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ANOTHER SHOUT-OUT FOR HELP!

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 On July 20th I blogged about the upcoming 8th Annual Riderwood Mah Jongg Tournament and this past Thursday I posted some photos from the annual event, which went on without a hitch. As I wrote, the event is a fundraiser for the Erickson Living Retirement Community’s Benevolent Care Fund. Yesterday I received the following email from Nicole D in Chevy Chase, Maryland:

“Hi Ann,
I found your blog recently and saw the posting about the Riderwood Maj tournament. My Dad is a resident there and I live about 20 minutes away in Chevy Chase, Maryland.  I have been searching for places to play regular games of Mah Jongg. I have been playing for about 5 years although our group broke up and I haven’t played in a year. Would you happen to know of a group I can join? I love and miss the game. Thanks so much,  Nicole”

So, let’s hear from some Mah Jongg players in the Chevy Chase area who have room at their Mah Jongg table for Nicole. Send me your messages and I will put you in touch with her. 

Here are a few more photos from last week’s event at Riderwood – I wonder if Nicole’s father dropped by to see what was going on…

Many volunteers supported Riderwood’s 8th Annual Mah Jongg Tournament to make it successful.RWV Mah Jongg Tourney2-August 15 Riderwood resident Barbara Breit is pictured here as round 1 play begins.RWV Mah Jongg Tourney1-August 15All told, 148 players – a record-setting field from across the mid-Atlantic – entered the tournament.RWV Mah Jongg Tourney3-August 15

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GREAT DAY – GREAT TOURNAMENT!

On July 20th I blogged about the upcoming 8th Annual Riderwood Mah Jongg Tournament and this past Thursday the annual event went on without a hitch. The event is a fundraiser for the Erickson Living Retirement Community’s Benevolent Care Fund.

Open to the public, the luncheon and five-round competition is always governed in accordance with rules established by the National Mah Jongg League.  This year a record-breaking 148 Mah Jongg enthusiasts from the mid-Atlantic participated in the 2015 tourney!

For information regarding next year’s tournament, please contact Barbara Breit at (301) 586.8152.

Thanks to Jeff Getek, the Public Affairs Manager for Erickson Living, here is a photo of this year’s very successful tournament:

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8th ANNUAL RIDERWOOD TOURNAMENT!

Last year I wrote on this blog about the Riderwood Mah Jongg Tournament and now, as another year has flown by, the Erickson Living Retirement Community is once again hosting its annual tournament. This is the eighth year that the community has held its tournament, which is a fundraiser for the community’s Benevolent Care Fund. If you happen to be in the Silver Spring, MD area, please support this wonderful event! And don’t forget to scroll down and see some photos from past tournaments. 

RIDERWOOD TO HOST 8TH ANNUAL MAH JONGG TOURNAMENT ON AUGUST 13TH

Prizes, lunch included in 5-round competition

SILVER SPRING, MD—Riderwood, the Erickson Living retirement community, will host its 8th Annual Mah Jongg Tournament on Thursday, August 13.

Open to the public, the five-round competition will be governed in accordance with rules established by the National Mah Jongg League.  More than 112 Mah Jongg enthusiasts from the mid-Atlantic participated in the 2014 tourney.

Registration will take place at 9:15am with tournament play beginning at 9:45am.  The event will occur in Maryland Hall, located in the Montgomery Station Clubhouse of Riderwood (3120 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904).

The event is a fundraiser for the community’s Benevolent Care Fund.

A payment of $40 includes registration, lunch and prizes.  Entry deadline is Friday, July 24th.  Checks can be made payable to Milly Spector and mailed to her c/o Riderwood, 3148 Gracefield Road, Apt. T-25, Silver Spring, MD 20904.

For more information, please contact Barbara Breit at 301-586-8152.

Here’s Barbara Breit, a resident of Riderwood, as she kicks-off the 2014 tourney:RWV Mah Jongg Tourney-August 14 014Three players prepare for the 2014 Mah Jongg tournament at Riderwood: RWV Mah Jongg Tourney-August 14 010Play begins during the 2013 event at Riderwood:RWV Mah Jongg Tourney-Morning-August 13 012