CRUISE

Our Jewels had a wonderful time aboard the Sapphire Princess on their cruise to the Mexican Riviera. Once we were south of Los Angeles the weather was perfect for lounging by the pool. We weren't able to stop in Mazatlan so there was some disappointment at missing the planned all-day Trolley Tour there but we had an extra day in Cabo San Lucas as an alternative.

A PJ party in the main dining room, a Farewell Cocktail party, meeting in Crooners Bar in the evenings to enjoy the music of Bruce on the piano was a favourite meeting place. A Tea Party in our elegant hats, a Meet and Greet, all part of the Fun!

Everyone received a lovely gift, a white and purple tote bag that said "Crown Jewels of Canada Society, Mexican Riviera."

Bonnie and Helen won first prize in the door decorating contest with a truly beautiful CKCS & Cruise themed door hanging, including a cross-stitched Jewels and the names of all the Jewels on the cruise! A prize well deserved!

Rita and Dianne won the Scavenger Hunt with the hit item found being their "wig" they created. Congratulations Jewels.

The only down side was that Pauline was ill and then Lynda took ill and was "quarantined" on the last day!

If you missed this cruise, plan now to attend next years! Start saving!

The Jewels are off to the Riviera

We're packed and raring to go.

The Crown Jewels are off to L.A. where they'll be boarding the Sapphire Princess to cruise to the Mexican Riviera. We're all looking forward to an all-day Trolley Tour in Mazatlan and lots of other adventures together at sea and on land.

We'll try to post some photos as we go!

UPDATES - FEBRUARY 2011

For those who've missed out... 

Our January and February newsletters were sent out but we have also sent a special edition Newsletter out to all members February 12, 2011. This will replace the March 2011 newsletter. It was sent early as there was some very special information that we had to share prior to the price increase Feb. 15th for the convention registration.

Don't miss out on our mailings and information. 

Be sure we have your accurate email address and that you have our email address on your safe senders list.

We rely on emails to stay in touch with our members.

JANUARY 1 2011

 

A new year! May it be filled with love, friends, family, good health, and good times. 

The January newsletter was mailed to all members at 12:01am today. It contained the information on the Convention and a link to the 2011 Convention web site. This years convention is being hosted by the Brandon Jewels and we thank them for their hard work and dedication. It's going to be a very busy year for them.

Information on the cruise was also emailed to our Jewels booked on our March Mexican Riviera cruise. Don't lose it as it's packed with everything you want to know.

If you have not renewed your membership by February 1st, 2011 you will not be receiving any future newsletters so don't delay and renew today! All 2010 memberships expired yesterday.

A reminder that our office is closed January 6th to February 7th.  

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS ARE NOW DUE

Hi Ladies

Just a friendly reminder that it's time to renew your memberships. All present memberships expire December 31st.

If you have already sent your renewal in, please be patient. I have thousands of memberships to renew and it takes a lot of time and this is a very busy time of the year. Your membership will be processed well in time for the convention registration opening. If you did renew, we thank you for your continuing support of the CJCS and helping to light up Canada with the sparkle of our Jewels.

You must be a 2011 member in good standing in order to register for the 2011 Brandon convention. Registration opens approx. February 1st. Information will be posted on our members web site as well as on here and of course, in our monthly newsletter sent on the 1st of every month to ALL our members.

On behalf of myself and your Board of Directors, I would like to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We wish you much happiness and good health in the coming year!

NOVEMBER 2010 NEWS

Our November 2010 newsletter was emailed to all members on Nov. 1/10 at 4:20pm PST.  If you didn't receive it, please check your spam/junk mail folder. Past issues of all newsletters are archived on our member's web site.

Information on the 2011 Brandon Convention will NOT be posted until Feb. 2011.

Our Mexican Riviera cruise (March 2011) is filling nicely and a nice perk is that for many of you the price has been reduced. If interested in joining the Jewels on our cruise, please contact our office. If you're already booked and wish to participate in the Trolley Tour in Mazatlan, please contact our office to reserve ASAP.


Our Insurance web site will soon close. All information has been moved to the "Members Web Site" under the tab INSURANCE. The 2011 insurance rate will not increase and remains at the 2010 rate.


Membership renewals are due January 1st. It is required that one person complete the application and send it with a clearly typed/printed list of all members, their postal address, email address and phone numbers. Send just one cheque for the entire chapter please. If you have the older forms, or if you prefer, have each member complete their own form and send all forms in one package with payment. The most recently released membership application is dated October 18th at the top of the page.


You will not be able to register for the Brandon Convention until your 2011 membership has been processed.


Our office will be closed:  Dec. 20th to Jan. 1 and again Jan. 8th to Feb 6th so it's suggested that renewals be mailed as early as possible.

All past newsletters have been removed from this blog. Updates will be posted in the blog, but the newsletters will remain in the archives on the member's web site for your enjoyment.

