- Our Stars and their bidders who raised $3850
- Our game day players who filled 27 ½ tables, generating entry fees of $1,100
- Paula Wissman, who waived her director's fees
- Sandi Mills, our event photographer
- Cindy Cox, who distributed our event information to the club
- Laura Chandler, Peggy Naughton, Judith Rebmann, and Noella Lambert, who coordinated and cooked the delicious lunch, and to the MANY members who brought food for the morning game
- Clear Lake Bridge Club, which covered the cost of the lunch materials
- Committee members Karen Jones, Evvie Gilbert, Edna Rice, and Tomi Porterfield
- Moore Fabrication, which provided additional parking for our all-day event
- Rubin Chang and Evvie Gilbert, who provided shuttle service to and from Moore Fabrication
- Cindy Cox, who donated the custom convention card cover for a drawing
- An anonymous donor, who covered the cost of the free play drawing
- Last, but not least, our wonderful members, who made additional contributions totaling $10,148, including one very generous member who contributed $5.000
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Face to Face Bids
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$ 2800
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13 Stars, playing in a total of 21 games on June 18
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Later Date Bids
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1050
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5 Stars, playing in a total of 5 games to be played at a later date
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Total Bids
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$ 3850
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Entry Fees @ $10
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1100
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27.5 Tables @ $40
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Donations
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10,148
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Member Contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association
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$15,098
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CLBC ACBL Table Fees
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140
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ACBL will forward to Alzheimer’s
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Total CLBC Donations
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$ 15,238
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Members participated in purchasing chances to win Free Plays and personalized Convention Card folders. They were won by:
FREE PLAYS
Beryl Booker
Rebecca Cooper-Baker
Joy Cowan
Marion McKernan
Bob Yelli
CONVENTION CARD FOLDERS
Ronnie Martin (gifted to Laura Chandler)
Sherry Scoggins
Clear Lake Bridge Club is proud to be a regular contributor to the Alzheimer's Association annual fund raising efforts which benefit research efforts into the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.
This year, Karen Jones and Tomi Porterfield, along with their wonderful volunteer Committee members, are managing our fundraising events. We will have our eagerly-anticipated Star Auction for both the morning and afternoon games on June 18th. Lunch will be provided between the sessions. The game fee will be $10 with all proceeds going to Alzheimer's.
We hope 2025 will be a record year for contributions raised by the Membership of Clear Lake Bridge Club!
Meet the STARS who volunteer to be auctioned at our Annual Alzheimer's Association charity games.
We thank them for their participation!
BIDDING HAS STARTED!
Read a little about them here...and place your bid at the Club.
The Silent Auction bid sheets are posted on the northeast corner of the main room.
The bids will continue until 2PM June 16th.
2025 Longest Day Fundraising
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Dolores Aquino - Diamond Life Master
Bid to play: June 18 AM & PM
Dolores is ACBL certified as both Teacher and Club Director.
In 2020 she won the national awards for both the Mini McKenney and Ace of Clubs awards.
Dolores has been in the top 100 of the Barry Crane Top 500 list for each year since 2020. In contribution to the health of Houston bridge she served on the Unit 174 Board. -
Irene Baker
Bid to play: June 18 AM
Irene is a native Houstonian born at St. Joseph’s
hospital.
Her job was teaching history and government. Three people in her teachers’ lounge needed a 4th for bridge…thankfully!
She began playing duplicate at the Pasadena
Bridge Club and later moved to the Clear Lake Bridge
Club.
Her favorite activity besides duplicate bridge is
reading. -
Dana Brown
Bid to play: Later date TBD
Dana learned the basic rules of bridge in college.
She played social bridge sporadically throughout the
years.
With spouse Nelson‘s encouragement, Dana started
playing duplicate bridge more than 25 years ago. Her goal has always been to try to improve and be a student of the game.
As a retired high school teacher, Dana is rewarded
by encouraging newer players to enjoy the game as they improve their skills.
