Hello, Unit 498 Members!
Thank you to everyone who made our Longest Day Unit Game on June 21st such a success!
Team Captain Fred Chasalow motivated us all and Co-chairs Barbara Lewis and Marie Pattie put tremendous energy towards the cause, uniting our bridge community in the fight against Alzheimer’s
disease. Sandra Tilch created a special space with decorations honoring the Longest Day campaign. Unit Game coordinators Leslie Braker and Eileen DiGiorgio managed the day perfectly and
fed everyone a delicious lunch. Kit Morse helped Director Jenny Kuhn get 66 players seated in the right spots to cap the day off with a great bridge game.
 
Sandra Tilch and Jenny Kuhn The lucky raffle winners
Bart Westcott from the Alzheimer’s Association presented us with a plaque honoring our past success as one of the top fundraising organizations, and encouraged us to continue our efforts to meet our
2025 fundraising goal of $40,000.
Fred, Barbara, and Bart
Thanks to your contributions, we have raised close to $33,000! Donations will be accepted until the end of August. Please click the link below to learn more about our efforts and, if you
have not done so already, make your donation now.
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Donate and/or Join our Team
The Longest Day Unit Game
After the hype of lunch, a raffle, and the plaque presentation, everyone got down to business playing bridge. From the eight tables in the 499er division, Kristine and Tom Birge and Robert
Falls and Harry Qian emerged on top of the N/S and E/W fields, respectively. Also earning points were Kathy Yulo and Robert Lerche, Jeanne Urich and Paula Linden, Marie Pattie and Helen Kishi,
and Madhu Mehta and Molly Roff.
In the Open division, the top finishers N/S were Kathryn Barnard and Lucy Ballard, Jim and Arline Van Ness, Robert Ng and Barbara Shukov, and Patricia Wong and Joan Sullivan. On the E/W side,
Tom Reis and Brian Reis finished first, with Genie and Jeff Reynolds, Aster Wu and Bob Gleason, and Kit Morse and Cliff Chernick all earning masterpoints as well.
July Unit Game, Saturday, July 19
Internationally known bridge content creator Kai Eckert, who we see all over social media, will make a special appearance as our July Unit Game director. Please mark your calendars for July
19th and register using the link below.
Please Pre-Register Here as space is limited.
If you need a partner, please sign up at the Partnership
Desk. Please contact Carl
Ebeling if
you have questions or need help finding a partner.
Swiss Teams Game
The bridge room was busy again on Wednesday, June 25th for the second game in our Summer Swiss Teams Series. Jenny Kuhn put together a balanced group of teams and provided summer-themed prizes
for the winners! First place amongst the nine teams went to Inna Brovman, Cliff Chernick, Chuck Riffle, and Doug Grant, with second place going to Kenneth Hui, Siuling Ku, Doug Seifert,
and Chuck Simmons.
Whether or not you’ve joined in one of the first two games, you’re heartily invited to the third one on August 13th at 6:30 at the Villa. Please come early with your partner and teams and
matchups will be decided that night. These games are great fun for everyone, and we’re working to improve the process to run them efficiently.
Mentor / Mentee Program
Our second cycle of Mentor/Mentee games for 2025 wrapped up online on June 26th.
Congratulations to the pairs of Fred Chasalow and Janice O’Brien; Beth Eggers and Nancy Rutledge; Mark Sorenson and Jane Bagley; Deborah Drysdale and Pamela Resser; Vince Tournabene and Chuck Riffle;
and Kit Morse and Sue Galletta for earning masterpoints in the game.
Thanks to all the Mentors and Mentees who have joined the program so far this year!
We’re planning another Pizza Party to launch our final series of Mentor/Mentee games on Wednesday, August 20th at 6:30 at the Villa. The two following games will be online on Thursdays
September 25th and November 6th. Watch for an email from Kit Morse, or contact her yourself to get involved: kitunit498@gmail.com
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