The Beaumont Bridge Studio, in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association and the American Contract Bridge League, participated The Longest Day^®, a sunrise-to-sunset team event honoring the strength, passion, and endurance of those facing Alzheimer’s disease. Studio members enjoyed approximately 16 hours of bridge-related activities to raise awareness and funds for the care, support, and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. It was one day to honor the passion, dedication, and strength displayed by people facing Alzheimer’s every day.

Videos of coverage by KBMT Channel 12 and KJAC Channel 11 were posted on YouTube by Linda Briggs:
  Noontime interview with Carolyn Worsham and Nancy Smalley prior to the event
  Live coverage from the event at 6:30 a.m.
  Tape-delay from the event featuring Rudy Williams
  Tape-delay from the event featuring Linda Briggs

It's not too late to donate to our team effort.  Click here to donate online.

Thanks to those from beyond our doorsteps who contributed to the event:  KBMT-TV, Shangri La, WalMart (Midcounty), Philpott Motors, Olive Garden, and South Texas Auto Sales Group. 

Thanks to Linda Briggs and Bill Worsham for the event photos.

Materials for publicity and education were provided by ACBL and the Alzheimer's Association.
KBMT and KJAC provided television coverage.		John Smalley very ably directed the event.
Nancy taught a lesson at 7:30 a.m.  About 25 attended!		...and the games began!
Participants
Ernestine Fisher, Thelma Stockdale, Flo Gillispie, Gertrude Cherry	Wilbur and Verna Dalhquist and Paul Aguillard	Mary Jane Garth, Ann Creswell, Harriet Garth, Dolores Belton
Songa Gremillion, Nixie Lynch, Fred Rice, Gloria Ayres	E. W. Sweeney	Flo and Jim Ferguson
Frankie Hall, Pat Schiwart, Jean Hammer	Islanders Carolyn Worsham, Lou Rising, Dave Becker, Beverly Broussard, Songa Gremillion, and Linda Briggs	John Smalley and Lucille Armintor
Hugh Smith	Kaz Bell, Tim Stelly, and Beverly Leger	Lynda Jones and Glenda Bass
Bill Matthews and John Mays	June Eddingston, Dr. Bharathi, Martha Booker, and Jack Evans	Marilyn Adams, Mary Nix, and Connor Smith
Songa Gremillion and Linda Briggs	Jo Woody, Ann Montgomery, and Earl Johnson	Beverly Broussard, Susan Mandel, Lou Rising, and Noel Buff
Liz Karnicki and Lorena Strange	Lou Rising, Helen and Rudy Williams, and Barney Hammer	Judy Lofton and Juanita Dean
Lynn Adamchik, Sally Blewett, Patsy Pierce, and Pat Bell	Mabel Matthews, Kay Hooper, and Phyllis McCartney	Bob McGill, Barbara White, Mary Lou Terry, and Carol McGill
Martha Sigler and Donna McFerrin	Mary K Muckleroy and Helen Williams	Norma Crane and Nancy Smalley
Don and Juinez Moss	Noel Buff, Lynn Adamchik, Songa Gremillion, and Pat Bell	Patti Salter and Janis and Don Williams
Patricia Woods, Linda Briggs, and Jerry Heckman	Patricia Woods and Lucille Armintor	Katherine Fouts, Mary Johnson, and Gretchen Glass
Phyllis Mann, Ron Sanders, Harriett Garth, and Paul Keedy	Polly Clark, Barney Hammer, and Rudy Williams	Songa Gremillion and Fred Rice
Informational posters	Rudy Williams - featured in TV coverage	Sylvia Street, Jenny Neichoy, and Frances Price
Helen and Rudy Williams and Barney Hammer	Sandra Allison, Liz Mackenzie, and JoEllen Lavergne	KBMT-TV's Ellie Cano with Sally Blewett, Lou Rising, Beverly Broussard, and Susan Mandel
Wayne Outlaw, Gloria Ayres, and Gene Dixson	Pat and Lloyd Bell and Susan Gore	Anna Smith, Blanche Sibley, Joan and Dana Burnett