Remember to thank sponsors of tournaments

With the Thanksgiving season upon us, shuffleboard players and fans should remember to be thankful for those who sponsor our tournaments regularly.

Many of our sponsors are commercial ventures who seek and deserve our patronage. Remember to thank them, too, so they know you care. Some of our sponsors are private individuals who want to bless our efforts. Thank them, too, and consider becoming a sponsor yourself. Sponsor money goes to enrich the otherwise modest prize money for winning play.

This column last week named the wrong player as captain of the World Champion USA-National Shuffleboard Association East ladies team. The actual captain was Kathy Brennan, a Clearwater resident who is known to many local players. Kathy is also the curator of the USA-NSA Shuffleboard Museum in Clearwater.

My last column also stated that Tri-Par is getting all 24 shuffle courts replaced, but since then it was decided at a special meeting to cut the number of courts replaced to 12 or 16. This will make it unlikely that tournament play will survive there as waiting on courts is unpopular. Tri-Par served as a host tournament venue for more than half a century.

Brad Thomas of Bradenton Shuffle Club has proposed an initiative designed to create interest in shuffleboard by producing a CD on how to play the game correctly and, perhaps, a statement from leading figures on their favorite sayings and/or memories. Thomas accepted leadership of this initiative at the Nov. 9 district meeting. All are invited to an organizational meeting at Bradenton Shuffle Club on Saturday at 9 a.m.

Happy Shuffling!

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This story was originally published November 15, 2016 at 5:13 PM with the headline "Remember to thank sponsors of tournaments."