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hands-on phases of bidding and playing the specially prepared boards that illustrated each concept being taught.
During the week, a few special events took place, including a surprise visit from BDBC's very own Frank Stewart.
On Friday, a mini-tournament was held and trophies awarded. In addition, certificates were given to all of the students.
Several programs have spun off the first summer camp,
including a middle-school program taught by Luft at Stone-

creek Montessori Academy in Birmingham. Based on last
year's success, we have already scheduled our next camp:
June 15-19. After that, we're planning to start a once-amonth, Saturday youth bridge game. In other words, things
are rocking along!
More information is available from the BDBC website,
www.bridgewebs.com/birmingham, or you may email
birminghambridge@gmail.com.

Blue Ridge Youth Bridge
"Fore!" for bridge
BY LINDA BROWN

Bridge and golf have gone
hand in hand ever since Harold
Vanderbilt introduced us to the
modern game in 1925. This past
summer, Blue Ridge Youth Bridge
of North Carolina's Unit 171, in
partnership with Broadmoor Links
Golf Club, found that young people
can share the same enthusiastic
interest in these games.
Scheduled over two nonconsecutive weeks, the camp attracted 46
primarily middle-school students
The tournament finale to the Blue Ridge Youth Summer Camp.
who enjoyed learning to play the
game of bridge. They also received
Several campers also enrolled in one of the after-school
golf lessons from the golf pro at the club.
bridge clubs and the Asheville Bridge Room Saturday
Encouraged by a cadre of 10 enthusiastic unit volunteers,
program offered by unit volunteers during the school year.
the youngsters quickly grasped the basics of bridge and
In addition to the hours donated by our enthusiastic volunclosed out the week with a competitive tournament for
teers, unit bridge players underwrote the cost of providing
which trophies were awarded. The program was so suceach of the camp participants a membership in the ACBL.
cessful that many of the first-week attendees signed up to
For more information about Blue Ridge Youth Bridge, conparticipate the second week as well.
tact Linda Brown at lindan49@charter.net.

Carlinville IL
Sixth annual residential bridge camp
BY MARY BETH AND CHRIS SHAW

Forty-two campers, representing 15
states, plus 23 staff from seven states
add up to another successful youth
bridge camp at Lake Williamson Christian Center in Carlinville IL.
Held June 22-28, camp days were
filled with bridge lessons, tennis, minigolf, basketball, volleyball, nine-square,
archery, black-light dodge ball and ping
pong; there was time at the lake front
and pool every day and tournaments

every night. Special post-tournament
activities included trivia, s'mores and a
talent show.
Here is some of the feedback:
"Catherine had such a wonderful
time at camp. She is already making
plans to go back next year! When she
got back, she was testing my rusty
bridge skills and quizzed me on the different conventions that she learned."
"Zach had an absolute blast at camp ➤

Norma Barr, camp nurse and table coach.
February 2015 Bridge Bulletin

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