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North Park Neighbourhood Association Membership
Membership Matters News:
Join Us! Your Membership Matters!
Would you please follow this link
(Membership Application/Information Update form) complete the form and press the submit button (your Application/InformationUpdate will be directed automatically to us via email).
Contact us at membership@npna.ca
Your Association, for your neighbourhood, needs your voice! If you live, work, and/or play in the North Park Neighbourhood, then we want to hear from you!
Come join us to share in the hopes and aspirations you hold for your home, your place of business, and your community. Annual membership is $5.00 per person/ $10.00 for couple/household - due at the Annual General Meeting.
The N.P.N.A. Board meets the second Tuesday of each month in the Community Room of the Victoria Police Station at 850 Caledonia Street from 7:30 to 9:00 P.M. All members of the Association are welcome to attend our meetings.
The benefits of membership to NPNA:
- You become an active part of the Association that speaks on your behalf with the City of Victoria, neighbouring community associations, as well as organizations within and surrounding North Park that may directly affect your lifestyle.
- You are welcome to attend our monthly Board meetings, held on the second Tuesday of every month.
- You have a vote at our AGM, held in October, as to the members on your Board, as well as all pertinent decisions and actions of the Association that require the vote of the general membership.
- Promos, profiles, links to your website, and advertising for business members - all on NPNA's website and at no charge to you!
- You can assist Board members by supporting our committees of Unity, Land Use, Safety, and Membership. Being a small Board with a heavy workload, we can always benefit with a few helping hands for distribution of flyers, putting on our annual Festival in the park, etc.
- Your Membership Card will give you an opportunity to financially support the Association through the Husky/Mohawk Rewards Program. You will also receive personal savings and discounts when you present your Membership Card at North Park businesses that choose to be part of our Membership Rewards Program.
- You will receive bi-monthly, via email, the newsletter "Membership Matters" from our Membership Chair. This newsletter will also be found on the website, on the "Current Events and Issues' page
- Membership Rewards (see below) is a new program we are developing – where you will receive discounts by showing your Membership Card at North Park businesses that choose to be part of this program.
- You will receive copies of the minutes from all Board meetings.
- Currently, there is no membership fee
NPNA Membership Rewards
For the NPNA: Your Membership Card, when presented at any Husky, Mohawk or Husky House Restaurant, will ensure that a 2% rebate of your purchases - excluding tobacco, lottery or certificates for gas- will be credited to your North Park Neighbourhood Association!
For YOU, personally: Your Membership Committee is in the process of accepting offers from businesses in our community that will offer on-the-spot discounts and savings to YOU, when you present your card at the time of purchase! Here is a list of North Park businesses that are ready to offer you some personal savings when you present your NPNA Membership Card. Check back on a regular basis to see more additions.
MEDIChair
1856 Quadra St.
5% off Regular Priced Items
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Larsen Music
1833 Cook St.
10% off Accessories & Books
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Serious Coffee
100-1609 Blanshard St.
(This location only)
Two for One Any size drip coffee
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In Bloom Floral Boutique
1719 Quadra Street
15% discount to all members on in store purchases and local town deliveries
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Gazzola Tile & Design
1625 Quadra St.
10% off Reg. Priced Tile, Stone & Products
(Some Exceptions Apply)
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Garside Signs & Displays
1054 North Park St.
10% off any purchase over $50
www.garsidedisplays.com
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Shanghai Noodles
2224 Quadra St.
Two for One Entree Offer
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Yoko's Coffee
#5- 1046 Mason Street
10% discount on coffee beans, loose tea or chocolate
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Knotty Bean Cafe, 1921 Quadra St.
2 for 1 any size drip coffee.
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More Rewards Coming!
Have A Business?
Want to Participate in the Rewards Program?
Contact us!
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Why you should visit this website and the Membership page often:
- to keep aware of what is happening with the Association and the neighbourhood
- to see monthly updates from your Membership Chair as to Membership Rewards and stats as to how our membership is doing and growing
Remember YOU matter to us & YOUR Membership Matters for all of North Park
New Feature - Profiles of the Rewards Program Businesses!
