Newsletter - 22 March 2024
In our newsletter this week...
- Message from the Committee
- Saturday 23rd March F2F Bridge Cancelled
- myABF Progress Update
- CBC Novice Championship
- Easter Raffles
- Wednesday Night Pizzas
- Mystery Deposit
- Sponsorships
- Ian Morison
- Reminder
Messages from the Committee
At the Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 21 March 2024, in accordance with Section 12 (4) of the CBC Constitution, the Committee appointed Mary Tough to the position of President until the AGM, and appointed Alison Russell-French to the position of Vice President until the AGM.
Saturday 23 March F2F Bridge Cancelled
Due to the ANC Women's selection trial running on the weekend of the 23rd March and Will Jenner-O'Shea's Workshop also running on the 23rd of March, the F2F Saturday session at the club will be cancelled. Please come to Will Jenner's Workshop or join us on RealBridge instead.
myABF Progress Update
- On Thursday the club successfully launched My ABF for the processing of payments for all duplicate sessions.
- CBCPay has now been suspended.
- Next Tuesday you will receive a final CBCPay statement.
- If the balance is positive this amount will be transferred to your My ABF account on April 2.
- If you do not want your CBCPay balance transferred please advise the managers.
We thank our members for their cooperation in setting up their accounts in such a timely manner.
CBC Novice Championship
This matchpoint pairs event crowns the club Rookie and Novice champions. Players must have less than 100 masterpoints to enter and to win either title you need to be a CBC member. Red masterpoints will be awarded. If you need a partner, please let us know and we will try to assist.
Easter Raffles
Reminder Easter Raffle drawn Wednesday 27th.
Prizes in the Easter raffle will be drawn next Wednesday 27 March.2024 so please buy a raffle ticket soon. Part of the proceeds will go to our charity - Integra Service Dogs Australia. The tickets are one for $2 and three for $5.
Wednesday Night Pizzas
The next Wednesday night pizza will be on 27th March 2024. For those unfamiliar with the activity, the Wednesday night pizzas provide the opportunity for social interaction while enjoying a pizza sampling. It provides a great opportunity to talk to and socialise with your fellow players, which is not always the case when engaged in playing bridge. The pizzas will be available from 6:30, which provides ample time to enjoy your pizzas before supervised and walk-in play begins.
The cost of the pizzas is a nominal $5 payable on the day. This entitles you to half a pizza. A variety of toppings will be available and participants can pick and choose. Vegan pizzas can be made available for those who want them. No drinks are provided, so if you want liquid refreshment you will need to bring your own.
Attendance is voluntary and those wishing to partake should place their name on a list on the noticeboard or contact Jon Pike directly. His email is
Mystery Deposit
We have still not identified a cash deposit made at the Tuggeranong Westpac branch on Jan 31.
The deposit cannot be credited to your CBCPay account unless we know who made the deposit.
Travel Associates Sponsorship
Our sponsor Travel Associates Canberra has offered to conduct a promotion to support our Canberra Bridge Club members Zara Chowdhury and Diya Shah who are part of the 2025 Under 26 Women’s youth team who will be competing at the Transnational Youth Championships held in Poland in July 2024.
Travel Associates have offered:
A double Incentive Promotion consisting of a 2% incentive for all travel bookings made before the 30th April.
This means if members identify themselves as CBC Members at time of initial consultation with Travel Associates, 2% of the value of the booking will be made available after the end of the promotion to put towards Zara and Diya’s travel costs.
Member travel bookings will need to be paid in full by 30th April 2024.
Golden Oldies Sponsorship
We have a new sponsor - Golden Oldies; an organisation that provides personal safety devices and associated technology.
Golden Oldies deliver, install personal safety devices, and provide technical support to help people live safely and independently. The equipment available includes:
- GPS trackers;
- fall detectors; and
- personal alarm and response systems.
Angus Roberston from Golden Oldies has advised:
“Our products are acquired from ADT Security and Tunstall, with whom we have a partnership.
Both of these companies are top-of-the line in Australia, compliant with all stipulations of NERS and ACMA regulations.
We fall under their cover and equipment standards.”
If you need assistance with personal safety devices, please contact Angus on 0439180 336. Or email
You can pick up a pamphlet at the club or access www.goldenoldoesht.com.au
Ian Morison
Reminder
The Club is open on Good Friday and Easter Monday. The Supervised Session on Friday will be on as per usual.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Elizabeth
