President’s Corner: Full Steam Ahead Into Autumn!
Dear IBC Members,
As the leaves begin to change, your IBC Board of Directors remains laser-focused on keeping our club thriving! Our priorities haven’t changed: maintaining a balanced budget, offering a clean, friendly, and safe venue, fostering top-tier competition, educating players of all levels, and above all, celebrating the wonderful game of bridge. We have an action-packed stretch coming up—here is what’s on the horizon!
Mark Your Calendars: Key Upcoming Events
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Getting Ready for Tournament Play (Sept 26): IBC and CIBA are co-hosting a morning seminar tailored specifically for newer players looking to navigate tournament play with confidence. Stick around right after for a Swiss Team Competition open to seminar attendees and any player with under 500 Masterpoints!
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Indy’s Gold & Red Intermediate/Novice Regional (Oct 2–4): Hosted at IBC, this tournament is open to players with under 750 points who have not yet achieved Life Master status.
Need a partner? CIBA created a brand-new Partnership Desk. For partnership questions, contact Peter Lach, CIBA Partnership Chair, at 909-488-1196 or Peterlach814@aol.com.
Applause, Please! Join us in celebrating our latest monthly honorees:
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Player of the Month: Tom Koralewski
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Novice of the Month: Jonah Clodfelter
Keep an eye on upcoming announcements for the dates of our special recognition parties!
October Highlights & Community Giving
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Club Appreciation Weeks (Oct 5–18): Enjoy two full weeks of extra-rewarding games!
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Honoring Janie Hodge & The Mozell Sanders Foundation 🦃: In memory of our beloved Janie Hodge, we are collecting contributions all month long for the Mozell Sanders Foundation’s Thanksgiving Dinner, a cause deeply dear to Janie and her family that feeds over 10,000 people each holiday. Our campaign culminates with special games on October 23.
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Firefighter Appreciation Game 🧑🏽🚒 (Oct 28): Due to ACBL schedule conflicts on September 11, we are honoring our local firefighters with a dedicated game on October 28.
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Halloween Games 🎃 (Oct 30): Get your costumes ready! Costumes are highly anticipated and strongly encouraged for our traditional Halloween game day.
Club Growth & Social Media Buzz 📱
Our monthly table counts and player totals continue to meet targeted budget income goals! A huge thank you to all our mentors in the Fall Mentor/Mentee program—your guidance is building confidence, boosting table counts, and growing our Open game.
Additionally, look out for big social media updates! Thanks to Matt Cory and Joyce Pepple, we are re-imagining our Facebook page to create a fresh, interactive hub that keeps us connected and introduces new players in the area to IBC.
For complete schedules, be sure to check our
website calendar or read the weekly newsletter updates. As always, your Board and Staff are here for you—reach out anytime with feedback or questions.
See you at the tables!
Larry N. Cohen
Board President
