Firecracker Open Sectional
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Proof of Vaccination

This tournament will follow District 21’s vaccination policy at the time of the tournament. Proof of vaccination is NOT required at the tournament. There is NO mask requirement at the tournament, unless a player at a table requests that masks be worn at that table. In that case, each player at that table is required to wear a mask.

Need a Partner?

Prior to the tournament, click on the  Online Partnership Desk and follow the instructions or email your partnership request to Marc Cervellino  marc.cervellino@hotmail.com.  Each day of the tournament there will be Partnership Desk volunteers 1 hour before each session to assist in matching up partners.

Food and Drink

We are sorry to say that food is not available for purchase at this tournament. A list of nearby food establishments will be available at the tournament. Coffee, tea, and the usual Palo Alto Unit tournament snacks will also be available.

Need a Hotel?

Coming from afar?  We have arranged two hotel discounts:

• Hotel Avante (a Hyatt hotel) in Mountain View (Expedia: 8.8/10.0) is offering tournament players a discounted rate ($159/night + tax for single/double plus complimentary continental breakfast). To receive the bridge discount, one must call the central reservations line at 800-720-0059 using group code BRDG or book online at:  https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/california/jdv-hotel-avante/sjcja?corp_id=G-BRDG.
• Hotel Aria in Mountain View (Expedia: 8.8/10.0) is offering tournament players a discounted rate of $140/night + tax for a king bed and $150/night + tax for two beds. To receive the discount, one must call 650-961-6720 and mention that you are calling for the American Contract Bridge League discount room rate.

Tournament Leaders

Director:  Lynn Yokel
Tournament Chairs: Marc Cervellino email, and Geraldine MacDonald, email
Partnership:  Marc Cervellino  email

Volunteer to help make the Bay Area’s largest sectional a resounding success. We need helpers for as little as an hour or two, in a variety of different roles such as parking, partnership and hospitality, set-up and take-down and general operation each day. We will be needing to identify more help as we near the tournament date. To volunteer, please contact one of the tournament chairs.

Fees

• $15 per session. Must be ACBL member to play (free first 120 day memberships available).  $4.00 additional for lapsed ACBL members.
• Youth (students under 26) $7.

Parking

Free parking at the Bridge Center, 432 Stierlin Road, Mountain View, CA, including disabled accommodations. If the parking lot is full, on Wednesday – Saturday you will be directed by volunteers to the nearby Mountain View Buddhist Temple (575 N. Shoreline Blvd), a 5-minute (0.2 mile) walk, where you can park, or for Saturday (7/8) and Sunday (7/9) to the Wonder Years Pre-School (462 Stierlin Road), next door to the Bridge Center. Carpooling is appreciated.

We are prohibited by the City of Mountain View from parking on the street – NO EXCEPTIONS.

Palo Alto Unit Members: unless you need to be park close to the Bridge Center, we ask that you park at the Buddhist Temple (Wednesday – Saturday) or The Wonder Years Pre-School (Saturday/Sunday only) so others needing close-in parking can use the Bridge Center lot. 

We are located in a residential area. Please limit noise in the parking lot and drive carefully and quietly at all times – particularly if leaving in the evening.

Unit 503 continues to support Second Harvest of Silicon Valley with our annual Firecracker fundraising campaign

Second Harvest is committed to doing whatever it takes to build a hunger-free community. That means distributing nutritious food to nearly every neighborhood in Silicon Valley, leveraging every available food resource, and collaborating with organizations and people who share our belief that hunger is unacceptable. Nutritious food is the foundation for a healthy, productive life.

As our community responds to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley remains committed to our mission knowing that our most vulnerable community members are deeply and disproportionately impacted by public crises such as this.

Please make a donation to help.  Donations can be made at the tournament or here.

Learn more about Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.