for
the bridge community. Their most important role is to plan
and implement an annual regional tournament and six sectionally-rated
tournaments --spring, fall, and winter open sectionals, spring
and fall 199'er sectionals, and the St. Louis Knockouts. And
of course, various Unit events such as "8 Is Enough"
and unity games with the ABA. And whatever else our
creativity can make viable.
- This means being willing
to talk about their own ideas – and to listen to others
talk about theirs.
- This means being willing
to take responsibility to “pay back” to the bridge community
some of what they have received from the efforts of others.
A
job can be a joy, but it is still a job that must be done.
Your help is needed.
Just
collect twenty-five (25) signatures from your ACBL Unit 143
friends and hand the nomination to any Board of Directors
member before August 18, 2008. Elections will be held at the
October Sectional. Four (4)
directorships open in 2008.
Oh,
and if you are a Unit 143 member but live outside the metropolitan
St Louis area, and wish to be a candidate for the out-of-metro
area director, you need only collect TEN (10) non-metro signatures.
Only members living outside the metro St Louis area may vote
for non-metro directors. ONE
(1) directorship is open in 2008.
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