May 25th to May 31st
Sacramento, CA
September 1st -September 7th
Santa Clara, CA
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Hello, District 21!
It’s a new year, which often means new board members in your Units. With this change, there are sometimes vacancies for Unit correspondents who write for Heart of the District. If you see your Unit did not submit a report this issue, please consider volunteering. Reports can be complex or simple, but they are still a great way to spread news and advertise events to your current Unit members, former Unit members, or even members of neighboring Units.
Below we have reports from:
–D21 President Report–Jim Coke
–Tournament Report–Tournament Co-Chairs, Anne Wilson & Brenda Hatton
–Grand National Teams (GNT) Report–GNT Coordinator, Grant Vance
–North American Pairs (NAP) Report–NAP Coordinator, Jim Coke
–Board Report–D21 Secretary, Ray Yuenger
–Region Director’s Report–Region 12 Director, Jackie Zayac
–Royal Sectional Tournament at Clubs–STaC Coordinator, Don Garka
–Goodwill Report–Chair of Goodwill Committee, Gail Gabiati
–District Dispatches–six members tell stories of their experiences as they made rank advancements–sapphire life master, ruby life master, bronze life master, NABC master, and 2 junior masters
–As always, Heart of the District (Unit reports), Rank Changes, and Links to D21 Tournament Flyers at the Bottom.
Jim Coke, D21 President, discusses the Grass Roots Fund (GRF) and a problem with the ACBL funding of the GRF. See how your Unit can help support the GRF and offer higher masterpoints at the same time.
Anne Wilson and Brenda Hatton,Co-Chairs, Tournament Planning Committee, answer some common questions concerning tournaments and give information on the California Capital Regional (Sacramento).
Grant Vance, GNT Coordinator, announces the results from February’s contest in Flight C and the Open Flight. He also lists the teams registered (so far) to participate in Flights A & B in March (still time to add your team).
Jim Coke,D21 NAP Coordinator, Coordinator, gives the schedule andpairs that D21 is sending to the NAP National Finals in St.Louis–February 25 & 26 (Open & Flight A) and March 7 & 8 (Flights B & C).
Raymond Yuenger,District 21 Secretary, gives the the draft for the minutes of the Board of Directors of District 21 on February 3, 2026. First meeting with the restructured Board of Directors.
Jackie Zayac, Regional 12 Director, gives a brief summary of the interesting topics covered at the recent National Board meeting in San Francisco, and a link to a more thorough summary of the Fall National Board Report.
Don Garka, STaC coordinator, is reminding you that we have a Royal STaC coming up in May (4th-10th). A link to see if your club is participating is provided.
Gail Gabiati,Goodwill Committee Chair, discusses the Goodwill awards dinner from January and shares some pictures.
Six members (Alex Martelli, Anna Ravenscroft, Henry Hung Fong, Earl Jones, Samuel Kuang, & Kaitlyn Kuang) tell stories of their experiences as they made rank advancements.