This Month's Feature Business - MEDIchair Victoria
Location - 1717 Quadra St.
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MEDIchair Victoria and MEDIchair Sidney have served the Greater Victoria Area and the Saanich Peninsula for over twenty years. At MEDIchair our ultimate focus is to take an active role in providing home medical equipment and services to meet your needs. Helping you achieve optimal outcomes that lead to the highest level of function is our mission.
MEDIchair Victoria was established in Victoria in 1988, and has been at its current location 1856 Quadra Street at the corner of Quadra and Caledonia since 2004. (Steps from the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre and directly across from the Victoria Police Headquarters.) Many of you will be familiar with the murals on our wall.
We are an active part of the MEDIchair family of stores across Canada. Canadian owned MEDIchair has been a major supplier of home medical equipment and supplies to long-term care and residential facilities, agencies and retail customers since 1985. Please visit MEDIchair corporate website for more information. This affiliation provides us with the buying power to secure optimum pricing and the knowledge base to assist you in the most beneficial way.
Our store carries a complete line of home medical equipment and supplies, has a well-stocked service department with highly trained and knowledgeable staff and provides a great many other benefits and services to help you achieve your goals in the most effective and efficient ways.
It takes more than just knowledge to effectively help you achieve your goals. It takes a committed team effort to provide effective, compassionate care. In a time when true service is a valuable commodity, we’ll take the time to listen and understand your needs and give you the attention you deserve. It is our goal that you be completely satisfied with your experience at MEDIchair.
We are licensed by the federal government as a Medical Devices Establishment and as an authorized vendor for Worksafe BC, Veteran Affairs Canada, VIHA and provincial ministries. We also work closely with many insurance companies and other health care providers.
We strongly encourage and promote continuous employee education through RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America), Durable Medical Equipment Training programs (DME Train) and by having our staff participate in on-going seminars and training programs provided by our suppliers. Armed with the most current knowledge of modern medical equipment and best practices, we are able to help you in the best possible way.
MEDIchair Victoria is a proud member and supporter of the North Park Neighbourhood Association and is pleased to provide a discount to current members (with a valid membership card) of the Association on every purchase.
Please visit our website www.victoria.medichair.com for more information on our products, how to contact us and for links to many government and community healthcare organizations.
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS - a Newsletter from your Membership Chair
July/August 2009
Dear Friends & Neighbours of North Park,
Due to health reasons, I have to step down, immediately, as a member of the NPNA Board of Directors. It has been a pretty intense past three months with frequent hospitalizations and new diagnoses. I regret that my work within our community, as well as my involvement throughout the city of Victoria has to cease - but my doctors have impressed upon me the need for a shift in priorities.
Know that it has been a privilege to serve as your Membership Chair. It's been exciting to start new programs of involvement, such as Membership Rewards and Membership Cards. Your support and willingness to participate has been my greatest incentive during this past year. Thank You!
Your Board members will still be there to address your needs, your questions, and your suggestions as to Membership issues. Don't hesitate to contact them.
I'll be eagerly reading of all that you continue to accomplish as a neighbourhood with a purpose, a neighbourhood that is goal oriented, a neighbourhood of sharing, caring, and compassionate people.
Sue Lawson
May/June 2009
Hi neighbours! Get ready – two very important and exciting dates are coming up – so be sure to mark them on your calendar
Tuesday, June 9 – 7:30 – 9:00 PM – Special General Meeting
North Park Manor 875 North Park Street
Saturday, August 29 – 12:00 – 4:00 PM – Annual NPNA Festival
Franklin Green – behind Welburns Market off Cook Street
Your NPNA Board has been hard at work addressing your requests and concerns and as a result, is ready to present you with several very important items, requiring your vote. Therefore, as announced at our board meeting of April 14, we are calling a Special General Meeting for all members of our association. We will be presenting, for your approval, our new Constitution and Bylaws, including the proposal for Membership Dues, new guidelines pertaining to elections of directors (Board members), as well as other items that can only strengthen our association. We’re also pleased to announce that Mayor Dean Fortin will be our guest speaker. Mayor Fortin served as the Council Representative for our association for many years, so is acutely aware of the many issues, challenges, and inspirations that we work on.
