Ordinary General Meeting #8, 2006-10-12

The first call to order was made at 2:00 p.m., but as there was not a quorum, the meeting was postponed until 3:00 p.m.

The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. with the 11 members present.

The minutes of the General Meeting of September 7, 2005 were read; Pat Miranda moved their approval; Lee Riggs seconded the motion; and it was approved unanimously.

The President, John Mac Gregor read his annual report (see annex); Marvin Sossin moved its apporval; Lee Riggs seconded the motion; and it was approved unanimously.

The Treasurer, Ian McLennan, read his annual report (see annex); Pilar Vitoria moved its approval; John Mac Gregor seconded the motion; and it was approved unanimously.

The Fiscal, Lilia Castelán de Lara, read her annual report (see annex); Ian McLennan moved its approval; Gloria Chapin seconded the motion; and it was approved unanimously.

Pilar Vitoria moved to form a committee composed of Ian McLennan, Pat Miranda, Marvin Sossin, and Henry Meltzer for the purpose of generating funds to pay for all the national teams of Costa Rica to participate in the CACBF tournament in May 2007 in Curaçoa. [Presumably 3 teams: Open Team, Women’s Team, and Senior’s Team.] Gloria Chapin seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously.

Lee Riggs moved to end the meeting; Ian McLennan seconded the motion; and it was approved unanimously to end it at 3:58 p.m.

President’s Report

During the year, our activities have been the following:

  1. We have five clubs affiliated with the ARNB — San Jose Bridge Club, Club Los Fiebres, Quepos Bridge Club, Club de Bridge La Amistad, and Club Tres Sin Triunfo.
  2. We have 107 members in the ARNB.
  3. In November, 2005, we participated in the CACBF Simultaneous Pairs, with the attendance of 16 pairs. Of the 127 pairs which played in the Zone, Maria Antonieta Mellado Fresard and Ian McLennan came seventh.
  4. In February, 2006, we held the National Open Pairs Championship, with the participation of 11 pairs. The winners were Norman Sklar and Marvin Sossin.
  5. In March, 2006, we held the first tournament of the National Individual Championship, with the attendance of 20 players. The “Frost Cup” was won by Dick Frost.
  6. In April, 2006, we held the National Team Championships, with the participation of 10 teams. The winners were John Goold, Everett Lee Riggs, Norman Sklar, and Marvin Sossin.
  7. In June, 2006, we held the two sessions of the WBF World-Wide Bridge Contest — their annual simultaneous pairs. On the Friday, 16 pairs participated, and it was won by George Harris and Pilar Vitoria. On the Saturday, 9 pairs competed with Isabelle Chaplet and Eduardo Piza winning.
  8. In July, 2006, we held the Membership Game that included a delicious dinner prepared by Pilar Vitoria and Pat Miranda. There were 17 pairs in attendance. Jo Degener and Pat Miranda won north/south; Josef Best and Dick Frost won east/west.

In the future, we will hold the National Open Pairs Championship in November/December, the National Individual Championship in February, the National Teams Championship in March, and the CACBF Zonal Championship in Curaçao in May.

In general terms, the ARNB is recognized by the WBF and the CACBF (Zone 5 of the WBF) as the National Bridge Organization (NBO) for Costa Rica. Among other things, the ARNB has the responsibility for duplicate [bridge] games that are approved in the country.

I hope that we can count on the help of all the members of the ARNB to achieve our objectives of improving bridge in Costa Rica and of spreading it to the Costa Rican public.

Always at your orders,

John Mac Gregor
President
National Recreational Bridge Association
Thursday, October 12th, 2006

Fiscal’s Report

September 7, 2005 was the last Ordinary General Meeting of the ARNB. During the period ending today, the operations and finances that have been carried out within the association have been correct.

The Board of Directors held seven meetings and an Extraordinary General Meeting and carried these out with the necessary quorums. All have been registered, as they should, in the the minutes book.

John Goold y Ria Sampinon have resigned their positions and afterwards an Extraordinary General Meeting will be called to elect substitutes.

The Treasurer’s report faithfully reflected the financial state of the association and all the acts during the year by the Board of Directors were according to the statutes for which I have no objection to make to their actions.

Lilia Castelán de Lara
Fiscal
October 12th, 2006

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