Advanced Beginner Classes for the Summer

 

ADVANCED BEGINNERS!

Classes are at Holy Spirit Catholic Church
1800 SW State Route 150
Lee’s Summit, MO
Wednesdays, 1 to 3 p.m.

Cost $17 per class
These are advanced beginning courses concentrating on the bidding, but some defensive and declarer play instruction and practice is included.
Textbook will be available for sale, not included in the course cost.
YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER!  Just call (816-237-0519) or e-mail  to sign up.

July 11: More about supporting partner’s major suit opening.  Jacoby 2NT response.  Chapter 14 of my book, “Wanna Play Bridge the 2/1 Way?”  Available for sale for $17.

Aug. 8:  More about supporting partner’s major suit opening.  Splinter bid response.  This is the last chapter of my book, “Wanna Play Bridge the 2/1 Way?”  Available for sale for $17.

Aug. 22:  Doubles:  Takeout and Negative Doubles.  Audrey Grant’s  “Improving Your Judgment 2 Doubles” book is available for sale for $10.  Handout on Negative doubles is included in the cost of the course.

Carriage Club Duplicate

Tuesdays starting up again in the spring of 2018,  at 5 p.m. at the Carriage Club. If you would like to play contact Kathy. Cost is $8.  This is a shorter game; we are usually done by 7:15.  Dates for spring 2018:

May 8 & 22

June 5 & 19

July 10

Call Kathy at 816-237-0519 or email her to sign up.

This is an invitational club with limited space.  You have to be approved to come before coming!

Carriage Club Results:

May 8, 2018 Game

 

 

 

 

Fundraiser at Pizza Shoppe!

The 8th Annual Pizza Shoppe Fundraiser will be held on Tuesday June 12, 2018.  From 4 to 9 p.m. when you turn in this Pizza Shoppe Form when you pay, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to scholarship funds held with Truman Heartland Community Foundation.  The first fund is the Eugene J. Rolfe Memorial Scholarship Fund, providing $1000 renewable scholarships to Engineering students.  The next fund is the Rolfe Bridge Fund.  This fund provides financial support to the WannaPlayBridge High School Residential Bridge Camp (when we manage to get enough students) and also provides $500 renewable scholarships to Kathy’s students who have at least 1 masterpoint upon graduating from high school and who continue to add to the masterpoint holding while in college. The Bridge Fund also provides scholarships to students winning at the local Unit 131 Spring Tournament when a student section is offered.You can read about these scholarships on this website or read and apply for them via the Truman Heartland Community Foundation.

So come on out, enjoy some pizza, pasta, and/or salad and your favorite beverage, all while helping a worthy cause.  Kathy will be there to meet and greet from 4 to around 8.  Don’t forget your Pizza Shoppe Form!

Some supporters from last year!

 

Beginning Bridge Class: Wanna Play Bridge the 2/1 Way

Classes are at Holy Spirit Catholic Church
1800 SW State Route 150
Lee’s Summit, MO
Wednesdays, 1 to 3 p.m.

Cost $100 for the series of 7 classes. ($17 per class if paid individually for just the classes you attend.)
This is a beginning course covering non-competitive bidding with some playing and defending instruction.  2 Over 1 Beginning Class Flyer.
Textbook will be available for sale for $17, not included in the course cost.
YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER!  Just call (816-237-0519) or e-mail  to sign up.

Feb. 28: The basics, mechanics, practice playing – not much bidding. Chapters 1-5 of the textbook.
April 11: Opening 1 NT and a start on responding. Chapters 6-7
April 25: Opening 1NT, more on responding. Chapters 8-9
May 9: Opening and Responding to 1 of a Major. Chapter 10
May 23: Forcing bids in response to 1 of a Major. Chapter 11
May 30: Opening 1 of a Minor and Responding. Chapter 12
June 13: Responding to 1 of a Major without support. Chapter 13

$5 of the Complete 7 course fee is not refundable in the event you decide not to take the course after purchasing here.  $2 of each individual class is also  not refundable in the event you do not take the class.  Credit cards will not be accepted at the door.

Course Choice

Dates



Supervised Play

Monday Minglers: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. in my home in the Greenwood, MO area. Short mini-lesson ahead of the game on the first and third Mondays, if at least 8 people have signed up by the day before.  Just supervised play on the other Mondays. You must sign up for this ahead of time. Cost is $5. Light snacks provided. I cancel via email notification by noon on Monday with fewer than 3 signed up.  Next Monday Mingler:  June 4

Call Kathy at 816-237-0519 or
email her to sign up and get directions if you need them.

Wednesday Wanna Play:
Wednesday 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 12:30 to 3 p.m. in my home in the Greenwood, MO area.  Next Wednesday Wanna Play: May 16
Cost: $5 per person with light snacks provided.

You must register ahead of time by calling or email. I cancel by late Tuesday evening via email communication with fewer than 3 people signed up.

 

This Year’s t-shirt in support of the High School Bridge Camp

A new shirt is up for sale at teespring, all profits from the sale of the shirt will go to the Rolfe Bridge Education Fund which supports the Wanna Play Bridge High School Camp as well as college scholarships for bridge students.  Cost is just $19.99 and comes in a variety of colors.  Buy more than one!  It is for a great cause!