It is imperative that your voice, your vote, be recognized at this meeting – for we can only properly represent you as a result of your input and guidance. To cast your vote(s) at any Annual or Special General Meeting, you must be a member in good standing. As per the B.C. Societies Act, which our association is governed by, this requires us to have on file a current application with the date you began your membership, resident or business address, as well as current contact information.
If you have not submitted this updated application since March, then please do so prior to our meeting of June 9th. You can accomplish this quite quickly by going to our website at www.npna.ca , go to the ‘About/Membership’ page, click on ‘Membership Application’, complete the form and click on ‘send’. Your update will come to me directly.
Yes, we’re getting ready for the best Annual NPNA Festival yet!!! I’m hearing exciting rumours of music, song, comedy, dancing, youth acts and more on our big stage this year. With two of our local churches lining up lots of entertainment and activities for children – families will have a great time! Many of our local businesses will be involved, offering some exciting gifts for prize draws, special interests for our seniors, yummy treats to munch upon…and tons more!! Keep a close eye on our website, your email and mailboxes for more info. You don’t want to miss this great afternoon!
So, have you been using your Membership Card to reap your Rewards?? If not, you’re missing out for sure, as we now have 9 North Park businesses signed up to this great program with offerings of lunch for two, coffees for two, and discounts on dry cleaning, music items, hair and esthetician services…just to name a few! Make sure to check the website for the interview on the first business to sign up for our Rewards Program….Serious Coffee….find out the special family affair that has made this business a huge success in less than a year. Check out our site each month for new interviews of other Rewards businesses.
I know that you’ve seen the occasional call we put out for work parties…calling for some help to work on our Native Plants Garden, installing benches and bulletin boards, and working on other projects. Did you know that for every person that shows up for these work parties we receive $15.00 per hour/per person, in match grant funds with the city of Victoria? Another win-win for our association! There’s always something you can do…you don’t have to be fearful of heavy physical work if that’s an issue. Cheerleaders and gofers are always welcome – that’s the category me and my wheels usually fall into – whatever works. Come and join us, get involved – after all, this is all for you and your neighbourhood. ‘Sides – we have a ton of fun!!
March/April 2009
Yes, your membership in the NPNA certainly does matter – your concerns and your input to our Board is the fuel that drives us forward – hopefully addressing the needs of our neighbourhood in an effective and concrete manner.
We have been in the process of updating our membership list to accomplish this necessary communication between you and your Board. As per the Societies Act of B.C., we are required to list the physical address of all members on our Membership List, which of course remains confidential.
As of the end of February we have a new revised Membership Application/Update
Membership Application form
Would you please follow this link, complete the form and press the submit button (your Application/Update will be directed automatically to us via email).
If we don’t hear back from you, then we will assume that you no longer consider yourself a member, and will remove your name from the membership roll. Some of you have provided us with your physical address, but not an email.
If you haven’t heard from us as of late, this may be why! We apologize when we just don’t have the people-power and/or the funds to snail mail the minutes, agendas, etc. We are making a concentrated effort to address this for you.
This month we are sending minutes and upcoming agendas to all those we have not had an email for. Hopefully, when such individuals complete the included application/update our bundle for Canada Post will lessen.
Now for some exciting news as to our Membership Rewards Program. We have now passed out over 40 NPNA Membership Cards. Come pick up yours at our next Board meeting. You will have read on this website that a 2% rebate of purchases you make at any Husky/Mohawk station will be returned to this association.
Now we’re ready to kick off the Rewards part of this program. Five North Park businesses, members of NPNA, have signed up and are ready to offer you savings when you present your card at their business. You will find a list of participating businesses under the membership information on the ‘About the NPNA/Membership’ page About page
Keep watching this site for further North Park businesses offering you more savings!!
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions or if I can support your membership needs.
Sue Lawson, Membership Chair
membership@npna.ca
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