Hi Kathryn, we run a Newcomers game on Saturday afternoons with coached play and open discussion. Usually 18 boards. We do "Learn Bridge in a Day" and create a mailing list of potential members. These LBIAD folks and all 0-99ers get a weekly newsletter with top performers and new members welcomed. In addition we post rank changes to the web monthly (or when there is a change). Here is a link to the
CBA Unit 124 Newsletters .
We don't preload new member information into ACBL score yet - we do that the first time they play. We do use an e-mail blaster program so we can send 500 to 1000 e-mails at a time. We update the e-mail list with ACBL Membership reports and can filter on 0-20, 0-99, and so on. We are considering but have not implemented updating MP totals by individual so we can further target players by rank/experience.
Our biggest need is finding a membership chair to handle and personalize communication and ensure connection and membership continuity.