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Goodwill Honors 4 New Yorkers July 8-18, 2004 76th Summer North American Bridge Championships DAILY BULLETIN New York, New York Volume 76, Number 4 Monday, July 12, 2004 Editors: Brent Manley and Henry Francis Goodwill honors 4 New Yorkers Four outstanding New York personalities took Gail Greenberg the spotlight at yesterday’s Goodwill Committee Greenberg was overwhelmed when her four reception. Chairman Aileen Osofsky honored Gail children told about life with mother. “I’m moved Greenberg, Leonard Harmon, Joan Gerard and Alan beyond words,” she said. “This is the most Truscott. Osofsky presented each with a memorial meaningful moment of my life.” that told of each’s outstanding contributions to the “My mother never encouraged us to play game. Continued on page 3 Goodwill Chairman Aileen Osofsky, Winners of the Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs: center, with the Walid Elahmady and Zia Mahmood. four honorees at the Sunday Zia, Elahmady Goodwill meeting. From win LM Pairs left, Joan Zia Mahmood and Walid Elahmady, a Gerard, partnership formed at the last minute, surged from Leonard well back in the pack with a session to go to win the Harmon, Alan Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs by nearly a board Truscott and and a half. Gail Greenberg. With a top of 51, the winners scored 1671.82 matchpoints to 1601.06 for runners-up Michael Rosenberg and Ralph Katz, the leaders after two qualifying sessions and after the first final session. Today is the real Continued on page 9 Goodwill Day Our Goodwill Committee held its NABC reception yesterday because of the CBS show this morning. But as usual the first Monday is the real Goodwill Day for New York 2004. Make it a happy day for everyone – exhibit goodwill to all. Paul Soloway Aileen Osofsky Soloway’s take: It’s Goodwill Chairman a jungle out there Once upon a time, says Paul Soloway, a squad Spingold and Wagar The ACBL Junior Corps has inducted three such as the one he plays on – the Bermuda Bowl new members: Dan Recht of Mount Kisco NY; champion Nick Nickell team – could enter the KOs starting early Charles Halasi and Tim Capes of Toronto, Spingold and avoid a serious challenge until the Both the Spingold KO Teams and the Wagar pictured with Goodwill Chairman Aileen later rounds of the event. Osofsky at the Junior Reception. The two Women’s KO Teams will start much earlier than The times, says Soloway, have changed – a lot. Canadians are students at the University of usual today. Both games will get under way at 10 a.m. As the Spingold Knockout Teams begins today, Toronto. Recht attends Princeton University, A total of 101 teams entered the Spingold. The the top squads are keenly aware of the dangers of where he has started a bridge club and Wagar drew 25 teams. taking any opponent lightly. As anyone who has teaches the game. The Junior Corps was started by Bobby Wolff to acknowledge Junior attended NABCs in recent years can attest, the The early starts will continue through the week players who promote bridge to other young number of early-round upsets of highly seeded until the Spingold goes on vugraph during the people. There are about 50 members of the Continued on page 4 semifinals and final. Junior Corps at present. Never too young – seventh graders enjoy Summer NABC Saundra Jones, a science teacher at a middle Bridge Plus+ games last Friday and couldn’t wait school in Queens, likes bridge so much that she to do it again. talks about it all the time. It was no surprise, of Says Sophia Liu, 12: “It’s fun to beat people.” course, that her students eventually wanted to Vivian Xu, 13, was also enjoying herself, know more about the game she loves so much. noting that bridge “helps me with my math, and They, too, are now smitten, and Jones has an it’s fun when I don’t have anything to do.” after-school bridge class of 32 students. Jones has been playing bridge about seven She brought eight of them to the 2004 Summer years. She learned the game at a public library in NABC for their first exposure to tournament play New York, moving into duplicate practically right Saundra Jones, in the rear, with eight of her – and they had a blast. away. “I’m still a baby bridge player,” she says, bridge students during a break between Bridge The seventh-graders played in a couple of Continued on page 4 Plus+ games on Friday. Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Monday, July 12 10 a.m. — Noon ACBL Education Workshop. Unit officials, education 8:30 a.m. - Easybridge! Accredited Presenters Course. Marti liaisons, intermediate-newcomer coordinators, teachers and 12:30 p.m. Ronemus presents part two of the accreditation course. all interested players are invited to join Donna Compton, Green Room. education field coordinator, for information on ways to promote bridge and increase participation. Learn more 8:30 a.m. Senior International Team Trial Committee Midtown about the ACBL’s free Growth Program. Tuesday: Putting Room, 4th floor. It All Together — The Growth Seminar and Your Ideas. Free. Lincoln Room. 10 a.m. - Noon. ACBL Education Workshop. Unit officials, education liaisons, intermediate-newcomer coordinators, teachers and All day. Computer Championships. Concourse H. all interested players are invited to join Donna Compton, education field coordinator, for information on ways to 5 p.m. — 7 p.m. Guaranteed Club Growth and Prosperity. Part two of promote bridge and increase participation. Learn more the Marti Ronemus seminar. Concourse C. about the ACBL’s free Growth Program. Monday: Build It and They Will Come — The ABCs of Building an Wednesday, July 14 Intermediate-Newcomer Program. Free. Lincoln Room. 9 a.m. — Noon. Club Directors Course Update. Continuing education for bridge directors to increase their skills with popular 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Guaranteed Club Growth and Prosperity. Part two of tournament director Guillermo Poplawsky. Certificate the Marti Ronemus seminar. Concourse C. given for successful completion of all three days. Wednesday: The Proprieties, Running a Successful Club, 8:30 p.m. - Competitions and Conventions Committee. Midtown Dealing with Problem People. New York Room. 10 p.m. Room, 4th floor All day. Computer championships. Concourse H. Tuesday, July 13 9 a.m. — Club Directors Course Update. Continuing education for 7 p.m. — Junior ceremony. Mercury Rotunda 12:30 p.m. bridge directors to increase their skills with popular 7:30 p.m. tournament director Guillermo Poplawsky. Certificate given for successful completion of all three days. Tuesday: Ruling the Game, A Review of Frequent Rulings. Fee: $25 at the door for all three days. New York Room. BRIDGE TALKS Monday, July 12 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Larry Cohen, 9:15 a.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Mike Flader, The Real Deal. Regent Room. Ruling the Game. Regent Room. Wednesday, July 14 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Roberta Salob, 9:15 a.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Haig How to Use Your Enemy! Regent Room. Tchamitch, Balancing & Reopening Doubles. Regent Room. Tuesday, July 13 9:15 a.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Barbara 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Michael Seagram, Take More Tricks. Regent Room. Huston, Doing It with Finesse. Regent Room. LATE NIGHT / ENTERTAINMENT Hospitality and beverage bars available nightly from 11 Tuesday, July 13 p.m. to midnight, 3d Floor Promenade. 11:15 p.m. – “Lost and Found.” Ninon Rogers will perform her critically acclaimed show, featuring songs by Cole Porter, Monday, July 12 Irving Berlin, Cy Coleman and Charles Strouse. Trianon 11:15 p.m. – “It’s Magic”, with Alan “Ace” Greenberg, chairman Ballroom. Cannoli at 11 p.m. on the 3rd floor Promenade. emeritus of Bear Stearns. Bruschetta at 11 p.m. on the 3rd Floor Promenade. Wednesday, July 14 11:15 p.m. – Stand-up comedy with Al Lubel. Trianon Ballroom. Reuben sandwiches at 11 p.m. on the 3rd floor Promenade. A tribute to Donna Levien vigor, sensitivity, exuberance – and often by her ACBL Product Store own rules. By Shelly Fehrenbach For those who knew her, she will be forever Duplicate log books are in. A selection of How do you define the game of bridge? For loved and missed. For those who did not have the Audrey Grant teacher and student materials are some it’s that adrenaline rush you feel when you privilege, it should be comforting to know that you available. A selection of EZ Bridge 1, 2 and 3 are bid and make 6NT – followed by the inevitable are involved in a game that helped sustain the also available, as well as Life Master jewerly. devastation when you open the traveler, and quality of life for a very special woman. everyone else has bid and made seven! For others, Today’s Stratified Open Pairs is named in NAC appeals members it’s the fame and celebrity when you win a national Donna Levien’s honor. On Monday would everyone available please title. check with the directors at the end of the afternoon For Donna Joy Levien and all who knew and DESK HOURS as well as the evening session to learn if any loved her, bridge was the one activity that kept her appeals need to be heard. We are short of engaged and involved right until she passed away Registration Partnership Desk manpower here, so please consider attending even in November of 2003. It was at the bridge table that Desk 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. if it is not your night for duty.
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