Our bridge club is a non-profit organization owned by its members. The success of the club depends on the efforts of the officers, board of directors and players.

NCBC tries to provide its members with a comfortable place to play, good directors, a good atmosphere and delicious refreshments, as well as additional (extra cost to the club) points all for the low price of $5.00 per player. Our officers put in efforts way above the duties called for by their positions to make this happen.

Setting up the game requires some degree of knowledge. When help is needed to set up the game it usually comes from directors other than the presiding director. All directors attending a game should be willing to do whatever is necessary to get the game going.

All players should share the job of putting away the game. Renting space at the Senior Citizens Club has reduced the amount of work somewhat. We don’t have to put the bidding boxes or tables away after every game, but there is still a lot of work, which usually falls on the backs of a few people. These few people make many trips around the room picking up trash, table cards, boards and bridgepads and pushing in chairs left out by our players.

North has the responsibility of running the game at his table. North also has the responsibility of clearing the table after the game. He should reset the bridgepads, turn a card on each board, and see that the table card, boards, and bridgepads are delivered to the proper place. If North is unable to perform this duty, he should arrange for someone else to do it for him. Each player is responsible for his own trash and for pushing in his chair and should not expect someone else to do these jobs for him. On Friday, North should see that the bidding boxes and hangers are delivered to the appropriate place.

There are other jobs where a little help would matter a lot. These include but are not limited to: checking the bathrooms, picking up the many pieces of paper that seem to accumulate on the floor by the toilets and under the paper towel dispensers, wiping down the countertop with a paper towel if necessary, emptying wastepaper baskets, turning bathroom lights and fans off, helping clean up the refreshment bar, taking the trash to the dumpster, and turning off the fans and fan lights in the main room.

If you choose to help put boards and table cards away: make sure a card is turned up on each board and put the boards in their black box carrier making sure the numbers are “up”. This makes it easier to check to find out which board is missing. Put table cards in numerical order, all Norths up or all Souths up.

If, after the game, each player would make just one trip to help with the above tasks, it would lighten the burden on other people tremendously and would be most appreciated.

Then there are the big jobs; among them - publicity, partnership, sunshine, directing, inventorying and buying refreshment supplies, chairing special events, helping with the website and emails, and teaching. Talk to Bev if are willing to perform any of these “big jobs” or any other job you can think of. Our club will be better for all because of your willingness to help.