<div dir="ltr">FYI. So far, this is the only candidate statement I've received. (Statements are due by February 28th.)<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Ann Romeo</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:annromeo@gmail.com" target="_blank">annromeo@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 8:19 AM<br>Subject: My statement for the D19 position<br>To: JC Chupack <<a href="mailto:jc.chupack@gmail.com" target="_blank">jc.chupack@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">For the Board....re D19</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I am submitting my name for the open position on the D19
Board to represent Seattle Unit 446.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hi. My name is Ann
Romeo, and I am interested in serving on the D19 board as your representative. I believe I have the energy, knowledge, and skills
necessary to help make the board better and to serve as a conduit for the interests
of the Seattle Unit.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As a bit of background, I served on the D19 board from 2013
to 2015 and chose not to run again while I was working. While I was on the board, I helped update the
By-Laws and put on the Lynnwood Tournament.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I must admit, it was not an overly exciting board—we spent hours
at our meetings trying to find the right times to hold our regionals and fight
about how many times Vancouver or Victoria should have an event. It was frustrating, a bid dysfunctional, and not
a very pleasant experience.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Since that time, the contentiousness has been settled, some
of the more difficult members, and issues, are no longer on the table.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">So, why do I want to be on the board now?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I have a passion to get new players into the game. I want to work to find new ways to expand the
audience of duplicate bridge, from getting kids excited and playing, to working
to get non-duplicate players interested in participating. I know bridge players who have either never
set foot in a club game or sectional; we need to tap into this group and get
them excited about the game. We all know
of players who, once they achieve their LM, are not participating in sanctioned
events. I want to work to get these folks
back to the tables. Bridge is dying in
several of our units, and yet, senior centers, community centers, and home
games occur all the time. Let’s see if
we can find a space in our events for these players.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I want to grow bridge in the Pacific Northwest by tapping
into best practices from other districts.
Our social media tools need developing, our newsletter needs greater
contributions; there are a lot of things I can do to help. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I have a good working knowledge of our Unit and its issues
and believe I can be a strong advocate for our issues. I know, and have worked with, Eric Sieg and
Tim White and can help present the Seattle viewpoint.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I am a quick learner, and doer, and can tap resources when I
don’t know the answers. And now that I
have retired, I have the time to help. Let me channel my energies into D19 to improve
our products and services to our community.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For these reasons and more, I ask for your vote, and thank
you for the opportunity to help.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Ann Romeo<br>Personal email: <a href="mailto:annromeo@gmail.com" target="_blank">annromeo@gmail.com</a></div>
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