Beginner Intermediate Lounge Launch !!

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The Beginners Intermediate Lounge is LIVE

 

70 + MEMBERS and rising

 

A VERY WARM WELCOME to ALL

 

 

Firstly I would like to make a few acknowledgements:

 

 

FRED (fred) owner, founder, creator of BBO - THANK YOU for allowing me the privilege of setting up a Private Club where the Beginner Intermediate membership may come to play their bridge for their enjoyment & fellowship. Providing us with a place to learn, practice, improve and compete with one another.

 

BEN (inquiry) our BBF Forum Moderator & Tournament Convenor - a long time dedicated Beginners Forum Moderator on BBF who is eager to promote tournament play for our membership. I must thank Ben for his assistance in making the Club News a reality ( lin files being a mystery to this Dos dinosaur !!)

 

 

WAYNE (cascade) a dedicated bridge Mentor on BBO who has offered to mentor for the membership. The membership is fortunate indeed to have Wayne ‘on board’ - thank you Wayne.

 

 

DWAYNE (keylime) has kindly offered his assistance to the membership as our Director when required for both our private tournaments and main stream Teams Tournaments . – thank you Dwayne.

 

 

JOHN (JRG) will guide us through all the wonderful features BBO has to offer all its members so that we get the most we can from being a part of such a diverse & dynamic Community. - thank you John

 

 

[move]ADVICE for MEMBERS[/move]

 

When you log in - Main Bridge Club / Private Clubs / Beginners Intermediate Lounge -

 

you will be able to set up a table and/or join a table exactly as you do now in the Main Room

 

 

Please take time to read the Club News (you will see the button - bottom right) - don’t hesitate to contact me if there is anything you wish to query / contribute. This is all very much learn together as we go. The links typed in bold are ‘live’ so click on those to go directly to those sites.

 

 

When you set up a table send a chat message to the Lobby to let others know – those with membership rights will be able to join you. Be helpful to those who can’t get in – tell them how, then they will be able to join you next time!

 

 

You are the pioneers, I need your help to make this the place to be. A little over two years ago I could log into BBO and in the Main Bridge Club think 'wow' when I found five tables in play - as I write there are 1600 players logged in and 214 tables in play in the Main Bridge Club !

........yesterday we had 4 tables in play in our Lounge ! It is a beginning .. thank you to those who responded to my call.

 

 

( btw I was told the wine was fine, the flowers devine , the decor sublime ;) 8) )

 

A special thank you to:

Bev (hypatia_3) for her unbounded enthusiasm, she is our recruitment officer extraordinaire !

John (laird) for his practical 'brain storming' which keeps my 'feet on the ground'.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

To celebrate our Launch Ben and his Aides will hold our Inaugural IMPS Tournament in the not too distant future

 

the time and date will be whispered to the members in plenty of time

 

On behalf of Nada (hope) I will be issuing invitations to members to join her in the Lounge for a session of Launch Parties - bring your own - be it - Coffee & cake : Tea & biscuits : Wine & grapes : Wiskey & haggis : or what you fancy. Dress formal of course ::( ;D

 

times and dates will be whispered to members in plenty of time

 

Plans for the Newsletter are in the pipe line as are other plans which will be announced in our In House Club News as soon as they are ready.

 

Well that's it for now . The Beginners Intermediate Lounge IS the Members.

 

[move]WELCOME - GOOD BRIDGING - ENJOY[/move]

 

 

[jrcn50]

Hello Maureen,

It's the beginning and there is very few people in the club: perhaps should you ask Fred to promote it in the "News" area ?

Is it possible ?

Jean

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Jean B)

 

 

Fred has generously agreed to posting a Notice for us for our First Imps Tournament.

 

I shall be sending him the details today.

 

For all who read this it will be a happening on

 

Friday 19 September 2003 at 8 pm EST entries will be restricted to MEMBERS ONLY

 

I am sorry that this time slot will not work for you Jean (a sleeping beauty at that time I guess) nor for our UK members.

 

There had to be a first and no matter what time was chosen it could not suit all the members all around the globe.

 

To hold these tournaments we will be ABSOLUTELY RELIANT on the Help and Goodwill we receive from the Expert BBO Community who are willing to VOLUNTARILY give us their valuable time to Run and Direct our Tournaments for us.

 

It says much for the BBO community spirit that there are a number who have 'put up their hands' and offered assistance when they are able to.

 

I can assure all members that as time progresses Tournaments & Events will evolve at a variety of times so that ALL members can gain from their membership.

 

Good bridging

have patience this Aged Void can move but slowly ::D