Minutes

               WBL Board of Directors Meeting

                           May 2, 2001

In attendance:  Barbara Doran ,  Steve Robinson, Barbara Shaw, Don Berman, Bob Bell, Dick Wegman, Bill Cole, Jim Allen, Michael Carroad, and Dave Ruderman.

The meeting was called to order by President Barbara Doran at 7:47 p.m. Without objection the minutes of the March 28, 2001 meeting were approved.

Treasurer's Report:  Steve Robinson reported that we have $4246.71 as of May 2, 2001.  We may need to take money from our savings account to cover the remaining Directory expense, second half of the dealing machine and the Annual Meeting expense.  We have received $2000.00 for the Regional and will be receiving $10,000 more from the Mid-Atlantic for the Alexandria Regional.  We will have no more income until next October. Discussion of our tangeble expenses insued.  We pay no tax on personal property but we still pay sales tax. He reported that the annual legal insurance of $161.00 has been sent.  Jim Allen moved the report be accepted.

President Doran announced that we have been asked to nominate one person from the WBL for the National Goodwill Committee. She also reported for Barbara Rothkin that the directories will be ready by May 7, 2001.  Where will the 40 boxes of directories be delivered?  They will be ready for the annual meeting.  Bill Cole suggested the we hire someone to deliver the directories to the annual meeting.  We will need 4 boxes of 100 directories for the meeting.  Barbara Shaw said she will call the Burkes and coordinate the delivery of the directories to the annual meeting.

The duplicating machine delivery was scheduled for the end of April and is not at Steve Robinsons yet.  We have paid for 1/2 of it all ready.  Robinson will look into it.

Robinson reported that the WBL Round Robin will start soon. He will wait until after the Unit Game to close the entries for the B & C  levels.  There is a meeting of the Round Robin Committee scheduled for after the Unit game Sunday.  Steve has only 7 or 8 teams so far as of May 2.

Don Berman  head of the Charity made his report.  He suggested that we select the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship.  Of the entry fee  $4.80 goes to our charity and $1.20 to the ACBL.  Berman moved and it was approved.

Dick Wegman reported that the Christ the King Church has been confirmed for our annual meeting on May 17, and also for our Unit games beginning in September, 2001 after Labor Day.  We have to make other arrangements for November 8, 2001. We can not use the church.  No arrangements have been confirmed after the first of the year.  Michael Carroad suggested the Wegman look into paying someone or increasing the rent for someone from the custodial staff to put up and take down the bridge tables.  The church can handle 70 tables.  Wegman reported that church functions come first and we will be given a one month notice if they need their facility.  The church will supply storage for the tables.  Jim Allen asked Wegman to look into getting an additional vestry room for teaching Easy Bridge at 7:00 on Thrusday nights.

Jim Allen reported that Thursday a.m. May 4, 2001 the game at the Washington Bridge Center will be part of the Sectional Tournament.  Tim Crank will be the director of the 10:30 game. The Washington Bridge Center also has two Easy Bridge games taught by Leslie Schaefer, Wednesday a.m. abut 6 tables and Monday p.m. about 10 tables.  Edith McMullan wil teach the Easy Bridge at the Regional Saturday a.m.   The NLM tournament June 14-17, 2001 will be chaired by Suzanne Abrams and Charity Sacks.  Senator Robert Packwood will man the partmership desk.  There are no Easy Bridge books in the WBL inventory.  We need to find our books.

Allen reported on the elections  Fred King will replace Bob Bell and Barbara Shaw will replace Barbara Rothkin  on the board. All positions are running unopposed.

Dave Ruderman  reported that there has been a decline in attendance at the Unit Games.  Michael Carroad confirment that attendance has dropped about 40% since moving from Kensington.  Reasons for the decline were discussed.  Flight C has no teaching and no interest.  We may need partnership coordinators.  Wegman said he=92d be glad to help.  We need a partnership broker and maybe should use E-Mail.  Cole remarked that people quit playing when they lose their partners.  Ruderman said he would take a survey at the annual meeting and announce

on Thursday nights to come to him for a partner for the next week.  The idea of putting up a bulletin board for people who want partners to put cards up was suggested.

Bill Cole suggested we send invitations to novices for the Novice Game next October.  We could get a list of the 0-49 players who have played over the last few months.  He suggested we have hand records and perhaps hand analysis for that game.  Jim Allen suggested coordinating that with the September NAP. Dave Ruderman, Dick Wegman, Barbara Rothkin and Barbara Shaw  expressed interested in teaching the Thursday Novice lessons.  Michael Carroad said our overall membership is down to 1700 from 2000.

Barbara Doran asked Board members if they wanted to switch jobs for next year.  Please let her know.   She thanked Bill Cole for hosting this meeting.  The next meeting will be May 30, at her house at 1107 Dale Drive, Silver Spring.  From The Beltway exit Colesville Road south toward Washington.  Turn right on Dale Drive.  You can=92t make a left turn onto Dale from Georgia Ave.  Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m.         

                           Respectfully submitted,

                           Barbara Shaw, Acting Secretary