Online Mentoring Program

Unit 191 (Durham/Chapel Hill, mainly) and Unit 119 are planning to offer a unique online mentoring program starting in September. Unlike mentor-mentee games that have been offered in Raleigh and Durham in the past (and are still offered in Raleigh), the online game will be structured as follows:

1. Mentees (with less than 500 points) will play with other mentees rather than a mentor, the traditional approach in Mentor-Mentee games.
2. Mentees may register for the program as a partnership or as an individual - in the latter case, singles will be matched with other singles.
3. Each mentee pair will be matched with a mentor, who will review the pair's game and provide written comments for the mentees on bidding, defense, and declarer play.
4. Games will be scheduled at 7 pm on BBO the third Wednesday of each month, starting September 17. The cost for each player will be $8, $5 for BBO/ACBL admin and $3 will be dedicated to a charity/charities selected by Unit 191 and Unit 119.

Next Steps:

1. The program is managed by Michael Lavine in Unit 191. All correspondence should be .
2. For interested mentees, please send an email to Michael with the following information for pairs or individuals: First and Last Name, ACBL #, BBO name, and email address for each player (to facilitate communications with the assigned mentor).
3. We will be recruiting mentors as well to support the program. If players in your clubs are interested in serving as a mentor, they should also contact Michael. Mentors may indicate a preference to mentor a specific pair or they will be assigned to a pair on an as needed basis.
4. Once mentees and mentors have contacted Michael, he will provide additional information as needed, for example: how the game will be listed on BBO, information for singles to contact their partner and post a convention card on BBO, information for each trio of mentees and mentor to enable them to introduce themselves.