Jody Williams, President, called the meeting to order at 2:50 pm. Other Board members present were Leslie Altick, Jim Harris, Todd Makler, Paul Davis, Kevin O’Leary, and Dave Puryear. Also in Attendance was John Prior.
Jody Williams announced that District 21 had chosen our unit’s nominee, Margot Livensparger, as the recipient of its annual Goodwill Award. Margot thanked the Board for her nomination and expressed her surprise at being selected. Several Board memb
Gill Barsley, co-chair of the 2015 Firecracker Sectional, reported that ACBL now had the tournament information on their website. flyers will be sent to sectionals and regionals. flyers will also be placed in the foyer of our Bridge Center as of earl
James Stuart-Smith reported on the meeting of the Future of the Firecracker Committee. The Santa Clara Convention Center is not currently available for any June or early July dates in 2016 that work for the District 21 calendar. The Committee is inve
A brief discussion of the duties of the Unit Recorder concluded that in cases where a pattern of behavior is a concern, it is the Recorder’s responsibility to provide written documentation to ACBL. The Board is not involved except to make sure the
Stu Goodgold spoke in support of his candidacy for 1st Alternate to the District Director. Stu emphasized his experience in the role and his demonstrated ability to step in for the Director.
Vice-President Leslie Altick called the meeting to order at 3:50 pm. Present were Board members Kevin O’Leary, Todd Makler, JimHarris, Paul Davis, and Dave Puryear. Also in attendance were Pru Saunders and Debbie Rosenberg.
James Stuart-Smith identified both progress and the essential next steps for the Firecracker. Anne Keyser has volunteered to chair the Food Committee. James has scheduled meetings this week and next to work on the tournament schedule and the flyer. P
The Board approved the minutes with one addition: the word ‘potentially’ was added to the activities exempt from rent. The Board’s intent is to charge rent if the Education Fund has the resources, but to continue our free lecture series without