Membership & Insurance Renewals are due in a few short weeks.

Now that the Holidays are almost over it's "back to business" and we'd like to take a moment to remind our members that their membership and insurance renewals are due by the end of January. Please allow a minimum of 2 weeks for your mail to reach us and 2-4 weeks for renewals to be processed.

We remind you that membership registrations are to be on the 2012 membership form. Older forms are no longer accepted. Please be sure to include your postal code.

Once your membership has been processed you will receive an email confirmation. Feel free to send a copy of that with your chapter's registrations for the Convention as proof that they are members. If everyone in your chapter sends their registrations together it will make it easier for the convention committee to process your chapter's registrations, not to mention faster!

Registration for the convention opens February 1st and you cannot register until your membership has been renewed.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, we would like to wish you all the very best in the New Year!

Changes and updates as we get set to enter a new year.

December Newsletter -The December newsletter was emailed this morning. A few days late this month so that we could hold off until after the Board of Directors meeting yesterday. It was felt that if there was anything to report, we'd prefer to share the news now rather than waiting until the next newsletter.

As a result, the Board voted to change the mailing date of our monthly newsletters to the 15th of each month so that information shared with members is not delayed several weeks. Beginning January 2012, newsletters will be emailed on the 15th.

Convention News -

You've all been waiting for this announcement! Registration information will be posted on the Convention website February 1st. No information will be released until then.

We ask that when you book with the hotel you supply the names of all who will be in your hotel room and that you only book one room. It's not fair to others who are trying to register when someone holds four rooms "just in case" and should this become apparent that someone has booked multiple rooms under just one name for all rooms, your surplus rooms may be cancelled.

Important - Membership Renewals - New forms

Your registration for the convention cannot be confirmed until your membership renewal has been processed and confirmed. Don't be disappointed, send your renewal now. Renewals must be submitted on the new 2012 membership form. We now have one form that includes membership, insurance and pin orders. Forms are available from your provincial representative.

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Important information!

We have totally re-vamped our forms for 2012. The new forms were emailed to every member October 11, 2012.  Please destroy any out dated forms you may have on file.
Only the new form will be accepted for renewals in 2012.

The forms are also available in the ARCHIVE file on the member's website. Renewals are due January 31st. 2012 

Yes! Everyone gets one free month - January this year as we've adjusted the renewal date for the membership and insurance.
Snowbirds and those who just want to get their renewals done early may send them in anytime along with a post-dates cheque, dated January 31, 2012)

You cannot register for Regina until such time as your membership has been processed. (Allow 4 wks for processing)
Your Provincial Rep also has the new forms.

2012 Convention,
Regina SK
Sept. 20-23, 2012Registration will open in early 2012 - details will  be announced on the convention web site.

You must be a 2012 member to register.
 

 

Newsletter and Membership Renewals

The November Newsletter has been emailed to all members. In it is the link to the 2012 Membership Renewal Package, which also contains information for renewing your chapter's insurance and ordering pins (membership pin, new CJCS rhinestone pin etc.)

If someone in your chapter does NOT receive their newsletter, please ask them to email our office. Do not do this for them. This way we will have their correct return email address. If you are not receiving the newsletter, remember to check your spam/junk mail. For members using "eastlink" as their Internet Provider, you will have to set up a yahoo or gmail (internet) email account as for some reason, those with eastlink cannot receive the newsletter.

All members receive ONE FREE MONTH this year as the renewal date has been changed to January 31st. ALL MEMBERSHIPS expire at that time if we have not reeived your renewal. 

You must be an active 2012 member in order to register for the 2012 Convention to be held in Regina in September 2012. Convention registrations will not be accepted until memberships renewals have been processed. Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing.

UPDATES - from the AGM & Convention

First, we have a new "SHOPPING" tab on the member's web site. Place your orders now for Christmas before it's too late. A couple of the tabs have been moved so hover your mouse over them and see what's new!

We had a wonderful time in Brandon. Thank you so very much to the Brandon area Jewels and our Hostesses Judy & Darlene who worked so hard with their committee to make the convention a success. I think we all learned a little more about the Prairies over the four days we were there!

Our October Newsletter will be posted October 1st with a report on the AGM and convention. Remember that all past Newsletters back to 2009 are in the Archives on the Member's website.

Welcome to Darlene who is our new Provincial Representative and Board Member representing Manitoba. She is a great addition to the Board!

We have changed the due date of when membership renewals are due. Everyone gets one free month this year so that now, membership and insurance renewals will all be due at the same time. Makes life easier for all of us.

The good news is that there is no increase in membership fees for yet another year... three years in a row with no increase!  

Don't forget that if you wish to join us on the 2012 cruise, you MUST book now. Only a few cabins remain.

CHAT

We have a new "chat" program on our member's web site. It's great. You can chat in the "group" or send a private message to someone that makes a little window pop up on their screen and they hear a sound (chime) if their sound is turned on.

We're always finding ways to improve!

Looking forward to seeing so many of you again next week at the convention and meeting many new Jewels. Lots of hugs going around for sure!!

PROXY - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE

If you are unable to attend our Annual General Meeting during the September Convention, you have the right to vote by Proxy. If you plan to do this, remember that we must have recevied your Proxy by September 1st. You may mail you Proxy to our office or to your Provincial Representative.

Contact our office for a Proxy form if you didn't download it from the newsletter.

CRUISE 2012

This cruise is so popular that there are only nine cabins left so if you are interested in sailing with the Jewels in May 2012 book today. Contact our office or our Member's Web Site for information.

Members Private Web Site

August 1, 2011 - 11am Pacific Time

Please note that the host server is having some issues today and our member's web site is temporarily "down"

We hope that they will have it up and running quickly.

Member's Web Site

My apologies but it appears that our "site host" is having some DNS issues and our member's web site is temporarily "down" - we hope it will be up and running soon. Unfortunately, it's out of our control.