<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks, all! I have conveyed to Jenni to go ahead. John, at some point you'll need to cut a check...stay tuned.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">And yes, we'll put this on the agenda for our meeting on the 7th January, and will work out some formal lingo to handle similar requests going forward.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Right now, location for the 7th meeting may be SBC. Will keep you posted.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Ann Romeo<br>Personal email: <a href="mailto:annromeo@gmail.com" target="_blank">annromeo@gmail.com</a></div>
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</font></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 9:02 AM Thomas E Land via Sbuboard <<a href="mailto:sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com">sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I’m a yes. A formal process in the minutes would be appropriate as a back up<div>Tom <br><br><div id="gmail-m_1372578313841329187AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 19, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Ann Romeo <<a href="mailto:annromeo@gmail.com" target="_blank">annromeo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Agreed, JC!</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_1372578313841329187gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Ann Romeo<br>Personal email: <a href="mailto:annromeo@gmail.com" target="_blank">annromeo@gmail.com</a></div>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">I vote yes. This seems
like something the unit should cover, and I think we'll benefit as well
by having a local director that we don't have to pay for a hotel for.<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi All, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Jenni and
Matt are encouraging Jeremy Gulley to become a local tournament
director. In order to reach this position, Jeremy needs to take an ACBL
test that costs $50.00. Jenni points out that when she took this test,
her local unit covered the cost.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">My
question to you: should we cover Jeremy's fees?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Personally,
I think doing so is an indication of both our support of Jeremy and the
idea that it is in our best interest to have locally-based directors.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I also
think this is good news in general--Jeremy is one of the good guys, with
strong experience with new players, and appears to be fair-minded,
disciplined, hardworking, and extremely supportive of bridge.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thoughts?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_1372578313841329187gmail-m_4417768450057408080gmail-m_7481330437332991314gmail-m_-7402771936863783309gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Ann
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<div>Local home: 206-526-0871<br>Work email: <a href="mailto:Ann.Romeo@ORCInternational.com" target="_blank">Ann.Romeo@ORCInternational.com</a></div>
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