April 15, 2025 “Bridge program ‘scores’ at Stone Mountain senior living community,” Good Day Atlanta
Paul Milliken with FOX 5’s Good Day Atlanta interviewed Park Springs Member Ted Cooley and Executive Director of Training and Organizational Development Tim Knight for a story on bridge at Park Springs.
An ACBL-certified Silver Life Master, certified director, and accredited bridge teacher, Cooley and his late wife spent more than a decade traveling the world for weeks at a time on luxury cruise ships as bridge instructors. Today, he organizes social bridge and scores duplicate bridge games at Park Springs, which boasts an active bridge program.
According to the American Contract Bridge League — which is North America’s largest bridge organization — modern contract bridge has been played for 100 years. The card game consists of two teams of two players each, and requires strong trust and communication between partners.
“It’s kind of like a language,” says Cooley. “And you’re communicating with your partner – initially in the bidding – to determine how strong the combined two hands are.”
Administrators at Park Springs say the game’s necessary focus, memory skills, and social interaction make it a perfect fit for their community.
“It’s important for Park Springs to have activities like this going on all the time, because people really have to maintain connection,” says Knight. “And the more connected they are to their community, the better state of well-being they continue to live in.”
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