Dana is a founding member of CLBC. -
Nelson Brown - Diamond Life Master
Bid to play: Later date TBD
Nelson learned to play bridge in college.
After college he got busy with life and stopped
playing bridge until he started playing with spouse Dana 30 years ago.
Today bridge has become, along with golf,
one of his favorite pastimes. Over the years he
enjoyed playing with regular partners, Dana, Joe
Choate, Ida Morrow, Edith Reid, and Joe Giovannangeli.
Nelson loves bridge and enjoys playing in the Mentor/Mentee games with less experienced players who are trying to improve their games.
Nelson is a founding member of CLBC and our first President. -
Bob Dowlen
Bid to play: June 18 PM
Bob was introduced to bridge in 2004 when he took a class from Dave Glandorf. He was lucky to partner with some very good bridge players.
Bob served on the CLBC Board and Unit 174 Board. He did many of the more important and glamorous tournament tasks such as setting up tables, chairs and bidding boxes. He even served as the Unit Trash Can Coordinator. (He was also President of the Unit Board and the CLBC Boards.) Bob feels we should all give something back to the bridge community.
Bob is a joy at the table…his Mentees love him, his Partners love him and his opponents especially love him! -
Chuck Ensor
Bid to play: June 18 AM
Chuck started playing bridge as a teenager and played in college. He retired in 2002 and decided he and spouse Judy should learn to play duplicate so enrolled both in Dave Glandorf’s beginner class.
While taking Dave’s class, Chuck started playing in the CLBC open game. At the end of the year, he finally earned 0.23 masterpoints. Chuck was thrilled to scratch for the first time after several futile months. He continued Dave’s classes, even taking some of them twice and started playing regularly. Duplicate became a major part of his life and he always has fun.
Chuck served on the Unit Board and CLBC Board. On both Boards, Chuck served as President…we are grateful for his service.
Chuck is a chemical engineer. He grew up near
Philadelphia and lived in many states but finally
got to Texas as quickly as possible. His other
interests include tennis and foreign and US travel. -
Al Fortier
Bid to play: June 18 AM & PM
Al is probably best known as the volunteer Unit 174 Tournament photographer since 2014. He graciously agreed to photograph our Club members on a special day at 2025 LSR…THANK YOU AL!
Born in New Orleans, Al has been living in Texas since he started his graduate studies in geophysics at the University of Texas in 1980. He began playing with the American Bridge Association while working at Chevron.
In 1988 he met John Zilic and began playing with the ACBL. Al retired in 2020 so can play more bridge and been fortunate to have good partners: Susan Kaplan and Steve Tuggle along his road to Gold Life Master. -
Joe Giovannangeli
Bid to play: June 18 AM & PM
Joe has been playing bridge for a very
long time…and it shows in his expertise.
Joe has given private lessons to Members of our club and will graciously answer bid/play questions at the end of a round…if asked. Joe regularly gives a mini-lesson before the Thursday afternoon game—ask and attend if you can!
Joe plays and teaches an aggressive style of play so pay attention and learn! Or see him on the golf course -🏌🏻♂️- Joe has lots of talents! -
Dave Glandorf
Bid to play: June 18 AM & PM
Dave began playing bridge in college. Upon graduation he moved to Clear Lake and
began playing duplicate.
He joined ACBL on October 1, 1984.
Dave has been teaching bridge at CLBC since 2002. To date, he has taught 805 students.
His bridge credentials include:
American Bridge Teacher's Association - Masterpoint Press Teacher of the Year
ACBL District 16 Teacher of the Year
ABTA Master Teacher -
Anita Goldman
Bid to play: June 18 AM
Anita is a retired ACBL tournament director. She ran and worked tournaments along the east coast before moving to Texas. While living in that neck of the woods, Anita served on the Unit 242 board. Unit 242 is in the New York City and Long Island area.
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Charles Hilding
Bid to play: June 18 AM & PM
Charles Hilding has been a member of Clear Lake Bridge Club for ten years.
He enjoys playing and was Game Director for many of those years.
