A to Z guide - Bridge Guys

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ACBL Charity Foundation The ACBL Charity Foundation has contributed more than $5 million to charitable institutions since its inception in 1964. Each year ACBL holds special bridge games at the local, district, and national levels. Proceeds benefit local charities and ACBL’s selected charity for the year. Call your local club manager for more information on these special activities. ACBL Cooperative Advertising Program This program is available to teachers, clubs, units, districts, and anyone who is involved with promoting bridge. Subsidies are offered for 50% of expenses incurred, up to a maximum of $250 for each program applied for. Multiple subsidies may be applied for as long as funding remains available. Contact the Director of Communications for more information. ACBL Educational Foundation The ACBL Educational Foundation was established in 1987 to raise funds to promote bridge education. This group has funded, among other projects, a highly successful school bridge lesson program and ACBL’s second television series, “Play Bridge with Audrey Grant, Part 1.” Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $500,000. ACBL Headquarters 2990 Airways Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee 38116-3847. Phone: 901-332-5586; FAX: 901-398-7754; Membership Assistance numbers: USA – 1-800-467-1623 or Canada – 1- 800-467-2623; Sales Department numbers: USA – 1-800-264- 2743 or Canada – 1- 800-264-8786. Home Page on the Internet: www.acbl.org ACBL MasterCard Members who reside in the United States who are age 26 and older receive periodic mailings pertaining to the ACBL MasterCard. Check ACBL’s web-site for more information. 4
ACBL Membership See “Benefits of Membership”, pages 9 and 10. ACBL Online (www.acbl.com) Want to play bridge online, anytime day or night. Then go to ACBLOnline and play against people from all over the world or robots from Memphis. A great way to fine-tune your game. Take a free test ride on the site today. Currently, ten masterpoint tournaments a day are available for members of ACBL Online along with many other interesting features. ACBL Player of the Year This title is given to the ACBL member who earns the most Platinum masterpoints (awarded in nationally rated events without an upper masterpoint limit) during a calendar year. ACBL Sales Department There are many bridge products and resources for learning more about the game available through the ACBL Sales Department, which offers a 10% discount to members. Call tollfree: in the USA: 1-800-264-2743; in Canada: 1-800-264-8786 to place your order and/or to request a free copy of our catalog, The Bridge Source. The catalog is also available online at www.acbl.org ACBLscore ACBL has developed a computer scoring program known as ACBLscore which is available to clubs and tournaments. This program enables a game to be scored almost instantly once the last deal has been played and the result entered. ACBL Website (www.acbl.org) The ACBL Website is the place where members can go to check their masterpoint totals and to find all kinds of information about the game of bridge and the ACBL. Tournament results, masterpoint races, a directory of ACBL bridge clubs and bridge teachers, the Junior program, and so much more are available at www.acbl.org 5
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Page 3 and 4: Portable GROUP INSURANCE FOR ACBL M
Page 5: THE ACBL FROM A TO Z As a member of
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World Junior Team Championship The
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Introduce a friend to the wonderful
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The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge
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