• Flying Buckeye Regional – September 5th through Saturday the 9th was great! Thanks to all who attended! Thanks to Bob & Stefanie Stitt, Tom Bishel, Anita Brand, Joanne Deutsch, and lots of other volunteers!

  • There is an article based MBVA/MVBC in the Dayton Daily News. It’s in the Sunday, “In Your Prime” section today, Sunday, September 3, 2023. See it here! Dayton Daily News Bridge article

  • September is International Fund month! Check the calendar for dates.
  • New lessons for newer players will start Oct 2nd on Monday afternoons from 3 to 5.  It will be taught by Bob Stitt. It will be $50 for 6 lessons. Contact Bob Stitt for information on classes, 937-831634 (cell), bob.stitt1@gmail.com Lesson Topics List

  • The Mentor-Mentee program is back! Here are the details:

    1.     Mentees should have fewer than 400 masterpoints and be a Non-Life Master. Priority will be given to players with fewer masterpoints.

    2.     Mentors should have at least 400 masterpoints. 

    3.     Mentor-mentee pairs play for half price from September 11 through November 30: i.e., both the mentor and mentee play for $4 each.

    4.     Mentors and their mentees should play at least once a week.

    5.     Mentor-Mentee pairs can play in Monday night’s limited game (under 1000 masterpoints) as long as the mentor is below that limit. Mentor-Mentee pairs can play in invitational games as long as the mentee is eligible for that game. The periodic Good Time Game is open to all, as are any open games.

  • 6.     There will be 3 Sunday Afternoon games for Mentor-Mentees on October 8th, & 29th and November 19th. Mentees will bring food for the first one, Mentors for the second, both for the third game. 

  • The Dayton Holiday Sectional is December 8-10 – Dayton Holiday Sectional – Dec. 8-10-2023

  • Dayton Sponsored On-line Game

    Bill Gottschall will go back to directing only one game on Wednesday evening – the 0-1250 starting at 7:00 pm. The other two games we tried to run have been cancelled by the District 11 Board of Directors.  All players in in ACBL can still play in this game if they meet, or are less than, the game masterpoint limit. The cost is $6 per player.

  • Steve Forsythe’s new game just for 0–50-point players on Wednesdays is cancelled for now. It will be changed to another time & day to be held alongside the Mon, Thurs, or Friday game.  Contact Steve or Sandy at majslf@aol.com or at cell 301-385-9127(Sandy) or (Steve’s cell – 937-640-1665) for more information.
  • The next Sat eve Goodtime Game is Sept. 23rd, and it’s an International Fund Game.
  • Bridge Base/ ACBL Online MVBA Bridge session has expanded to 3 games! (see above). This game is still available Wed  Entry Fees $6.00 per person. A good portion of all entry fees are returned to M.V.B.C. Please help us build up this game! Bill G directs, (937-974-2159)
  • Unit Financial Reports provided by Tom Griswold, Treasurer and Investment Committee Chair. (Will be updated after the November Boad meeting.) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  • If you do not want your information in our online or printed booklet Directory, please let Dallas & Georgia know. The on-line version has a username (“directory”) and password protected, so only our members have access. Ask your director or Georgia for the password.