As you know, the Member Services Team asked participants of our Spring Tutorial for feedback through a short questionnaire.  By taking the time to complete the short survey, you had an opportunity to win a $50 Resort Credit.

The winner of the Resort Credit is Christopher Lenahan!

Congratulations Christopher, and thank you for your feedback!

This was by far one of the most memorable vacations I have ever taken!

We booked our Catamaran trip to St-Vincent and the Grenadines through Trade Winds, an RCI affiliate. We sailed for one week to 8 different destinations! The dining component, which is included in the package for $600 per week, was absolutely exquisite. The best choices of wines and we even caught one of our dinners from the ocean! The staff were extremely friendly and knowledgeable, we remain friends to this day. I would recommend this exciting experience to anyone who wants to discover untouched breathtaking sites.

June is shaping up to be a great month for getaways especially for you with your Bonus Stays & great resort-wide discounts!  

June is bursting with lots to do at your home resort, White Point Beach Resort, including:

1) FREE Golf continues until June 15th! Play a round or two or even three when you spend the night with us on our CPGA oceanside, Donald J. Ross Course.

2) Pet Weekend! June 6 - 8th learn how to easy it is to prepare organic meals and treats for your pets with Jodi from Katie’s Farm in Clam Harbour. Jodi has the only certified organic dog bakery in Atlantic Canada! Some of you who frequent the Halifax Market may have come across her and her very popular treats!

3)  Come celebrate Father’s Day Weekend with us.  June 13-15 features the last weekend of FREE Golf PLUS it’s Culinary Weekend!  In Chef Alan’s ‘Chef’s Magic” he’ll be sharing cooking tips using the timeless favourite, rhubarb. He’ll show you a variety of ways to use it in your cooking (and we’ll be sampling of course!).  Sommelier Dan Tanner will be inviting you to join him for his “Off the Vine” Tasting to sample a variety of wines that compliment rhubarb and other spring dishes.

4) Out and About!
There’s plenty going on all around us including:
~ For the Dad’s who enjoy a more fast paced approach to Father’s Day, Bridgewater is hosting the All Camaro/Firebird Show…a great Dad’s Day Event!
~ 7th Annual Father’s Day Country Music Fest, sponsored by the Hank Snow Country Music Centre is taking place on June 14th from 11am - 9pm at the Astor Theatre.

Celebrate all that Spring has to offer … head to the beach where it’s always a great day!

Member Services would like to thank all Owners who helped make our Spring Tutorial on Saturday, May 10, 2008 a terrific success! The day was filled with sharing many vacation experiences and chalk full of information, tips and real-time exchanges.

Based on participant feedback, here’s our ”Top 3 Tutorial Tips” for all of you who couldn’t make it!

1. Make sure your RCI profile is set up. 
To get the most out of your Vacation Club Ownership, be sure to set up your customized RCI Profile. Visit RCI online at www.rci.com, click register now from the homepage. If you are just starting, you will be prompted for your RCI Membership Card Number. You would have received this with your official RCI welcome package.  If you have any questions or need assistance, you can call either of the following:
For Points: RCI Points Help:  1-877-968-7476
For Weeks: RCI Weeks Help:  1-800-338-7777
Information to have at hand:
a) Your RCI Account #
b) Your Use Year

2. Use the Planning Pages in your RCI Catelogue!
When you joined White Point Vacation Club you received your RCI Catalogue (a.k.a. Vacation Wish Book). In the back, you will find very helpful planning pages. This is a great resource and should be reviewed before you contact RCI or go online.  It will prompt you to consider amenities and vacation experiences that are important to you.

3. Know Your Reservation Windows and Plan Accordingly
By setting up your profile (Tip #1) with RCI, your reservation windows will be customized to your ownership plan.  The RCI reservation windows are as follows:
If you want to book your …
Home Week, you need to book it 13 – 12 months in advance.
Home Resort you need to book it 12 – 11 months in advance.
Home Group you need to book it 11 – 10 months in advance.
Standard RCI Points Reservation you need to book it 10 months or less in advance.

So…go to www.rci.com and start planning your vacation today!

As always, your team in Member Services at White Point Beach Vacation Club is here to help you get the most from your membership. You can call us anytime at 1.866.869.2585 or email us at memberservices@whitepoint.com.

Congratulations to the following White Point Vacation Club Owners who took home a little extra after the Spring Tutorial!

Linda Ayer and Stanley Kelly each won a $100.00 Gift Certificate to be applied to their Maintenance Fees while Irene Delaney won a Free Weekend at White Point and Linda Gallant won a $100.00 Gift Certificate for the Seawatch Dining Room.

Our vacation in Florida was a very exciting and very busy time.
We went for the Daytona 500 (NASCAR Races) and had a busy schedule planned just for the races. On our days when we weren’t at the track we did some sight seeing - the weather was absolutely gorgeous!
We were so pleased to find out how friendly the people were and very eager to please us, the hospitality was outstanding there. With our busy schedule we didn’t get much time to just relax but when we did we thoroughly enjoyed. We walked on the beach for over a mile and everyone we met on the beach spoke to us in a friendly way - as if we were neighbours. There is so much to see and do there so we’d like to go back and spend our time just doing as we please and relaxing. We found it so easy to find our way around there, and their roads are so good.

We are thinking of looking in to a Time Share there or maybe even buying a house there for when we retire; we’d move there in a heart beat! Our time in Daytona Beach was one we won’t forget and we look forward to returning there.

We stayed at the Mayan Palace which had the second largest pool in Latin America with 5 extraordinary restaurants on-site.  The picture at the restaurant was taken at El Dorados in Puerto Vallarta,  which was without a doubt, the best meal I have ever eaten with the best service too. It makes my mouth water just thinking about it!  The restaurant was outdoors, with the ocean twenty feet in front of our table and lit torches surrounding us.  It was extremely romantic.  The mariachi band was certainly a special touch.

We went on a day excursion to a private island called Las Calitas - here Dave went swimming with the Sea Lion and had a terrififc time. It was a beautiful hour and a half boat ride to this island where we spent the day kayaking, snorkeling, and visiting the wild life.  They offered pottery classes, guided tours through an orchid garden, and visits with monkeys, snakes, parrots and owls.

It was indeed a wonderful trip.

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