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The Kathy Rolfe Bridge Scholarship is administered through the Truman Heartland Community Foundation. This $500 scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are former bridge students of Kathy Rolfe or to students of students. In addition, the applicant must have at least a B average and have earned at least 1 masterpoint (black, red, silver, or gold) and be a member of ACBL. The scholarship can be renewed for an additional 3 years if the recipient maintains at least a B average in post-secondary work and earns additional masterpoints (or fractions thereof) in each succeeding year. Applications are available through this website (click here), through local high schools, and through the Truman Heartland Community Foundation.
So if you are interested in pursuing this scholarship and need practice or a partner to play at a duplicate club, keep informed about when Kids Bridge practice nights are being offered or call me when you are ready to go play duplicate. I'll help get you started! I'll play with you for up to 4 sessions, paying my own entry fee. For sessions 5 to 10, you'll need to pay my entry fee. Beyond that, I charge $30 to play with me.
Competition Scholarship:
Working in conjunction with the Unit 131 board, we will once again be offering a student section of bridge players at the Spring Sectional Tournament on April 23, 2010. This special section will begin play at noon and play 12 boards. This is for students in high school or younger with less than 5 masterpoints who reside within the boundaries of Unit 131. Winners will be awarded masterpoints and the Unit is providing a trophy to the top winners as well. In addition, Kathy Rolfe is providing a $50 scholarship to the top winners through the Eugene J. Rolfe Educational Fund administered through the Truman Heartland Community Foundation. Unit 131 is also underwriting the cost of busing the students from the Lee's Summit, MO school district to the playing site at the Firefighters Hall at 6320 Manchester Ave., Kansas City, MO 64133. Any student who is a member of ACBL will be allowed to play in that session for free! The cost of play is being underwritten by Unit 131 as well. If a student has not become a member, the cost will be $3. The student can also apply that $3 towards the cost of a $5 one year student membership, Unit 131 will pay the remaining $2. Contact Mrs. Wanda Hartter via e-mail to set it up if you are a student within the Lee's Summit School District and interested in attending this year's tournament. If outside the Lee's Summit District contact me via e-mail to set it up or call 816-237-0519 to let me know you plan on playing.
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