Bridge teachers meet with ACBL president

District 8 was honored to have ACBL President Harriette Buckman of Chicago in attendance at our August regional in St. Louis. Harriette, who has focused her presidency on bridge education, invited all bridge teachers to attend a special reception between sessions on Friday at the tournament.

Sixteen teachers attended the dinner, which was hosted by Jack and Linda Bryant at their home in St. Louis. Harriette (front row, second from left in the photo) asked the teachers to share teaching tips and suggestions on what ACBL could do to make their work easier. Every teacher left with a gift from Harriette (bridge books, software and other teaching materials) and new ideas on how to recruit and teach the game to their students.