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VIP Club San Miguel: "The Smart Fit" |
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ARCHIVED PAST VIP Club NewsflashesJuly 08, 2008 Click to see June 07, 2008 Click to see May 08, 2008 Click to see April 22, 2008 Click to see March 19, 2008 Click to see January 01, 2008 Click to see October 4, 2007 Click to see September 8, 2007 Click to see August 14, 2007 Click to see July 10, 2007 Click to see July 01, 2007 Click to see June 11, 2007 Click to see May 13, 2007 Click to see May 2, 2007 Click to see March 22, 2007 Click to see March 14, 2007 Click to see February 23, 2007 Click to see February 07, 2007 Click to see January 23, 2007 Click to see November 21 & November 31, 2006 Click to see November 9 , 2006 Greetings: VIP Club member Enrique Orvananos owner of: Desarrolladora El Cielo, Members, now that winter is almost upon us here in San Miguel you might WARNING: If you're cold indoors, o not operate open flame space heaters Kudos and congratulations to Juan Villasenor, owner operator of VIP Club Member Kris Rudolph wants members to know about a special concert Your VIP Club President, Lou Christine, has been invited by The San Look for Market Bistro to reopen by the end of the month with Daniel Best wishes and good luck to Club Member I.J. Kuehn who leaving us and To check out your Club's present and full line up of restaurants and Thank you for your continuous and loyal support. Your San Miguel VIP Club August 31, 2006 Greetings: After long negotiations Your San Miguel VIP Club has made an arrangement with
NOEL GAS! . . . that's right, for home propane delivery. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION
TO THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND SAVE THEM IF YOU WANT TO SAVE (6%) OFF YOUR PROPANE
GAS BILL IF USING NOEL. . . . In order to insure there is no pilferage from employees,
if you desire the (6%) discount, you must call Noel, 154-8383. Tell them, in
Spanish you are a VIP Club member when you order gas delivery at your location.
Give them your card # and date of expiration over the phone. When the driver
shows, you must show them your VIP Club Card. No exceptions, "no-ticky,
no-shirty," period! —— Thank you for your continuous and loyal support. Get well soon: Club Member, Barbara Eckrote. June 28, 2006 Greetings: VIP Club Newsflash 21-6-06 Greetings:First, we would like to clear up some old business. We posted the incorrect e-mail address for Rita Debrito's upcoming, youth, summer, science camp. For further information contact Rita at rhdebrito@hotmail.com Also we posted about the trip to the beach at George and Lauda Field's Bahia de La Luna Hotel. So sorry we erred when posting Lauda's name as, Laura. They give special consideration to VIP Club members who might like to attend their Oxauca getaway. New news: VIP Club member David Hunter has put together a nifty new website that offers sanmiguelenses free classified ads. There is no wait and those who scan the page can immediately find a plethora of categories and also enter items and services of their own they might want others to know about. The site is discreet, and if one inquires, about this or that, their e-mail address is not posted so they won't get pestered or solicited. San Miguel de Allende Classifieds Ads an online service of www.san-miguel-allende.com. You need to register and then you can go anytime to see what's up. Help Wanted Ads, Personals, Casas for Rent, Upcoming Entertainment Events--120 Ad categories, offering Free Classified Ads with Pictures! Internationally read website publicizes your personal business, house rentals, personal services, cars for sale, computers, and more, as soon as you fill out the internet form. No Ad deadlines, no waiting, & change your Ads at any time. ERA gift store has entered the VIP Club, located a 29 Zacateros. They offer 10% off to VIP Club members. Sierra Nevada Restaurants are under new management, now owned and operated by Orient Expess. Rafael Carpio, the new general manager, has agreed in principle to continue to honor the VIP Card at their restaurants but at 15% and no longer 20 either by using cash or credit card. There have been a few glitches, with the card sometimes being accepted and at times it has been declined because some of their personnel have not been given the word and we are eagerly waiting for Mr. Carpio to return to us the signed contract of which he has given his word. We urge members to look at the VIP Club website: www.vipsanmiguel.com to see our complete line up of other services rather than restaurants we offer our members. The savings one might realize for house paint may pay for the price of a membership, pharmaceuticals, dry cleaning, and a slew of other services are posted. Your Club is constantly growing trying to bring to our members substantial discounts. Our updated brochure