The End of Season Bridge Party in the Main Deck room of the Helm Club on the last day of April was a lot of fun, but it did not coincide with the actual last day of the 2024-25 Bridge season. Just before the party, enough Club members asked that the season be extended into May that the Club by straw vote agreed to take a formal vote on the proposed new final day of the season on the Monday following the party. For those who might wonder why the season is required to close at all during the calendar year, you should know that our sanctioning organization requires at least five tables (20 players) to go forward with the awarding of master points, which count towards the awarding of Life Master and other honors. At the first meeting in May, it was agreed to hold more bridge sessions until the expected attendance no longer rose to the level of five tables at which time we committed we would play as long as feasible. Availability of a Director was also a factor. So as you read this, we are probably still playing!
Following the last day of the Season based on the votes mentioned earlier, the new Board as elected last month—Bill Ferris, Tim Whiteis, Sue Wotton, Pam Dahlberg, Bill Rush, Barb Coneys, and Jerry Poissant—met for the first time. More meetings will be held both in person and electronically during the next several months while many Landings members are not in residence. There will be some future columns keeping interested folks apprised of club member activities before the club holds its first meeting in the fall. If any members have any ideas about items we should bring up at these meetings, please email me at [email protected]. Although we won’t necessarily have a column every month through September, we will definitely have one in September. Expect the first bridge session of the 2025-26 Landings season will be the first Monday of October after the Southwest Florida Regional American Contract Bridge League Tournament, which is currently planned for the Sanibel Harbour Marriott October 5 to 12. So that means our Landings Club opening day will be Monday, October 13 at the Helm Club. See you then!
