MID-SOUTH BRIDGE CONFERENCE

 

DISTSRICT 10

 

Educational Reimbursement Policies and Procedures

 

 

The Mid-South Bridge Association supports the units within the district that promote growth in membership through education programs.  One support mechanism is the educational reimbursement program which returns to a unit up to one half of the expenses of running an education program at a club within the unit.

 

Eligible expenses for the reimbursement program are:  instructor’s fees, advertising and marketing costs (that are not covered by the ACBL’s marketing program) and reasonable refreshment costs.

 

Anyone wishing to participate in an education program should notify the unit within which he or she resides to alert the unit of the program and to verify that the unit will pay half the costs of the program.  Once the program has been held, fees that can be recovered from the ACBL should be recovered and noted on an itemized list of costs of the program.  This list should be submitted along with a description of positive benefits the program has had for the club or unit (increased table count or increased membership in the ACBL, for example.)

 

All information should be sent to the current Education Liaison, Clair Chisler, 3393 Carter Hill Road, Montgomery, AL, 36111.  After verifying that all expenses are eligible for reimbursement, Clair forwards the requests to the Executive Committee of the Mid-South Bridge Conference for approval or disapproval.  If the request is approved, a check for the approved amount is sent to the treasurer of the unit that submitted it.

 

At present, the Mid-South Bridge Conference has committed up to $29,000 per year for its educational reimbursement program AND rebuilding bridge along the gulf coast as a result of the damage caused by hurricane Katrina.  Multiple requests may be submitted from the same unit.  However, preference will be extended to units that are making their first submission.

 

October 25, 2005