will be out on the street by the end of the month. VIP Club participating restaurant La Fragua wants member to know that Robert Kaplan and Jo Blues Band are back on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Card Member, Carolyn De Dea desires the membership to know about the huge 4th of July celebration that will take place at Rancho Los Labradores (9 miles from town on the Dolores Hiway), a celebration in conjunction with the Lions Club. Three hundred tickets are available for 120 pesos each that includes round trip transportation. There will be live music, dinner a free drink and fireworks. Proceeds go to the eye and diabetes clinics sponsored by the Lions Club. For more info call Carolyn at Card members Meagen and Reed Burns are looking for a nice place to rent from two to six months. They want a place in centro and something upscale but not ridiculously priced. They have two small dogs and need a furnished home that dogs are welcomed in. You can contact Meagen at meagan@ondaroja.com Long time resident, Roy Sorrels is also returning to San Miguel. Roy is an accomplished writer and actor and desires to spend at least half his time here and New York City. He is looking for a year round rental, a room, or small home or apartment. Roy will be here after July 10, you can e-mail him at: RoySorrels2@aol.com VIP Club member Alex Trapp wants members to know about his family's sanctuary, at Canada de la Virgen. Their sanctuary is adjacent to the ancient pyramid an archeological site but is in no way affiliated with the pyramid. Their web page: www.canadadelavirgen.com/index.html?enghome There seems to be a problem contacting our members with prodigy e-mail addresses. There is some supposed beef between Prodigy and Cybermatsa. Of course those parties deny there is anything wrong but perhaps some of you have experienced the same problem. We will cut and paste this news flash and send it again to our prodigy users through our vipsma@gmail.com account. Our e-mail address book now is over 800 with almost 600 active members. Anyone who no longer prefers receiving these news flashes, please let us know so we are not a nuisance and we can eliminate you from our address book. Congrats to Tapas and Tinas, a participating bar and restaurant for being in business for one year. Effective immediately Your VIP Club welcomes LOS FAMOSOS RESAURANT, over in Pozos, Hildalgo #12, 01-442-293-112. VIP Club members may take off (15%) when paying cash and 10% when using credit cards. Los Your VIP Club also welcomes Georgia Dering's Massage. Members may take (10%) off her services. Call 044-415-103-3364. Call for an appointment for a great massage. Your Club is receiving terrific feed back about Quando Foods, gourmet vacuum-packed meals and one only has to drop the packs into boiling water, See your VIP Club's webpage for details. Remember to think about using our other services. Save printing costs by using Camar. If you have something fancier and more upscale to print, consider Art Prints, both accept Your Club's Card. Linda, from Casa Linda, said she paid for her membership in one day and saved even more by buying her paint at DuPont Paints on Salida de la Celaya. It's no sin to save money. Kris Rudolph, of Buen Café fame, a VIP Club participating restaurant, has an exciting, summertime, Mexican food cooking program going on. She will have a guest chef, Susana Trilling, author of "Seasons of My Heart." She specializes in Cuisine stemming from Oaxaca. There will be the Oaxaca program, July 7-8, 11am. - 2pm and another program titled, "The Modern Mexican Kitchen, Kris has a bevy of classes happening all the time e-mail Kris for dates, times and costs at culadv@unisono.net.mx Sierra Nevada has renewed their contract with the VIP Club. Members may take 15% off all foods and drinks at both locations when paying cash or credit card. As for World Cup action, Team Mexico has made it past the first round and now goes up against a tough Argentine team this Saturday at 2 pm. Let's go Mexico let's thumb our noses at the odds makers, ya gotta believe, baby! Thank you for your continuous and loyal support. Your San Miguel VIP Club
May 23, 2006 VIP Club Newsflash Greetings: We urge members to use their cards, not only to get discounts, but to support those businesses that support Your Club. Carry your card and flash Your Club's colors. Please visit our website: www.vipsanmiguel.com to view Your Club's diverse line up. If any members have lost or misplaced their cards please report back to us so we can replace them immediately with no charge. We ask those who are no longer members who still receive VIP Club Newsflashes to contact the Club if they no longer desire to receive notices and so we can purge them from our e-mail address book as to not flood e-mail in boxes. Your
Club will continue to expand and strive to offer super service to its membership.
