The Alice & Pete Dye Invitational Bridge Tournament Virtual Bridge Date: December 9, 2020 Cost: $75.00 We wouldn’t let COVID-19 stop us from holding this highly popular event that raises much-needed funds to support the successful work Wayside House has been doing since 1974. To ensure safety while holding this fun event, we are holding it virtually using the same platform the professional bridge players use. And this year, the event will be extra special giving all of you the opportunity to have a private lesson with one of the country’s top professional bridge players! Just enter the raffle for a chance to get a private lesson with Bridge Hall of Famer Mike Passell. Register for the bridge tournament and raffle using the form below. IMPORTANT NOTE: You must register in 2 places — the virtual platform called Bridge Base Online, and Wayside House. Step 1: Please go to https://www.bridgebase.com/ to register your name on the virtual platform and write down your User Name (BBO user name) Step 2: Return to this page (easiest to return to email invitation like you just did) to register with Wayside House and pay on the form below. Questions or problems, please call one of our Bridge Chairs Adele Harrell: 202-288-5765 or Jean Irwin: 561-573-1367 Bridge Chairs Jean Irwin & Adele Harrell About Bridge Hall of Famer Mike Passell Mike Passell has been one of North America’s leading players for more than three decades, and is currently one of the highest master-point holders among living ACBL members with more than 64,000. He won the McKenney Trophy (now the Barry Crane Top 500) in 1976 and is a perennial contender in the annual master point race. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2008. The Dallas resident learned to play bridge during a high school vacation while watching his older brother, William, teach bridge classes. He became the youngest life master at the time. Mike has an enviable record in high-level competition, including the international level. He was a member of the winning Bermuda Bowl team in 1979 after placing second in the world championship two years earlier. Mike has numerous North American championships to his credit, including three victories in the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, three in the Spingold Knockout Teams and two in the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. He has won hundreds of regional championships and has nearly 800 Blue Ribbon qualifications. Mike and his wife, Nancy, are among the few married couples who are both world champions. . –>