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Holiday Hours & Replacement Classes
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SAVE ON DOJO
FEES!
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Get involved with the new prepaid grocery card program
at Yoshinkan Karate Dojo and start saving on your dojo fees today!
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Dojo Closures & Replacement Classes
Dojo Closed Christmas Eve (Monday, Dec 24) but a
Replacement Class will be held on the Saturday before (Saturday, Dec
22) from 9:30am – 10:20am for children and 10:30am –
11:30am for adults.
Dojo Closed Boxing Day (Wednesday, Dec 26) but a
Replacement Class will be held on the very next day (Thursday, Dec 27)
from 6:30pm – 7:20pm for children and 7:30pm – 9:30pm for
adults.
Dojo Closed New Year’s
Eve (Monday, Dec 31) but a Replacement Class will be held on the next
Saturday (Saturday, Jan 5) from 9:30am – 10:20am for children and
10:30am – 11:30am for adults.
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Holiday
Celebration at the Dojo on Wednesday, December 19th
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On
Wednesday, December 19th the children’s class will
focus on fun to say goodbye to 2007 prior to many students taking
time off during holidays (but don’t forget the replacement
class dates). We hope you will all take the time to invite
family & friends to come by and visit the dojo and join in on the
activities.
It
will also be the last day to get your name in for the draw for 4
movie tickets as we will be making the draw at this class. So,
bring your friends and introduce them to the dojo so they join us for
some fun and also think about starting in January, 2008……..
and increase your chances of winning the movie tickets at the same
time.
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Yoshinkan
Dojo Students Saved themselves nearly $200 in dojo fees on the first
Grocery Card Order!
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Order your Grocery cash cards by December 19/07 and start
saving!
On our November order, we generated dojo
fee Savings to Students which totaled nearly $200 between 8
students. Some students generated enough Savings to have FREE
Karate classes!! You can get involved as well by ordering prepaid
grocery cards for your family & friends through the dojo.
As a value added way for members to save on their dojo
fees, Yoshinkan Karate Dojo is organizing & administering a
systematic way for you to order prepaid cash cards from Sobey's and
Safeway which will return a 5% credit (for the amount you buy) towards
your dojo fees and dojo merchandise.
By participating you can save as much as your total fees
every month and also have credits for purchases toward merchandise and
also help the dojo meet ongoing operational expenses. You don't
have to do anything different other than to purchase these prepaid
cards and you can save 5% (for the amount you buy) towars your
fees. Everyone has to eat and you likely shop at these stores
anyways, so why not use collective purchasing power to help pay your
dojo fees each month.
You can involve as many friends and family members in
this opportunity and the savings will still flow to you for your
collective purchases. Talk to one of the Dojo
instructors today to ensure you can get started with our next order on December
19/07.
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Annual
$60/person Registration Fees in 2008
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Introduction of
Registration Fees for 2008
As
a result of ever increasing operation costs we have started introducing
Registration Fees to cover fees for membership in governing bodies
which are required for all members. These
fees are not new, they are currently being paid out of the existing fee
structure. Starting January 1, 2008 all members will
be required to pay an annual registration fee of $60/student to
cover these external expenses.
Membership organizations that you belong to as a
result of these fees are Karate Alberta, National Karate
Association, Alberta Chito Kai, Canadian Chito Kai Association &
International Chito Ryu Karate Federation. These are valuable to all
members for the purposes of subsidized clinics throughout the year for
students and instructors , subsidies available
for participation into local, regional, national and
international competitions and affiliated training programs, as
well as low cost group liability insurance for Dojo members.
Starting January 1, 2008 all kyu belt members
will have $60 per year added to their January fees. Any
members joining throughout the year will be required to pay a pro-rated
amount calculated as $5 per month for each month remaining in
the calendar year from the month they join the Dojo.
This fee cannot be paid on a monthly basis because we are
required to pay the governing organizations for the entire time
remaining in the year regardless of whether a member continues to come
to class, or if they decide to take the summer off, or if they are a
drop in student.
Also, no
family discount can be applied to this portion of your Dojo
fees as the governing organizations do not offer
family discounts as you may be receiving from the Dojo. Also,
these organizations do not discern between children, youth or adults.
if you have any questions or want to find out how you
can take advantage of the many programs available as a member of
these organizations please contact any of your instructors.
You can start utilizing some of these benefits by attending the
upcoming ACK Clinic in May/08 in Calgary. Details TBA.
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Next ACK
Clinic in Calgary in May/08
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These
clinics are paid either fully paid or subsidized by your membership in
the Alberta Chito Kai Association. The next ACK clinic will be
held in Calgary at Sensei Gary Sabean’s new dojo in Northwest
Calgary in May/08 so keep checking these newsletters for clinic dates
or visit the website for our provincial association www.albertachitokai.com
and look under the "Events" section.
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Canmore
Summer Clinic 2008
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Dates set for
Canmore Summer Clinic 2008 from July
12 - 16
The
dates for Canmore Summer Clinic 2008 have been set as July 12-16, 2008.
Schedule this in now as many campgrounds & accommodations fill up
quickly. The Summer Clinic is always a great way to get some
focused training and meet some wonderful people from all over the
world. Details will be announced as they become available.
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Do you know anyone that would like to rent the
dojo for teaching Yoga or other types of Fitness classes?
Have them email info@karateinedmonton.com
for more information.
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Help promote
the Dojo and win Movie Tickets
Please take a moment to mention the Dojo as a great
place for children, families and adults to increase their fitness level
and learn self defense. Please see below for your chance to win 4
movie tickets in our December draw while helping to promote your
Dojo during the "Bring a Friend" days and throughout the
year.
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