Please don't forget to take care of the wait staffs that serve our members. They
are an important ingredient that insures Your Club's success. Villa Mirosal Restaurant, Pila Seca #35,
invites VIP Club members to have a complimentary
white or red wine free with their lunch order. (between 1:00 to 2:30 p.m ). Along
with their 10% discount Mondays through Fridays. On Sundays members may take
15% off of their bills rather than the usual 10% for both breakfast or lunch
with $100 peso checks. Dagmar and Detlev Kapstein, owners of Berlin
Restaurant, are hosting and leading a special historical tour of Havana, Cuba,
June 2-5, three nights four days. The tour includes hotel (air conditioned) airfare,
all taxes, all ground transportation,( to and from airports and hotel, plus free
ground transportation around Havana and daily breakfasts. Also there will be
free lectures and tours including insight about the discoveries found by Alexander
von Humboldt, a past German traveler, who chronicled much about Havana near the
turn of the last century. All of the above costs $598US. VIP Club members who
go on the trip will be offered additional vouchers for future use that will provide
a free ride to or from Leon's airport which is a $29 value. For further info
contact Detlev or Dagmar at Berlin, Umaran #19, 154-9432. There will be a memorial mass marking one
year, in memory of our past friend and member, Bob Heck (BBQ Bob), Friday, May
26, at 6:30pm., at San Francisco Church.
Congratulations: David Maxwell and Flor Alvarez on the announcement of their engagement Get well: Bob Thieman and Pat Beery R.I.P.: Anika Banning and Dinah Sullivan Thank you for your continuous and loyal support.
March 12, 2006 VIP Club Newsflash Greetings:
March 12, 2006 Greetings: January 11 Greetings: Happy 2006. Your VIP Club of San Miguel is well within in its sixth year, now more robust than ever, with the ranks of its local membership over 500, with an aim to provide its members and participating establishments excellent service and continued growth. Thanks to all. Your VIP Club welcomes, "L'ESCARGOT, Hernandez Macias #66, 154-9024. This recently opened restaurant serves French cuisine and is operated by Jesus Otero and Elizabeth Martin. For years the husband-wife team have operated a popular restaurant in Queretaro and they've decided to branch out and come to San Miguel. Entrees on the menu consists of items from land and sea, crepes, soups and pastas with full bar. VIP Club members may take 15% off their bill when paying cash. Finnegan's, Codo #7, is having a cocktail party and fashion show, Thursday, January 12. Cocktails are from 5-6 pm. with the show being presented from 6-8. Showcased will be the works of Tesa Goss, of Palm Springs, California, featuring handcrafted wearable art, suitable for the tennis court or wearable to the opera. Music will be provided by Enrique. Also Kixtac presents sculpture and jewelry by Pedro Maria. Both, Helena Moreno Fine Arts Gallery, Jesus #18 and Moyshen Art Gallery Hidalgo #4 have agreed to offer VIP Club members 10% off their marked art. Members, please remember you can now go to www.vipsanmiguel.com for updates and the current line up. Your Club's new 2006 brochure is at our outlets. Club member Laura Josephs is asking members to consider helping sponsor the walk from San Miguel to San Juan de Los Lagos, on January 24, a three day, 55-mile trek to help raise money to help fight domestic violence against women and support CASA, a grassroots, non-profit organization lending a hand in many ways to local family life. If anyone would like to make a donation they can drop off any amount at Solutions, Recreo #11, Box 219, Attn: Laura Josephs. Card member Lyn Medoff is selling off her housewares after 18 years of living in San Miguel. The house goods clearance will take place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday during daylight hours at her home, Casita 21, behind Quinta Loreto Hotel. Instituto Allende will kick off their Winter season's Arts and Crafts fair this Saturday and Sunday from 10-6 pm. Please report lost or misplaced cards to this e-mail address for immediate replacement. Ernesto is Coming . . .in late January, with his "True or Falsetto," a secret history of the castrati. The show will take place at Villa Jacaranda. Tickets available at Galeria Izamal, Mesones #80 and in the jardin. Sadly: RIP: Dick George; RIP: William Memo Thompson; RIP: Gina L. Journigan,