Contents of the November Newsletter:

• Membership 2011 
• Cruise Price Reduction and Tour Update
• Insurance 2011
• Brandon Convention 2011
• Welcome New Members
• Scam aimed at Grandparents
• Call Family & Friends for free
• Making new friends across Canada and use of web site
• Chapter Names
• CHAT feature is back
• Use of our NAME
 

TOURS

TOURS OFFERED - Updates - July 31st 

Tours must be prepaid with cheque payable to "The Friendly Bus Company" (one cheque per person, no post-dated cheques accepted)
Mail Payment ASAP to: D. Robison, 1439 Bentien Road, Kelowna, BC V1X 7K3

Friday - September 10, 2010

GARDEN TOUR (space available as of July 31st)

Elysium Garden & the Lavender Farm (two locations)
Prepare to board bus at 9:15am at Hwy side of Hotel (Main door)
Return to hotel 12:30pm
Cost $38/person, includes admission to both gardens (approx. $13 + taxes)

WINE TOUR
 
Summerhill, Cedar Creek and St. Hubertus Wineries
Meet Dorothy in front of Shiraz Room at 12:30 to check in and register for convention. Ladies on the afternoon wine tour will register prior to registration opening.
Board bus at 1:00PM, with return to hotel at 4:00pm

Saturday, September 11, 2010

WINE TOUR  (Space available as of July 31st)

Summerhill, Cedar Creek and St. Hubertus Wineries
Prepare to board bus at Hwy entrance of Coast Capri Hotel at 10:30AM, return to hotel at 1:30pm
Cost $22 per person, taxes included. Wine tasting costs are extra as some wineries give free tastings, some charge $2.00, some charge $3.00

NEWS - UPDATES

Due to illness we have 2 convention tickets available as of today.

The Thursday dinner, September 9, 2011 at the convention is SOLD OUT.

The cruise is doing well and we've got quite a few women who've already booked and many more asking for information. We hope that you too will be able to join us. 

Notice of the AGM & Proxy has been sent to all members today.

We've come a very long way in a very short time.

We are set up as a National Non-Profit organization. We've delivered 1,000 Founders Club pins to our original Founding Members and are now shipping membership pins to members. These members pins are Cloisonne and very special as they were designed by our very own JEWEL, member Jacquie S.

Plans are well under way for our first Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Convention to be held September 10-12, 2010.

We've been sending a monthly newsletter to all members since the summer and our newsletters are archived on our members web site. Yes, we have a private members only web site where each member has her very own web page in addition to the provincial pages and a wealth of information sharing and friendships being formed across the country. We even have a cancer support group, not to mention recipe sharing, a craft group, and many others. Check it out if you haven't already!

We have a Board of Directors, representing several provinces, who run our organization on behalf of the members. Two people who stand out for the huge amount of work they have taken on recently are Elaine H who has been mailing out all the pins, and M.M. who's been working diligently in the office recording all the membership information.

Our membership numbers are ahead of our projections with new requests arriving daily for information on how to join!

We would like to remind members to take a moment each day and check the web site. Say a welcome to our featured members, wish the birthday girls a Happy Birthday greetings and see what's new.

As we close 2009 and move forward into 2010 we send Holiday Greetings to you all. Our wish for you is a happy holiday with wonderful food, friends and family and safety on the winter roads!

Greetings Jewels!

Jewels are precious, Jewels are beautiful, Jewels are treasured. That my friends is what we are. We are all Jewels, Canadian Jewels!

A group of women in British Columbia wanted to meet for lunch or tea, go to movies, travel, shop and just plain have fun. They were tired of belonging to groups with a lot of rules, weren't looking for structure, wanted something inexpensive and accountable and with the country being in the middle of a recession they wanted to keep their money in Canada. They decided to form a little club within the interior of B.C. and do just that!

In April, 2009 women came together for lunch and a meeting to discuss their options. The vote was unanimous, it was time to take action and put together a proposal to share with our friends. Ladies who were interested were asked to please send a nominal fee to be used for the start-up. Once we reached 1,000 members we would hire a lawyer and take the necessary steps to become official.

Much to our surprise we reached our first 1,000 members, almost three months ahead of schedule. Those first 1,000 members are part of our "Founders Club" -without their support we would not have been able to fulfill this dream! We are so thankful for their support!

We put together a committee and next we met with a lawyer and suddenly we were on the road to something new and exciting!

As would happen with any group of women, word spread. More and more ladies were asking for information about this new Canadian group. From a small group in central B.C we began to gather friends from across Canada who were hearing about what was going on in B.C. and wanted to be a part of this new organization too.

We thought maybe we should have a representative from each province and a few names immediately came to mind. Women we knew, knew they would work hard, and that we could trust. Women who would put their heart and soul into creating our new group and making it a success. Women who would all have an equal say in the directions the group would take.

After several weeks we were finally able to come up with a name and on July 22, 2009 we officially became the "Crown Jewels of Canada Society." Next we filed papers to become a Canadian National Non-Profit Society for women.

Stay tuned for future updates on our activities.