ROAD TRIP

British Columbia Board Member, Sue Schierer, and Founder, Lynda Millard, are setting off on a Road Trip next week visiting CJCS chapters on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of Vancouver. They'll post some photos here as they travel. Stay tuned!

MAY NEWSLETTER

Our May newsletter was emailed to ALL members (that we have a valid email address for) on May 6th. We apologize for the delay but were updating and adding several new members to the membership list and wanted them to be included.

We've renamed the member's private web site to "The Jewel Box" and of course in order to access it, you need to have your "key."

Nova Scotia has just held their first "Royal Court" meeting which was very successful. Congratulations!

We've had interest from a group in Newfoundland who wish to start a chapter! What fun to add another province to our Society!

Saskatchewan Jewels really know how to party and will find ANY excuse to party too! In March they held their "Provincial Gathering" - a weekend at a spa with over 120 attending and this week they held a "Tea" with I believe 140 in attendance.

Alberta's been busy too and this month the Jewels in the north are attending a Luncheon and Fashion Show with fashions from their travels around the world as the theme. Jewels in the Calgary area will soon be holding their annual Car Rally.

The British Columbia Royal Court has changed their locale for May and are heading north to Kamloops to join the new Kamloops & Area Royal Court for a joint luncheon/meeting. Lynda & Sue are preparing for their road trip to visit chapters on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland in early June.

And, we all know that the Jewels in Manitoba are struggling to stay dry and not be flooded out while working hard putting together the event of the year - our AGM & Convention in September. Registration is still open but space is getting limited. Book today!

COME TO THE CONVENTION! We're looking forward to seeing you!

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held during the Annual Convention.  The AGM is open to all members who are attending the convention. Due to limited space in the convention facilities, those not attending the convention are not able to attend the AGM. All members have the opportunity to vote on issues brought forth at the AGM. Those unable to attend the Convention have the right to send a proxy (see July 2011 newsletter for details) to our office designating their provincial representative to vote on their behalf on any issues.

The Convention is open to EVERY MEMBER of the Crown Jewels of Canada Society.  Every Jewel is welcome to, and encouraged to attend. If no one else in your chpater is attending, come with with friends/relatives from chapters in other provinces or come on your own. If others in your chapter are unable to attend, we will welcome you and make every attempt to make you feel comfortable and not alone.

As we do not take "requests" for seating, we attempt to seat participants with other members so they will have the opportunity to meet new Jewels from across the country. We know you get to see your own chapter members and friends at home every month so this is the perfect opportunity to enlarge your friendships with Jewels from all over Canada.  

APRIL NEWSLETTER

Hi Jewels!

The April Newsletter has been emailed out to all members this morning. Enjoy! Lots of news again this month.

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