daughter of member Joe Ann Collerain Congratulations to Card Member, Daniel Sirdey of Market Bistro, Peitite Journal
and La Carpa fame. Daniel and Carmen have had a baby, a girl, healthy and beautiful,
whose name as this moment has yet to be determined. We wish her a great life. -Your San Miguel VIP Club
December 20 Harry's New Orleans Oyster Bar and Cafe, Hildago #12, 152-2645, wishes VIP Club Members a Merry Christmas and presents their Christmas Eve and Christmas Day menu: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Menu Shrimp, Artichoke and Hearts of Palm Salad with Parsley-Dijon Vinaigrette $75 Sherried Two Bell Pepper Cream Soup with Garlic Croutons and Toasted Pine nuts $55 All the Roasted Turkey You Can Eat with Cajun Style Oyster Stuffing Accompanied with Sage Gravy Served with Jicama-Green Peas Warm Salad $180 Vizcaina Style Cod Fish Accompanied with Bacon-Pecan Nuts Rice $170 Pork Loin in Croute with Demi-.Glace Sauce Served with Mustard Rice and Creamed Spinach$ 140 Prime Rib Au Jus Served with Horseradish Sauce Purčed Carrot, Red Beet and Green Pea Baked Potato $275 KorkorAirtien Style Date Pie $55, Along with our Regular Menu Hacienda Los Laureles at Hidalgo #4. 152-5300, on New Year's Eve will offer
a four course meal, including bubbly wine and coffee, grapes and live music all
for $ 350.00 pesos. Your VIP Club Discount will be honored. Menu: Cream of Corn
December 9, 2005 A message to the membership from Joe Collerain: Casa de Los Milagros has sent in there plans for New Year's Eve. They will have a dinner that consist of: Appetizers:
December 8, 2005 Greetings: We want members to know that participating restaurants and services available to VIP Club Members are posted on our new webpage, (www.vipsanmiguel.com). In the future we'll only send out newsflashes when restaurants or services come aboard or there's other information we deem as essential. The new VIP Club logo and colors are visible on the wegpage. Many members have received and have given a thumbs-up in regard to our nifty, new, card holders, co-sponsored by Berlin Restaurant and Viajes Travel Services. They're handy, good looking and best of all, they're free to all members. Get 'em while they're hot! We invite participating businesses to send us information about current events, like what's in store for restaurant patrons on Christmas or New Year's Eve including menus etc. If you have a personal or business link, send it to us, we will have a link as to align San Miguel links so to make them stronger. Members are always welcomed to send in info about upcoming events they might be involved in, like the Holly Hop and community dance taking place Sunday, December 18 at La Carpa which is for a good cause. Do know we will not be responsible for events that are time sensitive, especially if we receive the information too close to the date of the event. Notices that give consideration or discounts to the membership always have first preference. Announcements will remain on the webpage so members can refer back to them at a later date. There will be a feedback link also, so members are able to post and comment on positive experiences they may have had while using their cards. We WILL NOT post complaints or gripes as to not embarrass anyone, especially since we weren't there. We won't publicly pass judgement or bite the hand that feeds us. If members have complaints please send them here. No question or inquiry is ever ignored. From the beginning the Club has always emphasized cracker jack service. The webpage will also offer businesses inexpensive advertising. We will post advertising rates on the webpage or contact us here for additional info. The page still needs some alignment yet is functional and up to date. By month's end the webpage should be fine tuned. VIP Club member and jewelry designer Sally Leonard is nervously biting her nails. You see the notice about her annual Christmas gift show and gala dinner at Villa Jacaranda did not get into the Atencion. So, we are helping spreading the word. It's Sally's fourth annual show and it takes place today, Thursday, Dec 8th, 7pm. Featured will be the Christmas Fashion Collection by Darla, hot new leather designs by Ren Ellis and holiday jewelry collection by Sally Leonard. Cost is 200 pesos and includes full dinner with welcoming cocktail and live music. VIP Club Members Dan