2006 Highlights

This has been a very busy and successful year for our Unit. This is the result of a lot of hard work and dedication by our members, teachers, club owners and directors and our Board of Directors. Here are the Unit highlights:

8.5% Increase in Membership from last year.

6% Increase in Bridge Center table counts from last year.

6.9% increase in Firecracker table counts from last year.

New Firecracker site for long term.

New Newcomer games.

Fresh, new look for our website.

Revised Unit Constitution and Bylaws.

Financial System

• Finances in Quicken
• Automated Bridge Center payment forms on website
• Documented fee schedules for Bridge Center use and Unit Game director
• Tracking of Bridge Center table counts

Bridge Center

• Executed license agreements with club owners, the Unit & others for use of the Bridge Center
• Increased liability insurance at a reduced cost
• New maintenance agreement for improved services
• Replaced broken and discolored ceiling tiles
• Additional carpet cleaning
• Relamped facility
• Installed crash bars for additional security
• Installed speaker system
• Installed WiFi access to the internet (sorry, we are not a Hot Spot)
• Moved thermostats for better temperature control
• Improved recycling
• Purchased card tables for overflow into the back room

Website Statistics

• 79,937 Visits increasing from 5,830 visits in January to 8,181 visits in December
• 248,991 Pages Viewed (a little over 3 pages per visit)
• An additional 103,695 Pages Viewed by search engines such as Google, Yahoo, etc.
• Number of times viewed:
  • Game Results: 72,321
  • Home Page: 41,697
  • Special Events: 6,732
  • Game Schedule: 4,231
  • Partnership Desk: 2,186
  • All others: Less than 2,000, ea.
• Types of computers used:
  • PCs: 81.6% of Visits
  • Macs: 15.5%
  • All others: Less than 2%, ea.
• Browsers:
  • Internet Explorer: 74.5% of Visits
  • Safari (Macintosh): 10.0%
  • Firefox: 9.8%
  • All others: Less than 2%, ea.
• 147,635 Visits since our website originated in November 2003 increasing from 1,726 Visits in 2004 to 79,937 Visits this year.

Thanks to everyone who contributed and a special thanks to Duane Coleman who keeps everything at the Bridge Center working.