Charles is always a gracious partner and opponent. Says Charles: “Clear Lake Bridge Club is one of the best in the nation.” There can’t be any questions why his Mentees love him! -
Bill Houck
Bid to play: June 18 AM
Bill was raised on a small dairy farm in New York. He graduated from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York.
After graduation, Bill spent two years of active duty with the U.S. Army. After the army, he lost several years as a hippy and aspiring poet and writer.
He went to work at National Supply Company for 10 years and served as vice president of the local Steelworkers union. He started the Insulated Window Company that he owned and operated for 28 years.
Bill has been married to “Goddess” Suzanne Houck for 49 years. -
Susan Kaplan - Diamond Life Master
Bid to play: June 18 AM & PM
Susan has played bridge “since forever.” She joined ACBL in 1987 and was still playing Goren.
Since then, Susan has updated her system and had much success in the past 35 years playing Standard American.
She joined CLBC in 2022 after moving to Angleton. CLBC is fortunate to have Susan as a regular Game Director. -
Mack Meigs
Bid to play: June 18 AM
Mack Meigs started playing contract bridge his second year of college in 1966. Over the years, he took a few breaks from the game; one was even 10 years long.
When not playing, Mack never stopped reading Bobby Wolff’s bridge column.
Mack has long been one of CLBC’s favorite Game Directors. -
Jim Ochsner
Bid to play: June 18 AM & PM
Jim was born and raised in Hastings, Nebraska. He received a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nebraska and worked for Dupont in R&D, Manufacturing and Marketing before retiring in Houston in 2009.
Jim is a life-long social bridge player beginning with his family and took up duplicate bridge when he retired.
Jim has served on the CLBC Board and as Club President. -
Sherry Scoggins
Bid to play: June 18 AM & PM
Sherry joined the ACBL in 1992. She retired from United Space Alliance in 2009 after working on the Shuttle Program in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory for 36 years.
Sherry is a founding member of the CLBC and has served the club in many capacities since its founding. She is currently serving as president. -
BK Singh
Bid to play: ONLINE
BK learned to play bridge in India, when he was 12 years old… his parents and elder brother needed a fourth person to play!
He was introduced to duplicate bridge only when he joined CLBC in 2001 and was lucky to get Dave Glandorf as his partner/mentor.
BK has assisted Dave Glandorf in teaching classes and been a much sought-after Mentor.
Before his retirement in 2009, he worked for United Space Alliance in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Lab at NASA as a Software Manager. -
Paul Stereff
Bid to play: June 18 AM & PM
Paul was born in Greece but raised in Bulgaria. He became hooked on bridge around the age of 13-14.
Paul escaped Communism in 1966 and came to the USA in 1967 where he lived in Missouri. He met his wife there and started a family. They eventually moved to Pasadena where he joined the Pasadena Bridge Club which eventually merged with CLBC.
Paul really enjoys the CLBC camaraderie.
All funds raised are 100% donated to the Alzheimer's Association.
Here are the ways our Members (and friends) can contribute during our Longest Day events:
Silent Auction
Paying to play with one of our Stars. The Silent Auction Bid Sheets are posted at the club. Bid now and until June 16th.
Increased game fees
Game fees during the June 18th Longest Day games are $10 per person.
Drawings
Suggested Donations for our drawings:
- $1.00 for a chance to win a Free Play...donations taken by Edna Rice at games until June 17.
- $5.00 for a chance to win a customized CLBC Convention Card folder...donations taken by Cindy Cox before games June 2 - June 17 when she is at the club. Look for her at the table with our produce offerings (thank you to our gardeners who share their tomatoes, squash, eggplant and fruit...Mark Incerto, Paul Shack, etal)
Drawing winners announced June 18th.
Organizing and managing the Longest Day events are a 'labor of love'! A LOT of labor!!! We thank the 2025 ALZ Team headed by Karen Jones for the work they do to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association:
Karen Jones - Chair
Tomi Porterfield - Financial
Evvie Gilbert - Administrative
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