December 2014 - 9

FROM THE CEO
The American Contract
Bridge League
President
Phyllis Harlan
Chair, Board of Directors
Sharon Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Hartman
ACBL Counsel
Peter Rank
Chair, Board of Governors
Richard Anderson

Board of Directors
District 1 * Leo Weniger
District 2 * Paul Janicki
District 3 * Glenda Calkins
District 4 * Craig Robinson
District 5 * Sharon Fairchild
District 6 * Margot Hennings
District 7 * Bob Heller
District 8 * Georgia Heth
District 9 * Jay Whipple III
District 10 * Russ Jones
District 11 * A. Beth Reid
District 12 * Dennis Carman
District 13 * Suzi Subeck
District 14 * Sharon Anderson
District 15 * Phyllis Harlan
District 16 * Dan E. Morse
District 17 * Bonnie Bagley
District 18 * Claire Jones
District 19 * Donald Mamula
District 20 * Merlin Vilhauer
District 21 * Stu Goodgold
District 22 * Ken Monzingo
District 23 * Rand Pinsky
District 24 * Alvin Levy
District 25 * Richard DeMartino
To contact your district director, address email
to district#director@acbl.org.
(Enter the district number where you see #.)

January = Juniors

Starting	in	2015,	January	is	Junior	Fund	Month.	Clubs	can	run	special-rated	
games	which	offer	extra	masterpoints	throughout	the	month.	Monies	raised	for	
the	Junior	Fund	are	restricted	to	specifically	support	ACBL	Junior	activities.	
Thanks	to	your	continued	participation	in	these	
events,	the	ACBL	can	offer	a	host	of	programs	to	
introduce	and	engage	Youth	and	Juniors	including:
ACBL School Bridge Program.	Since	1989,	the	
ACBL	has	been	providing	free	bridge	educational	
materials,	playing	cards,	trophies	and	other	supplies	
to	schools	across	North	America.	In	addition,	the	
ACBL	pays	teachers	a	$350	stipend	per	semester	for	
teaching	bridge	in	schools.	The	School	Bridge	Program	reaches	more	than	4000	students	across	North	
America	annually.
$20,000 College Bridge Bowl.	The	ACBL	has	
launched	the	first	College	Bridge	Bowl,	an	intermural	competition	for	colleges.	In	Stage	One,	colleges	
play	head-to-head	matches	online.	Four	teams	will	qualify	for	a	subsidized	trip	
to	the	Summer	NABC	to	compete	for	a	chance	to	win	a	$20,000	scholarship	to	be	
split	among	the	members	of	the	winning	squad.	Currently,	15	colleges	are	competing	in	the	College	Bridge	Bowl.	All	entries	are	free	for	this	event.
College Club Toolkits.	The	ACBL	has	designed	an	electronic	toolkit	for	
college	students	to	help	create	bridge	clubs	in	their	school.	The	toolkit	includes	
posters,	templates	and	information	on	how	to	obtain	supplies	for	their	club.	The	
ACBL	has	more	than	a	dozen	college	clubs	and	is	working	to	develop	more	oncampus	clubs	in	the	future.
Youth NABC.	The	ACBL	is	planning	for	the	8th	annual	Youth	North	American	
Bridge	Championships	in	Chicago	next	summer.	This	event	draws	hundreds	of	
students	from	all	over	the	world.	The	three-day	competition	features	scholarships	for	performance	and	sportsmanlike	participation.	Each	year,	$7000	in	
scholarships	is	awarded.	All	entries	are	free	for	this	event.
Juniors at the NABC.	The	ACBL	offers	free	and	reduced	entries	for	Youth	
and	Junior	players	to	compete	in	all	NABC	events.	The	ACBL	also	runs	a	free	
Junior	Zip	KO	event	on	the	first	Saturday	night	at	each	NABC	to	encourage	players	to	meet	and	get	to	know	their	peers.
World Youth & Junior Championships.	The	ACBL	partners	with	the	United	
States	Bridge	Federation,	Canadian	Bridge	Federation	and	World	Bridge	Federation	to	fund	and	support	World	Youth	and	Junior	activities.	Last	year,	the	ACBL	
helped	subsidize	seven	teams	for	World	Youth	Team	Championships	in	Istanbul.	
One	of	the	North	American	Teams	returned	with	a	silver	medal.
We appreciate your continued ACBL
membership	and	support	of	the	game	of	
bridge.	We	wish	you	happy	holidays	and	a	
healthy	new	year.	
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