and Gabriela Scher, owner operators of Casa Puesta del Sol, Fuentes #12, Col. Atascadero, once again presents their renowned New Year's Eve gala, with this year's theme being, "Pimps & Hookers," costume optional. Live Band, Food, Open Bar, Dancing and Fireworks! $500 pesos, RSVP,152-0220. Know that many of our VIP Club members are involving themselves in the Holly Hop, which will be blowout community dance party of the season at La Carpa on Dec. 18, from 7-11. It costs 100 pesos at the door, or 75 pesos in advance at your mail service. All proceeds support CASA's San Miguel Walk Against Domestic Violence. In addition the sponsors invites members to join CASA's San Miguel Walk Against Domestic Violence. It pays every penny of the bills for the only family violence program in our community. Walk yourself or support someone to walk for you. Or join the Walk for the first day. For information contact Beverly Donofrio at bevdono@yahoo.com, or 152-8091, or 212-561-5111 Members, for years now, Border Crossings has provided a splendid Holiday Party for under priviledged orphans. If any member would like to 'adopt' or sponsor a boy or girl for the Fiesta de Reyes Magos (the 3 Kings Party) that will take place on Saturday the 7th of January, 2006, Border Crossings will have an exhibition of photographs of the boys and girls from the orphanages at Casa Hogar Mexiquito and Don Bosco whose world will be brightened enormously by your generosity. In Mexico children receive gifts from the Three Kings on 3 Kings Day, instead of at Christmas from Santa Claus as most of us are accustomed. These children from the orphanages would receive nothing at all without your contributions. Many have never had anything that was their very own in their whole lives. Border Crossings once again will sponsor the party with magic, refreshments, entertainment and the Three Kings themselves with your gifts for the children. If you sponsor a child, come to join the party and watch little faces filled with joy as they realize that they have been rememberedS. faces not jaded by a materialistic society. Gift the little children this Fiesta de Reyes Magos and gift yourself at the same time with the experience. Drop by Border Crossings, Mesones 57, Local A, interior between 9 am and 6:30 weekdays, or 10 am and 3 pm on Saturdays; or call 152-2497 for more information. -The Committee for the Fiesta de Reyes Magos and Border Crossings SU RESTAURANTE: EL BACHA DE SAN MIGUEL Dear Customers: For your parties this month, we are offering you, catering or delivering service, with the following Basic Menu. It includes eigth different specialties and its price is $120.00 per person. 1.- Kibbé (ground lamb baked) Your VIP Club wishes all members a terrific holiday season and further we wish for eventual peace on earth. Thank you for your continuous and loyal support. Your San Miguel VIP Club
November 29, 2005 VIP Club member, JoAnna Reichel has opened the CURVES Franchise at Hotel Posada De La Aldea, Ancha De San Antonio #15, overlooking the pool. JoAnna is offering VIP Club members a 10% discount on yearly enrollments and also on the purchase of gift certificates during the holidays. Card member Tom Frazee wants members to know about his own; Jaime Dean's Break-fast Sausage, that is now available in 1/4 kilo ( 4 patties ) packages at $ 25 pesos at the very clean carniceria, "La Lonja" on Calle Mesones 33, up from La Bonanza, on the corner. It's great for Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Stuffing a Turkey or Chicken or as an additive to Meat Balls. Not to forget, with eggs and toast. Good luck, Tommie! The Club de Leones de San Miguel, A.c. - English language Lion's Club - that sponsors the free eye clinic for the Mexican people on Thursdays is pleased to announce that we are planning another trip! On December 7th - till late December 9th the club will be going to Guadalajara - including Tonala, and the fabulous Guadalajara Zoo! The price will be $150 USD per person or $1600 pesos, based on double occupancy in the hotel. This includes the first class bus, the hotel and other amenities. For specifics, check out the ATENCION newspaper or email / call Lion Fundraising Chair Jean Schickel at : jeanandpeter@prodigy.net.mx home phone 152-0934 Web site Questions/Corrections, contact Lou Christine VIP Questions, contact the VIP CLUB |
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