Pasadena Bridge Club Logo <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> News from North Fair Oaks Mojo ABTA Master Teacher 649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201 Pasadena CA 91103 (626) 247-4457 pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Great things at the bridge club this week! We've had lots of big games this past week. I think everyone is enjoying getting out in December and spending the day at the bridge club! Gold for good This week is the first of two weeks available for the ACBL's ingenious charity event "Gold for Good." Here's how you do it: * Register for the week for $30 with the ACBL: https://www.acbl.org/portfolio/goldforgood/ * Play in two or more "Open Pairs" events at any bridge club (at least one face-to-face game) during the week, Monday through Saturday That's it. You can play with different partners. Your partner doesn't need to be registered. Pay the usual $12 card fee (or one card punch) at the club. At the end of the week, the ACBL will gather your two best games from the week. Your result is pooled with all of the other GfG participants in North America, and the top 25% will be awarded gold points! *The deadline to register for the first week is midnight tonight (Sunday)!* Club championship week Let's play Club Championship games all week! Tons of black points, and maybe some of us will earn a little gold as well, in the Gold for Good event. Kantar lessons this week This week on Wednesday and Thursday evening we'll have two single-topic lessons. Each class is $25, or join all four (including next week) for $85. These will all be focused on "play of the hand" topics, taken from an enormous library of lessons from the late great Eddie Kantar. Here is the schedule: * Wed Dec 11: Entries * Thu Dec 12: Loser on loser plays * Wed Dec 18: The avoidance play * Thu Dec 19: Ducking plays at suit contracts All classes will start at 7:00 PM. "Black Friday" sale Get 5-game punch cards good for any regular game at the bridge club for $55. You can buy up to three. Cards never expire. Sale ends December 31. Coming up ... Next Sunday is the Unit Holiday Party with a great luncheon at the Arcadia Community Center. We'll be hosting about 17 tables in two sections: Open Pairs and 299er Pairs (similar to the Saturday morning games). You should already have your reservations! You can pre-pay the $30 fee at the Pasadena Bridge Club by credit card any time this week, if you like. (No credit cards at the venue.) Linda Lucas is looking for a partner for the 299er game at the Holiday Party. Here's a chance to join in! On Tuesday, December 31, we'll have a New Year's Eve party, with wine, cheese, and bridge. It will be a Swiss Team event in the "Eight is enough" format, much like last year's event. I haven't yet settled on the "1-2-3" divisions. I'll do that this week. We'll open at 12:00, start bridge at 12:30, and be finished about 4:30. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary