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'''Club''' SCRABBLE play in Canada and the United States is  
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'''Club''' [[SCRABBLE | Scrabble]] play in Canada and the United States is  
administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Club Committee]].
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administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Club Committee]].  
  
There are two types of club listings available.
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== Club Listing ==
; '''NASPA-sanctioned Clubs:'''
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We maintain a [[Club Roster|club roster]] listing the clubs that meet across North America and their meeting times.
: We maintain a roster listing the NASPA-sanctioned clubs that meet across North America and their meeting times.
 
; '''CLUB LISTING SPECIAL OFFER:'''
 
: Directors who recruit 10 members and send them at one time will receive initial club sanctioning FREE. This offer is not retroactive and must be submitted at the same time. This special offer will be good until the end of 2009. If a club has already been sanctioned, the offer does not apply and will not extend the renewal date.
 
; '''Casual Clubs:'''
 
: The Casual Club listing may be found at the [http://www2.scrabble-assoc.com/main.asp?id=61 '''National SCRABBLE Association Casual Clubs'''] web page. Club directors who choose that option as their only listing will not be listed on the NASPA club listing. If you choose that option you will find a form on that page to fill out to list your club.
 
  
== Registering a Club ==
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NASPA clubs are identified as a NASPA Club followed by a number and are run by a NASPA-certified director.  
 
 
For NASPA-sanctioned clubs there is an annual club sanctioning fee of $30 which may be paid in one of the following manners:
 
 
 
* by check (drawn on a U.S. bank) or money order, payable to NASPA, along with [[Media:NASPA_Club_Listing_Form.pdf|club listing application]], sent to:
 
MARY RHOADES
 
PO BOX 211993
 
BEDFORD, TX 76095-8993
 
USA
 
 
 
* online through [http://PayPal.com/| PayPal.com], paid to accounts@scrabbleplayers.org (if you do not have a PayPal account, you will need to provide a major credit card and set up a PayPal account). '''Please specify that this is a club sanctioning fee.'''
 
* some [[Steering Committee]] members are willing to accept cash payments in person to forward on to NASPA
 
* online payment through this web site using PayPal, eCheck or major credit cards will be available before July 1st, 2009
 
  
In order to maintain registration, clubs must meet the following criteria.
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We also listed other clubs that are run by a NASPA member. The accomplishments of those clubs are not eligible for official recognition.
  
* Club sanctioning must be renewed each year by paying the sanctioning fee.
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There is no fee for starting or continuing a NASPA club. The fee initially charged has been discontinued.
* The club director must be a sanctioned director, having taken and passed the director test.
 
* Club directors’ NASPA membership status must be current and in good standing.
 
  
As stated above, club sanctioning fees will be valid until the end of 2010.
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Club websites may be listed as long as they do not contain inappropriate material or links to inappropriate material as periodically reviewed by the [[Club Committee]].
 
 
== Registration Benefits ==
 
 
 
* Listing of clubs on the NASPA website
 
* Future website features for club directors only
 
* Exclusivity: Unless all club directors concerned have agreed, only one sanctioned club will be permitted to meet on any given day of the week within a 50-mile radius.  The $30 fee entitles the director to this exclusivity on one day of the week of his or her choosing.  If a director wants a club to meet on more than one day of the week, the director may pay additional $30 fees to obtain this same exclusivity, or not pay additional fees and not receive exclusivity.
 
* Marketing/recruitment assistance: [[Marketing Committee]] member [[Samantha Southard]] is developing a [[Recruiting Program|program]] to assist club directors locate and recruit new club members. Please contact her if you would like to participate.
 
 
 
== Registered Clubs ==
 
 
 
Clubs will be listed when their annual US$30 sanctioning fees are paid. The initial sanctioning fee will be valid until the end of 2010. Thereafter, ongoing club sanctions will begin on January 1 and end on December 31.
 
 
 
Club web sites may be listed as long as they do not contain inappropriate material or links to inappropriate material as periodically reviewed by the Club Committee.
 
  
 
Unless otherwise requested, only the first director listed in the response to the NASPA request for club information will be listed.
 
Unless otherwise requested, only the first director listed in the response to the NASPA request for club information will be listed.
  
=== ALABAMA ===
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== Registering a Club ==
 
 
'''Birmingham #362'''
 
 
 
:'''2nd & 4th Sundays 2:00—5:50 P.M. '''
 
:Some holidays we do not meet-please call for information.
 
::Little Professor Book Center, 2717 18th Street, Homewood, AL
 
:'''3rd Tuesday 6:00—10:00 P.M. '''
 
::Gardendale Public Library, 995 Mount Olive Road, Gardendale, AL
 
:[[Jim Pate]]  205 822 2438  [mailto:jpate@lycos.com jpate@lycos.com]
 
 
 
=== ALASKA ===
 
 
 
'''Homer #669'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:00 P.M. ''' (October-April)
 
::Maura’s Cafe, 105 W. Bunnell
 
:May-September
 
::Call for information
 
:Mike Gracz  907 235 3788#  [mailto:mnm@alaska.net mnm@alaska.net]
 
:Elizabeth Diament;  914-588-0332  [mailto:lizdiament@yahoo.com lizdiament@yahoo.com]
 
 
 
=== ALBERTA ===
 
 
 
'''Edmonton #662'''
 
 
 
[http://www.edmontonscrabbleclub.ca/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:15 P.M.'''
 
::Queen Mary Park Community hall at 10844-117 Street NW
 
:Huguette Settle  780 476 8019  [mailto:hsettle@hotmail.com hsettle@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
=== ARIZONA ===
 
 
 
'''Oro Valley #800'''
 
 
 
[http://tucsonscrabble.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 1:00 P.M.'''
 
::223 W. Weisshorn Street
 
:Ed Saunders  520 575 6734  [mailto:ed@tucsonscrabble.com ed@tucsonscrabble.com]
 
:Joshua Kassel, Webmaster
 
 
 
 
 
'''Phoenix #123'''
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 4:15—9:30 P.M.'''
 
::Chris Ridge Village, 6246 N 19th Ave 
 
:[[Larry Rand]]  480 730 5031  [mailto:larryrand@cox.net larryrand@cox.net]
 
:[[Barbara Van Alen]]  480 730 5031  [mailto:vanrandtravel@cox.net vanrandtravel@cox.net]
 
:James Johnson  [mailto:jj_johnson@earthlink.net jj_johnson @earthlink.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Scottsdale #405'''
 
:'''Tuesday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::The Hampton Inn, 10101 N Scottsdale Rd
 
:Mike Wier  602 789 0337  [mailto:ed@mikewier@cox.net mikewier@cox.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Tempe #609'''
 
 
 
[http://tempescrabble.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 1:15—5:15 P.M.'''
 
::Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St
 
:Laurie Cohen  480 820 0748  [mailto:laurie_cohen@hotmail.com laurie_cohen@hotmail.com]  or  [mailto:Tempe.scrabble@gmail.com Tempe.scrabble@gmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Tucson #565'''
 
 
 
[http://tucsonscrabble.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 5:00 P.M.'''
 
::Denny’s Restaurant, 3655 East Speedway Blvd.
 
:Ed Saunders  520 575 6734  [mailto:ed@tucsonscrabble.com ed@tucsonscrabble.com]
 
:Joshua Kassel, Webmaster
 
 
 
=== BRITISH COLUMBIA ===
 
 
 
 
 
'''Vancouver #545'''
 
 
 
:'''Every Thursday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Masonic Center, 1495 W 8th Ave
 
:[[John Aitken]]  604 879 4406  [mailto:john_aitken@shaw.ca john_aitken@shaw.ca]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Victoria #402'''
 
 
 
[http://www.victoriascrabbleclub.org '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Every Tuesday 6:00 P.M.—9:00 P.M. (3 games)'''
 
::James Bay New Horizons Community Center, 234 Menzies St.
 
:Marc Levevsque  250 381 0569  [mailto:marc.levesque@telus.net marc.levesque@telus.net]
 
 
 
=== CALIFORNIA ===
 
 
 
'''Arcata #566'''
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::Humboldt State University Library (when school is in session)
 
::Cafe Mokka, 5th & J Streets (summer location)
 
:Terence Marlow  707 677 9242  [mailto:main531man@suddenlink.net main531man@suddenlink.net]
 
 
 
'''Clayton #632'''
 
 
 
:'''2nd & 4th Saturday 11:00—4:30 P.M.'''
 
::Carl's Jr Restaurant, 1530 Kirker Pass Rd.
 
:Michael Treshler  925 672 8332  [mailto:jtresbienxxx@aol.com jtresbienxxx@aol.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Costa Mesa/El Toro/Aliso Viejo #350'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 4:55 p.m.'''
 
::Borders Bookstore, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa
 
:Wednesday 6:15
 
::Arby’s, 23862 Bridger Rd, El Toro
 
:Sunday except 1st 12:30-4 P.M.
 
::(Apr-Oct) Neighborhood Cup, 1 Journey, Aliso Viejo
 
:Gary Moss  949 510 1673  [mailto:jftsoi@aol.com jftsoi@aol.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Encinitas #357'''
 
 
 
:'''2nd & 4th Saturday 12:00—4:00 P.M.'''
 
::San Diego County Credit Union, 501 N. El Camino Real Street
 
:Jamie Covell  760 522 9573  [mailto:jamiecovell@cox.net jamie covell@cox.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''La Jolla/San Diego #76'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Scripps Green Hospital, Hastings Room, 10666 N. Torrey Pines Road
 
:Carol Kaplan  858 535 1262  [mailto:ckappy@pacbell.net ckappy@pacbell.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Los Angeles #44'''
 
 
 
[http://thescrabbleclub.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 5:45—9:45 P.M.'''
 
::Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd Community Center, Room 4, West Hollywood
 
:[[Alan Stern]]  818 951 1745  [mailto:alan@thescrabbleclub.com alan@thescrabbleclub.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Mill Valley #569'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 5:00—10:00 P.M.'''
 
::Round Table Pizza, 50 Belvedere Drive
 
:Betty Toole  415 388 3549  [mailto:adatoole@comcast.net adatoole@comcast.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Palo Alto #512'''
 
 
 
[http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/pa-scrabble/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:00—9:55 P.M.'''
 
::Boston Market Restaurant, 3375 El Camino Real
 
:Mitch Bayersdorfer  650 326 6243  [mailto:scrabbleman@sbcglobal.net scrabbleman@sbcglobal.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Roseville #628'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 5:50 P.M.'''
 
::Westfield Galleria Mall Food Court, 1125 Galleria Blvd
 
:[[Tapani Lindgren]]  916 872 4866  [mailto:t@tilesack.com t@tilesack.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Sacramento #433'''
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 12:00—3:30 P.M.'''
 
::Hart Senior Center, 915 27th St
 
:Peter Dolgenos  916 447 1339  [mailto:dolgenos@sonic.net dolgenos@sonic.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''West Los Angeles #195'''
 
 
 
[http://www.scrabbleclub195.net '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Saturday 10:00 A.M.'''
 
::Felicia Mahood Senior Center, 11338 Santa Monica Blvd
 
:Bruce D'Ambrosio  310-641-2879  [mailto:scrabbleclub195@aol.com scrabbleclub195@aol.com]
 
 
 
=== COLORADO ===
 
 
 
'''Denver/Boulder #185'''
 
 
 
:'''1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesdays 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Kirk of Bonnie Brae, 1201 S Steele St, Denver
 
:'''2nd & 4th Sundays 1:00 P.M.'''
 
::Barnes & Noble, 2815 Pearl St., Boulder
 
 
 
::Laura Scheimberg  303 979 0167  [mailto:laura@nexgeni.com laura@nexgeni.com]
 
::Paul McCarthy  303 347 2426  [mailto:paulm444@comcast.com paulm444@comcast.com]
 
::Dominick Mancine  720 890 2663  [mailto:Dominicmancine@hotmail.com Dominicmancine@hotmail.com]
 
::Angela Dancho  303 452 6928  [mailto:Adancho@earthlink.com Adancho@earthlink.com]
 
 
 
 
 
=== CONNECTICUT ===
 
 
 
'''Ridgefield #603'''
 
 
 
:'''Fridays 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Please email Mike Ecsedy at [mailto:MikeEcsedy@yahoo.com  MikeEcsedy@yahoo.com]
 
::or call him at 203 775 0817 if you plan to come.
 
::Community Room, back of CVS Pharmacy, 467 Main St.
 
::[[Cornelia Guest]]  203 244 5324  [mailto:CorneliaSGuest@gmail.com CorneliaSGuest@gmail.com]
 
 
 
=== DELAWARE ===
 
 
 
'''Wilmington #599'''
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::First Unitarian Church, 730 Halstead Rd.
 
::Room 25, (upstairs in the back on the 2nd floor)
 
:Nancy Hanley  302 792 1183  [mailto:QZJXhanley@verizon.net QZJXhanley@verizon.net]
 
:Richard Popper  302 764 3208  [mailto:rpopper@ycst.com rpopper@ycst.com]
 
 
 
=== DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ===
 
 
 
'''Washington #171'''
 
 
 
[http://dcsclub.org '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 5:30 P.M.'''
 
::Chevy Chase Community Center (public building), Connecticut Ave. & McKinley St. NW
 
:Ted Gest    202 744 3011    202-966-5215  [mailto:tgest@sas.upenn.edu tgest@sas.upenn.edu]
 
 
 
=== FLORIDA ===
 
 
 
'''Casselberry #438'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Casselberry Recreation Center, 200 N. Triplet Lake Dr., Casselberry, FL 32707, near Orlando
 
:Carl Warner  407 620 6531  [mailto:humblepig@cfl.rr.com humblepig@cfl.rr.com]
 
:Tim Bottorff  407 883 9929  [mailto:timbottorff@gmail.com timbottorff@gmail.com]
 
:Art Moore  407 733 2095  [mailto:lazyart@earthlink.net lazyart@earthlink.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Fort Lauderdale #384'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:15 P.M.'''
 
::Fort Lauderdale Bridge Club, Holiday Park
 
:Tim Wise  954 942 6319  [mailto:wise9778@gmail.com wise9778@gmail.com]
 
:Claire Ullman  954 537 2733  [mailto:clair306@bellsouth.net clair306@bellsouth.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Gainesville #552'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Alachua County Educ. Assoc., 618 NW 24th St
 
:Marie Gier  352 338 1122  [mailto:Scrbblewhz@cox.net Scrbblewhz@cox.net]
 
:Laura Thomley  352 375 3640  [mailto:laurathomley@yahoo.com laurathomley@yahoo.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Lauderhill #276'''
 
 
 
[http://scrabbleclub276.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 5:45—9:00 P.M.'''
 
::Veterans Park, 7600 NW 50th St.
 
:Sandee Bloom  954 726 6449  [mailto:sandeeblm@aol.com sandeeblm@aol.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Tampa Bay #547'''
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 11:00 A.M.'''
 
::The Compass, 401 2nd St. N., Safety Harbor
 
:Joan Knobelsdorf  727 785 1823   [mailto:knobelhaus@msn.com knobelhaus@msn.com]
 
 
 
=== ILLINOIS ===
 
 
 
'''Champaign #590'''
 
 
 
[http://www.champaignscrabble.com/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Barnes & Noble, 65 E. Marketview Drive
 
:Between Thanksgiving and New Years, contact for information.
 
:John Fultz  217 351 7441  [mailto:jfultz@wolfram.com jfultz@wolfram.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Charleston #601'''
 
 
 
[http://www.charlestonscrabbleclub.com/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''One Saturday per month 10:00 A.M.—5:00 P.M.'''
 
::Contact director for information.
 
:Marty Gabriel  217 348 9230  [mailto:daivamart@mchsi.com daivamart@mchsi.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Chicago #340'''
 
 
 
[http://www.scrabbleclub340.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday noon—4:45 P.M.'''
 
:Morton Grove Senior Center, 6140 W. Dempster, Morton Grove
 
:Sunday noon—6:00 P.M.
 
::Macy’s @ Northbrook Court, 1555 Northbrook Court, Northbrook
 
:Jason Brooks  847 445 7183  [mailto:jscrabbleclub340@aol.com scrabbleclub340@aol.com]
 
:Lisa Slankard  847 506 0726  [mailto:lisaslankard@yahoo.com lisaslankard@yahoo.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''La Grange Park #518'''
 
 
 
:'''1st & 3rd Saturdays 1:00—5:00 P.M.'''
 
::La Grange Park Courthouse, 447 N. Catherine Avenue
 
:Tom Tremont  630 469 2282  [mailto:tomtremont@hotmail.com tomtremont@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
=== IOWA ===
 
 
 
'''Greater Des Moines #658'''
 
 
 
:Tuesday 6:00 P.M.
 
::Grounds for Celebration, 2645 Beaver Avenue
 
:Sunday Noon
 
::Amici's 206-6th Avenue
 
 
 
:Pat Boddy  515 323 5355  [mailto:Patriciaboddy@gmail.com Patriciaboddy@gmail.com]
 
:Dave Hurd  515-255-3986  [mailto:gdavidhurd@netins.net gdavidhurd@netins.net]
 
 
 
=== KANSAS ===
 
 
 
'''Prairie Village #567'''
 
 
 
:1st & 3rd Sunday 1:00—4:00 P.M.
 
::Corinth Library, 8100 Mission
 
:John Merlau  [mailto:jmerlau@kc.rr.com jmerlau@kc.rr.com]
 
 
 
=== KENTUCKY ===
 
 
 
'''Lexington #637'''
 
 
 
[http://lexscrabble.info '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:00—9:00 P.M.'''
 
::VFW Post 680, 1494 Leestown Road
 
:2nd Sunday 2:00—4:30 P.M.
 
::Good Foods Coop, 355 Southland Drive
 
:Joetta Wilkinson  859 321 3060  [mailto:scrabble.director.mom@insightbb.com scrabble.director.mom@insightbb.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Louisville #443'''
 
 
 
[http://lexscrabble.info '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''2nd & 4th Monday 1:00—4:30 P.M.'''
 
::Iroquois Branch Library, 601 West Woodlawn
 
:Glenn Brownstein  812 945 2481  [mailto:scoopmit@insightbb.com scoopmit@insightbb.com]
 
 
 
=== LOUISIANA ===
 
 
 
'''Baton Rouge #567'''
 
 
 
:Thursday 7:00 P.M.
 
::IHOP, 6875 Siegen Lane
 
:Annette McCaffery  [mailto:Annmac@cox.net Annmac@cox.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Metarie #541'''
 
 
 
:Wednesday 5:30 P.M.
 
::IHOP, 3400 S. I-10 Service Rd.
 
:Lila Crotty  504 885 1616  [mailto:liliuokalani_q@yahoo.com liliuokalani_q@yahoo.com]
 
:Helen Joffe  985 690 6188  [mailto:joffegirls@aol.com joffegirls@aol.com]
 
:Maneck Contractor  504 885 7232  [mailto:mfcontractor@bellsouth.net mfcontractor@bellsouth.net]
 
 
 
=== MAINE ===
 
 
 
'''Gorham #254'''
 
 
 
:2nd & 5th Sunday 12:00 P.M.
 
::Grondin Building, Industrial Parkway, 11 Bartlett Street
 
::Daylight basement meeting room
 
:Kassandra Barbour  207 642 8142  [mailto:kbarbour@maine.rr.com kbarbour@maine.rr.com]
 
 
 
=== MANITOBA ===
 
 
 
'''Winnipeg #498'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::516 Kenaston Boulevard
 
:Julie Kading  204 257 4742  [mailto:jkading@shaw.ca jkading@shaw.ca]
 
 
 
=== MARYLAND ===
 
 
 
'''Annapolis #378'''
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Barnes & Noble, The Annapolis Harbor Shopping Center, Rte. 2
 
:Mary Lou Goetz  410 695 0575  [mailto:mlgoetz@juno.com mlgoetz@juno.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Baltimore #50'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Call for location
 
:Diana Grosman  410 526 6788  [mailto:dianarose@aol.com dianarose@aol.com]
 
:David Engelhardt  410 825 0613  [mailto:daveengelhardt4@aol.com daveengelhardt4@aol.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Bowie #501'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Summerville At The Woodward Estate, 14977 Health Center
 
:Linda Stephanides  301 390-6751  [mailto:lstephan@juno.com lstephan@juno.com]
 
 
 
=== MASSACHUSETTS ===
 
 
 
'''Lexington #108'''
 
 
 
[http://www.wolfberg.net/scrabble/lexington/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::First Parish Unitarian Church, 9 Harrington Road.
 
::We meet in the church basement. Enter by the back door and walk down a short flight of stairs.
 
::Elevator is available to the disabled. This is a nut- and shrimp-free environment.
 
:Judy Horn  781 942 7471  [mailto:Scrabbleclub108@aol.com Scrabbleclub108@aol.com]
 
:Mike Wolfberg, Club Statistician and Webmaster
 
 
 
'''Northampton #667'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 5:30—9:00 P.M.'''
 
::Burger King, Community Room, 344 King St.
 
:Brett Constantine  413 387 9678  [mailto:Brett.Constantine@gmail.com Brett.Constantine@gmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Worcester #600'''
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 5:00 P.M.'''
 
::Jumpin' Juice & Java, 335 Chandler St.
 
:Melissa Pike  508 756 38378  [mailto:PikeM@msn.com PikeM@msn.com]
 
:Chris Sinacola  508 865 0236  [mailto:sinacola@msn.com sinacola@msn.com]
 
 
 
=== MICHIGAN ===
 
 
 
'''Flint #317'''
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 5:00 P.M.'''
 
::Carmen-Ainsworth Senior Center, 2071 S. Graham Rd.
 
:Margaret (Miki) Sutherland  810 653 0152  [mailto:dragonlady@charterinternet.com dragonlady@charterinternet.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Northville #458'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Meijer (in the café), 8 Mile and Haggerty
 
:Carol Ravichandran; 248 305 7770  [mailto:carolravi@msn.com carolravi@msn.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Port Huron #104'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Barnes & Noble
 
:Joyce Spalding; [mailto:mspalding7@aol.com mspalding7@aol.com]
 
 
 
=== MINNESOTA ===
 
 
 
'''Minneapolis #42'''
 
 
 
[http://www.bachster.com/scrabble '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::Bridge Center, 6020 Nicollet Ave S
 
:[[Steve Pellinen]]  952 925 2440  [mailto:steve@pellpro.com steve@pellpro.com]
 
 
 
'''Roseville #651'''
 
 
 
[http://www.bachster.com/scrabble '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 5:30 P.M.'''
 
::La Casita Mexican Restaurant, 1925 W Perimeter Rd
 
:[[Carol Dustin]]  612 789 6076  [mailto:cdustin@q.com cdustin@q.com]
 
 
 
=== MONTANA ===
 
 
 
'''Bozeman #522'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:30—9:30 P.M.'''
 
::Leaf & Bean Coffee House, 1500 N 19th Ave #J
 
:Sylvia Sparkman  406 388 7427  [mailto:mtwrdsmth@yahoo.com mtwrdsmth@yahoo.com]
 
 
 
=== NEVADA ===
 
 
 
'''Las Vegas #328'''
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 9:30 A.M.—11:00 P.M.'''
 
::Private residence, 3047 Zane Circle
 
::Pot luck served all day
 
:Gerry Greenside  702 454 0620 (home) 702-241-4009 (cell)  [mailto:greenside8@cox.net greenside8@cox.net]
 
 
 
 
 
=== NEW HAMPSHIRE ===
 
 
 
'''Manchester #510'''
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Bantry Components, Inc., 160 Bouchard St.
 
:Don Finkey  603 321 3069  [mailto:dfinkster@aol.com dfinkster@aol.com]
 
 
 
=== NEW JERSEY ===
 
 
 
'''Berlin #398'''
 
 
 
:'''Saturday 12:00 Noon'''
 
::Faith United Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 117 Washington Avenue
 
:Betty C. McDaniel  856 728 9446
 
 
 
 
 
'''Bridgewater #580'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Time to Eat Diner, 270 Rt. 202/206 North  (Just off the Somerville Circle)
 
:Scott Kitchen  908 429 0408  [mailto:d.scott.kitchen@gmail.com d.scott.kitchen@gmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Princeton #513'''
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Borders Books, Nassau Park Blvd.
 
:Lynda Woods Cleary  732 274 2314  [mailto:lwcleary@clearywoods.com lwcleary@clearywoods.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Teaneck #251'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30—10:30 P.M.'''
 
::Richard Rodda Community Center, 250 Colonial Court
 
:Paul Mistrette  973 785 0758  [mailto:pbm1959@optonline.net pbm1959@optonline.net]
 
 
 
=== NEW MEXICO ===
 
 
 
'''Albuquerque #129'''
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::Denny’s, 2608 Central SE
 
:Nancee Mancel  505 615 4737  [mailto:nanceem@yahoo.com nanceem@yahoo.com]
 
 
 
'''Albuquerque #544'''
 
 
 
:'''Saturday 12:00—4:00 P.M.'''
 
::Central New Mexico Community College, Montoya Campus-Bldg H Food Court, 4700 Morris Ave NE
 
:Nancee Mancel  505 615 4737  [mailto:nanceem@yahoo.com nanceem@yahoo.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Rio Rancho #659'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::Village Inn Restaurant, 1741 Rio Rancho Blvd SE
 
:Susan Beard  505 892 0596  [mailto:susanbeard49@msn.com susanbeard49@msn.com]
 
 
 
=== NEW YORK ===
 
 
 
'''Albany #404'''
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:15 P.M.'''
 
::Sheehy-Palmer VFW, 525 Delaware Avenue
 
:David Goodman  518 459 1584  [mailto:qbearer@juno.com  qbearer@juno.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Buffalo #456'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30—10:00 P.M.'''
 
::Kenmore Baptist Church, 10 Wardman Road, Kenmore, NY
 
:Joan Tondra  716 847 0391  [mailto:ardnotj8@localnet.com ardnotj8@localnet.com]
 
:Ember Nelson  716 862 3863  [mailto:hapax29@hotmail.com hapax29@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Farmingdale #621'''
 
 
 
[http://www.freewebs.com/hardscrabbleclub '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30—10:00 P.M.'''
 
::Farmingdale Knights of Columbus, 1 Morton Street
 
:Richard Ferrara  516 420 0440  [mailto:stuckwiththeQ@optonline.net stuckwiththeQ@optonline.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''New York #56'''
 
 
 
[http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeskktx/id5.html '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 7:00'''
 
:Casual meetings some Sundays
 
::Office building in midtown Manhattan with lobby security guard
 
::133 East 58th St. NY, NY 10022, 12th floor, room 1202
 
:Joel Sherman  718 881 7527  [mailto:GIJoel999@aol.com GIJoel999@aol.com]
 
:Larry Sherman  [mailto:icenine@panix.net icenine@panix.net]
 
:Debbie Stegman  [mailto:deb4306@yahoo.com deb4306@yahoo.com]
 
:Diane Firstman  [mailto:dianagram@earthlink.net dianagram@earthlink.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Rome #324'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Denny's Restaurant, Erie Blvd.
 
:Don & Heather Drumm  315 853 3192  [mailto:dnhdrumm@roadrunner.com dnhdrumm@roadrunner.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''White Plains #656'''
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 5:45—9:30 P.M.'''
 
::15 Oakley Road
 
::Please call 914 288 8087 to confirm before attending.
 
::NOTE: There are no meetings during July and August.
 
:Nancy Druskin  914 693 9464
 
 
 
=== NORTH CAROLINA ===
 
 
 
'''Asheville #608'''
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 1:00—5:00 P.M.'''
 
::Books-a-Million, 136 South Tunnel Road in Overlook Village Shopping Center
 
:William Snoddy  828 252 8154  [mailto:DrWilliamR@aol.com  DrWilliamR@aol.com]
 
:Grace Schmidt  828 628 3746  [mailto:tongrac@charter.net  tongrac@charter.net]
 
:JoAnn Goddard  828 252 4895  [mailto:artichokes58@yahoo.com artichokes58@yahoo.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Charlotte #668'''
 
 
 
[http://www.charlottescrabble.com/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Monday 5:30 P.M.'''
 
::Cafe Carolina and Bakery, 5361 Ballantyne Commons Parkway
 
::Check our club web site for our Thursday meetup group!
 
:[[Ryan Fischer]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Durham #623'''
 
 
 
[http://trianglescrabble.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 2:00 P.M.'''
 
::Saladelia Café, 4201 University Drive
 
:David Klionsky  919 699 9831  [mailto:trianglescrabble@hotmail.com  trianglescrabble@hotmail.com]
 
:Sharon Flicker  919 542 1454
 
 
 
 
 
'''Wilmington #611'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30—9:30 P.M.'''
 
::YWCA Community Facility Room, 40-41 Marketplace
 
:Bruce Shuman  910 256 9659  [mailto:Schlimazel@aol.com  Schlimazel@aol.com]
 
 
 
=== OHIO ===
 
 
 
'''Dayton #294'''
 
 
 
:'''Saturday 12:30 P.M.'''
 
::Panera Bread, 1203 Brown Street, (near University of Dayton)
 
:Monday 5:30 P.M.
 
::Panera Bread, 1203 Brown Street, (near University of Dayton)
 
::Lois Greene  937 974 8643  [mailto:layla6409@sbcglobal.net layla6409@sbcglobal.net]
 
 
 
'''Independence #164'''
 
 
 
[http://www.neoscrabble.com/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
:Local club tournament at 6 sharp on second Tuesday of odd-numbered months
 
::Angie’s Pizza, 6932 Hillside Rd (SW corner of Hillside and Brecksville)
 
::[[Dan Stock]]  440 356 7366  [mailto:Danielstock@aol.com Danielstock@aol.com]
 
 
 
'''Montrose #653'''
 
 
 
[http://www.neoscrabble.com/site.cfm/Clubs/Club653.cfm '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Barnes & Noble Book Store, meeting in the cafe, 4015 Medina Road, Fairlawn
 
::Dallas Johnson  330 676 1723  [mailto:dallaswjohnson@hotmail.com dallaswjohnson@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
'''Rocky River #454'''
 
 
 
[http://www.neoscrabble.com/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 7:30 P.M.''' except for major holidays
 
::West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd.
 
::[[Dan Stock]]  440 356 7366  [mailto:Danielstock@aol.com Danielstock@aol.com]
 
::Joyce Stock  440 356 7366  [mailto:OhJoyIsMe63@aol.com OhJoyIsMe63@aol.com]
 
 
 
=== OKLAHOMA===
 
 
 
'''Oklahoma City #243'''
 
 
 
:'''Call for information'''
 
:Glenda Short  405 752 1315  [mailto:glendaokc@gmail.com glendaokc@gmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Oklahoma City #673'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 4:00 P.M.'''
 
:IHOP #1903, I-240 & Santa Fe Ave.
 
:Harry Decker  405 314 0662  [mailto:hdeckeraz@aol.com hdeckeraz@aol.com]
 
:Matthew Hodge  405 388 8867  [mailto:matthewhodge@yahoo.com matthewhodge@yahoo.com]
 
 
 
=== ONTARIO ===
 
 
 
'''Brantford #193'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 70 Superior St.
 
:Glenn Dunlop  519 752 2242  merran@sympatico.ca
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cambridge #471'''
 
 
 
'''''Golden Triangle SCRABBLE Club'''''
 
 
 
:'''Friday 7:15 P.M.'''
 
::Riverbend Place, Lower Level Rec Hall, 650 Coronation Blvd.
 
:[[John Robertson]]  519 621 6432  [mailto:jgrobertson@sympatico.ca jgrobertson@sympatico.ca]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Hamilton/Dundas #252'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::St. Joseph's Villa, Lower Level, 56 Governor's Rd., Dundas, ON
 
:Vivian Minden  905 628 2888 [mailto:vminden@interlynx.net vminden@interlynx.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Kingston #598'''
 
 
 
[http://www.kingstonscrabble.webs.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 5:30—9:00 P.M.'''
 
::Isabel Turner Library, Conference Room A, 935 Grdiners Road
 
:Nicholas Fall  613 354 5362  [mailto:kiaugh@kos.net kiaugh@kos.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''London #692'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::St. Jude’s Anglican Church, Corner of Fanshawe Rd. and Adelaide St., North London
 
:Sharon Crawford Mackay  519 474 3104 [mailto:sharoncm24@hotmail.com sharoncm24@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Oshawa #263'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 7:30 P.M.'''
 
::Woodview Community Centre, 151 Cadillac Avenue N.
 
:Trevor Sealy  905 432 1732 [mailto:sealy_trevor@durham.edu.on.ca sealy_trevor@durham.edu.on.ca]
 
:Hy Francis  416 284 7581 [mailto:hyfran@rogers.com hyfran@rogers.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Ottawa #495'''
 
 
 
[http://www.ottawascrabbleclub.com/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 7:00—10:15 P.M.'''
 
::Gloucester Public Library, Meeting Room "A", 2036 Ogilvie Rd.
 
:Sue Tremblay  613 822 0792  [mailto:tremblay2000@rogers.com tremblay2000@rogers.com]
 
:Emilie Henkelman  613 723 1999  [mailto:f_emilie_h@hotmail.com f_emilie_h@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Toronto #3'''
 
 
 
[http://http://www.poslfit.com/tsc/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Earl Bates Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St.
 
:John Chew  416 876 7675 [mailto:jchew@math.utoronto.ca jchew@math.utoronto.ca]
 
:Lisa Kessler  416 967 0997 [mailto:Likes@primus.ca Likes@primus.ca]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Thunder Bay #594'''
 
 
 
:'''Alternate Mondays 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Contact for information.
 
:David Wood  807 625 9569 [mailto:tbayscrabble@shaw.ca tbayscrabble@shaw.ca]
 
 
 
=== OREGON ===
 
 
 
'''Lake Oswego #308'''
 
 
 
[http://www.portlandscrabble.org/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:45—10:30 P.M.'''
 
::Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S State St
 
::Art Classroom
 
:Ruth Hamilton; 503 675 7663  [mailto:ruthhamilton@q.com ruthhamilton@q.com]
 
:Rich Moyer; 503 554 9219   [mailto:dumoyer2@aol.com dumoyer2@aol.com]
 
:Mike Baker; 503 775 2987  [mailto:Mikebob@pacifier.com Mikebob@pacifier.com]
 
:Ed Wilson, Webmaster
 
 
 
=== PENNSYLVANIA ===
 
 
 
'''Pittsburgh #352'''
 
 
 
[http://www.pghscrabble.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 7:00 P.M. except holidays'''
 
::In Squirrel Hill, call for details
 
:Stan Angrist  412 422 7878  [mailto:sangrist@verizon.net sangrist@verizon.net]
 
:M.W. Schroeder  [mailto:msch@nauticom.net msch@nauticom.net]
 
:Brad Mills, Webmaster
 
 
 
 
 
'''Erie #564'''
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:30—9:30 P.M. except holidays'''
 
Barnes & Nobles, 5909 Peach St.
 
:Scott Smith  814 897 9043  [mailto:sas45@psu.edu sas45@psu.edu]
 
 
 
=== SASKATCHEWAN ===
 
 
 
'''Regina #597'''
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, Upstairs Lounge, 2900 13th Ave.
 
:Michael Bray  306 543 8961  [mailto:mdbray@accesscomm.ca mdbray@accesscomm.ca]
 
 
 
=== SOUTH CAROLINA ===
 
 
 
'''Columbia #645'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::Panera Bread, Woodhill Mall, Garner’s Ferry Road
 
:Peggy Grant  803 603 2139  [mailto:mmgrantnp@aol.com mmgrantnp@aol.com]
 
 
 
'''Myrtle Beach #431'''
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday noon'''
 
:Thursday 6:00 P.M.
 
::Grand Strand Senior Center, 1268 21st Ave N
 
:Wendell Smith  843 293 4795  [mailto:bevrai@hotmail.com bevrai@hotmail.com]
 
:Linda Bianca  843 293 4795  [mailto:lindawarnerb@aol.com lindawarnerb@aol.com]
 
 
 
=== TENNESSEE ===
 
 
 
'''Knoxville/Sevierville #553'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::Books-A-Million, 8513 Kingston Pike
 
:'''Monday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::Books-A-Million, 190 Collier Dr.
 
:[[Vicki Blizzard]]  865 690 5559  [mailto:Msbliz@aol.com Msbliz@aol.com]
 
:Trish Harrop  865 539 1539  [mailto:MPHarrop@aol.com MPHarrop@aol.com]
 
 
 
=== TEXAS ===
 
 
 
'''Austin #234'''
 
 
 
[http://austinclub.tripod.com/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:30 P.M.'''.
 
::Austin Recreation Center, 1301 Shoal Creek Blvd
 
:Caesar Jaramillo  512 731 8593 [mailto:scrab55@yahoo.com scrab55@yahoo.com]
 
:[[Jim Hughes]]  [mailto:jamespintx@yahoo.com jamespintx@yahoo.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Bedford #248'''
 
 
 
'''''Mid-Cities SCRABBLE Players'''''
 
 
 
[http://scrabbletx.org/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:45 P.M.'''.
 
::IHOP, 2710 S. Hwy. 121, Euless, TX 76039
 
:[[Mary Rhoades]]  817 718 3115  [mailto:mrhoadestx@gmail.com mrhoadestx@gmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Dallas/Richardson #319'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Whataburger, 1910 N. Coit Road, Richardson
 
:Mike Willis  302 419 7248.  [mailto:tilebag1@sbcglobal.net tilebag1@sbcglobal.net]
 
:Pat Sanchez  214 328 2942  [mailto:patsanch@swbell.net patsanch@swbell.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Houston #359'''
 
 
 
[http://debbiewebbie.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 1:30 P.M.'''
 
::Sandy’s Market, 12171 Katy Fwy.
 
:Judy Newhouse  281 379 1601  [mailto:jnhouse@aol.com jnhouse@aol.com]
 
:Carole Miller  281 580 6607  [mailto:caromill@aol.com caromill@aol.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Houston #511'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:00 P.M.'''
 
::IHOP, 11222 Fuqua Road
 
:Margaret Bee  281 488 1722  [mailto:huff_reunion@juno.com huff_reunion@juno.com]
 
:Peg Pywar  713 651 1245  [mailto:Wordsayer@hotmail.com Wordsayer@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Portland #652'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 7:00 P.M.'''
 
::Books Ink, 1011 Highway 181 Ste 6
 
:Jennifer Hay  361 643 3222  [mailto:Txbooksink@cs.com Txbooksink@cs.com]
 
:Jennifer Hinojosa  361 945 3511  [mailto:jennifer.hinojosa@hotmail.com jennifer.hinojosa@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
 
 
'''San Antonio #489'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30 P.M.'''
 
::Lions Field Adult Activity Center, 2809 Broadway
 
:Matt DeWaelsche  210 886 9990  [mailto:mattdew@sbcglobal.net mattdew@sbcglobal.net]
 
 
 
=== UTAH ===
 
  
'''Murray #173'''
+
To register a new club, complete the [[Club Listing Request]] form and submit it.
  
[http://utahscrabble.com/ '''Club web site''']
+
In order to maintain registered status, clubs must meet the following criteria:
  
:'''Wednesday 3:30—10:00 P.M.'''
+
* For a NASPA club, the club director must be a sanctioned director, having taken and passed the director test.
::IHOP, 5277 S State St
+
* For all clubs, the director or contact must be a current NASPA member in good standing.
:[[Michael Thelen]]  801 910 0614  [mailto:mthelen@gmail.com mthelen@gmail.com]
 
  
=== VERMONT ===
+
=== '''Changing Club Information''' ===
  
'''Burlington #612'''
+
Please keep us up to date when things change at your club.  Send changes pertaining to club location, meeting time, address, email, website, or anything shown on your club listing to the [[Club Committee]]  [mailto:club@scrabbleplayers.org club@scrabbleplayers.org] .
  
:'''2nd & 4th Sunday 2:00—6:00 P.M.'''
+
=== '''Online Club Meetings''' ===
::McClure MultiGen Center, 241 North Winooski Ave
 
:Jane Whitmore  802 862 7558  [mailto:jwhitmore1@myfairpoint.net jwhitmore1@myfairpoint.net]
 
:Jeffrey Nelson  802 862 9912  [mailto:Jeffreylnelson@hotmail.com Jeffreylnelson@hotmail.com]
 
  
=== VIRGINIA ===
+
Complete this [https://scrabble.formstack.com/forms/online_clubs survey] to let us know if your club is meeting online. We will update the club listing to indicate you are meeting online.
  
'''Hampton Roads #675'''
+
== '''NASPA Club Benefits''' ==
  
[http://www.tidewaterscrabble.com '''Club web site''']
+
* NASPA members are protected by our corporate insurance policy should a NASPA member be the proximate cause of damage while participating in NASPA sanctioned activities, including official club play.
 +
* The accomplishments of players at NASPA clubs have validity and legitimacy throughout North America and the Scrabble playing world. Accomplishments are official with special accomplishments chronicled on our worldwide website.
 +
* Exclusivity: Only one NASPA club will be permitted to meet on any given day of the week within a 50-mile radius unless agreed upon by all concerned.
  
:'''1st & 3rd Tuesday 7:00 P.M.'''
+
== How to Start a Club ==
::Starbucks, 4421 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach
 
:Ann Vyce  [mailto:devyces@gmail.com devyces@gmail.com]
 
  
=== WASHINGTON ===
+
* Find players: If you know any people who have expressed an interest in playing, contact them and let them help you pick a good night for a club. You can actually start in any public place or in your home until you are ready to become a sanctioned club. Download the [[Directors Manual|Director’s Manual]] and read all about clubs. You can find the [[Official Tournament Rules]]. Most clubs have 3 or 4 games per session.
  
'''Seattle #253'''
+
* Find a place to meet: Clubs meet in all sorts of places, such as restaurants (fast food and other places), bookstores, recreation centers, meeting rooms in upscale groceries, libraries, hotels, churches, colleges, schools, rooms at senior retirement centers, assisted living centers or apartment complex meeting space, etc. Be sure the times they are open will coincide with the times you want to start and end.
  
[http://www.seattlescrabble.org '''Club web site''']
+
* Call your neighborhood or city newspaper and let them know you have a new club and are looking for publicity. They may have a community activities column you can add your club to. They may also send a reporter to your club to interview and take photos.
  
:'''Tuesday 6:00 P.M.'''
+
* Put notices on public bulletin boards in laundromats, grocery stores and anywhere else you see one.
::University Friends Meetinghouse, 4001 9th Ave NE
 
:[[Rebecca Slivka]]  206 285 7188  [mailto:slugbiker@comcast.net slugbiker@comcast.net]
 
  
 +
* Carry club business cards with you that you can give people if Scrabble comes up in the conversation. Google "free business cards" and take advantage of offers. You can also use a greeting card software or other software to print your own on to print at home with Avery or other products that have business card stock.
  
'''Tacoma #679'''
+
* Have flyers available at your club meeting for people who seem interested. You can also make a flyer to put on the doors of the establishment while you are there if the manager will let you.
  
[https://sites.google.com/site/tacomascrabble/ '''Club web site''']
+
* Publicize on Facebook, MySpace, NASPA club listing (when you have become an official club), Literacy events, fair booths, leave club brochures in bookstores or libraries if allowed, word of mouth in online play (Woogles), free ads such as on Craig's List, Meetup groups.
  
:'''2nd Saturday of each month 4:00—10:00 P.M.'''
+
* Offer to teach an Adult Ed class on Scrabble at a community college, senior center or library.
::Windermere Tacoma Central Office, 6221 Tacoma Mall Blvd
 
:Lynn Dreyer  253 579 3004  [mailto:scrabbletacoma@gmail.com scrabbletacoma@gmail.com]
 
  
=== WEST VIRGINIA ===
+
* More on getting and keeping new players: Offer incentives to members if they bring a new member (free week or two at club for the member), provide Top 10 Things list, FAQs on website for potential new players, teach, encourage and allow certain perks such as the 2-to-make-3 list, Mike Baron's Cheat Sheet, an additional 5 minutes on their clock, offer free challenges for a certain length of time or a certain number of wins, offer consultation games so they can see rack management, board strategies, etc., pair with lower-rated established players for awhile, offer the Expert Point Certificates.
  
'''Charleston #620'''
+
* Consider: Unrated youth tournaments, having an unrated division at your regular rated tournament and publicizing it.
  
'''''Kanawha Valley SCRABBLE Club'''''
+
* Club Dues, if desired: This varies depending on club expenses and prize funds. Some club dues contribute toward tournament playing room costs. Sometimes club dues provide club prizes, either weekly, monthly or yearly. Club dues can go toward yearly tournament expenses.
  
[http://wvscrabble.com '''Club web site''']
+
== Expert Point Certificates ==
  
:'''2nd & 4th Saturdays 1—4 P.M.'''
+
Some clubs use Expert Points (one point for each club game win) to encourage and celebrate club achievements. They can be a motivating factor for the newcomer to continue attending your club. Those certificates reflect many hard-fought victories.
::Books-A-Million, on Corridor G, 212 RHL Blvd., Dudley Farms Plaza
+
:1st Wednesday 6—9 P.M.
+
Certificates may only be awarded to members of NASPA clubs. It is up to the club director to notify the  [[Club Committee]]  [mailto:club@scrabbleplayers.org (club@scrabbleplayers.org)] which Expert Award certificates should be awarded and what level. Levels of achievement are: 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750, 2000 and every 250 wins thereafter.
::Los Agaves, 508 3rd Ave
 
:Brad Mills (304) 345-0484 [mailto:wvscrabble@gmail.com wvscrabble@gmail.com]
 

Latest revision as of 17:43, 28 November 2023

Club Scrabble play in Canada and the United States is administered by NASPA and its Club Committee.

Club Listing

We maintain a club roster listing the clubs that meet across North America and their meeting times.

NASPA clubs are identified as a NASPA Club followed by a number and are run by a NASPA-certified director.

We also listed other clubs that are run by a NASPA member. The accomplishments of those clubs are not eligible for official recognition.

There is no fee for starting or continuing a NASPA club. The fee initially charged has been discontinued.

Club websites may be listed as long as they do not contain inappropriate material or links to inappropriate material as periodically reviewed by the Club Committee.

Unless otherwise requested, only the first director listed in the response to the NASPA request for club information will be listed.

Registering a Club

To register a new club, complete the Club Listing Request form and submit it.

In order to maintain registered status, clubs must meet the following criteria:

  • For a NASPA club, the club director must be a sanctioned director, having taken and passed the director test.
  • For all clubs, the director or contact must be a current NASPA member in good standing.

Changing Club Information

Please keep us up to date when things change at your club. Send changes pertaining to club location, meeting time, address, email, website, or anything shown on your club listing to the Club Committee  club@scrabbleplayers.org .

Online Club Meetings

Complete this survey to let us know if your club is meeting online. We will update the club listing to indicate you are meeting online.

NASPA Club Benefits

  • NASPA members are protected by our corporate insurance policy should a NASPA member be the proximate cause of damage while participating in NASPA sanctioned activities, including official club play.
  • The accomplishments of players at NASPA clubs have validity and legitimacy throughout North America and the Scrabble playing world. Accomplishments are official with special accomplishments chronicled on our worldwide website.
  • Exclusivity: Only one NASPA club will be permitted to meet on any given day of the week within a 50-mile radius unless agreed upon by all concerned.

How to Start a Club

  • Find players: If you know any people who have expressed an interest in playing, contact them and let them help you pick a good night for a club. You can actually start in any public place or in your home until you are ready to become a sanctioned club. Download the Director’s Manual and read all about clubs. You can find the Official Tournament Rules. Most clubs have 3 or 4 games per session.
  • Find a place to meet: Clubs meet in all sorts of places, such as restaurants (fast food and other places), bookstores, recreation centers, meeting rooms in upscale groceries, libraries, hotels, churches, colleges, schools, rooms at senior retirement centers, assisted living centers or apartment complex meeting space, etc. Be sure the times they are open will coincide with the times you want to start and end.
  • Call your neighborhood or city newspaper and let them know you have a new club and are looking for publicity. They may have a community activities column you can add your club to. They may also send a reporter to your club to interview and take photos.
  • Put notices on public bulletin boards in laundromats, grocery stores and anywhere else you see one.
  • Carry club business cards with you that you can give people if Scrabble comes up in the conversation. Google "free business cards" and take advantage of offers. You can also use a greeting card software or other software to print your own on to print at home with Avery or other products that have business card stock.
  • Have flyers available at your club meeting for people who seem interested. You can also make a flyer to put on the doors of the establishment while you are there if the manager will let you.
  • Publicize on Facebook, MySpace, NASPA club listing (when you have become an official club), Literacy events, fair booths, leave club brochures in bookstores or libraries if allowed, word of mouth in online play (Woogles), free ads such as on Craig's List, Meetup groups.
  • Offer to teach an Adult Ed class on Scrabble at a community college, senior center or library.
  • More on getting and keeping new players: Offer incentives to members if they bring a new member (free week or two at club for the member), provide Top 10 Things list, FAQs on website for potential new players, teach, encourage and allow certain perks such as the 2-to-make-3 list, Mike Baron's Cheat Sheet, an additional 5 minutes on their clock, offer free challenges for a certain length of time or a certain number of wins, offer consultation games so they can see rack management, board strategies, etc., pair with lower-rated established players for awhile, offer the Expert Point Certificates.
  • Consider: Unrated youth tournaments, having an unrated division at your regular rated tournament and publicizing it.
  • Club Dues, if desired: This varies depending on club expenses and prize funds. Some club dues contribute toward tournament playing room costs. Sometimes club dues provide club prizes, either weekly, monthly or yearly. Club dues can go toward yearly tournament expenses.

Expert Point Certificates

Some clubs use Expert Points (one point for each club game win) to encourage and celebrate club achievements. They can be a motivating factor for the newcomer to continue attending your club. Those certificates reflect many hard-fought victories.

Certificates may only be awarded to members of NASPA clubs. It is up to the club director to notify the Club Committee  (club@scrabbleplayers.org) which Expert Award certificates should be awarded and what level. Levels of achievement are: 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750, 2000 and every 250 wins thereafter.