Attention Clairemont Shoppers!

If you attend meetings (or plan on attending them in the next few months) at our Clairemont meeting, this post is full of extraordinarily important information!

After the meetings end on Saturday, October 15th our Clairemont location will close for renovation. That's right: no more slatwall, no more high traffic carpeting. I can't wait for you to see what the new room will look like when the renovation is complete. It's going to look fantastic!

During the renovation our meetings will be held as usual at 5675 Balboa Avenue in the Balboa Mesa Shopping Center. If you're familiar with Clairemont, you might recognize that as the former Hallmark shop in the CVS/Vons/Kohl's shopping center, which is right across the street from the Target shopping center. If you are not familiar with the area, here is a map with directions from one center to the other. Prepare yourself now by figuring out how to get there!

Renovation is expected to last 6 to 8 weeks. Obviously that is subject to change depending on how everyone sticks to the project timeline. Your best bet is to continue attending meetings. Yes, that takes us into the fall holiday season - hey, I show up year 'round, you should too! Breaking news will be posted at our Facebook page and you can bet I will share updates on my Facebook page as well. I will also include any relevant information in my weekly emails, so if you're not on my mailing list, let me know and I'll put you on!

If you show up to the wrong location, don't worry! See that map up there? The two centers are extremely close to each other. No, it's not a sign from above. Just put the car back in drive and get your butt to the right location. No excuses!

While we are operating in the temporary location, we will be doing all paperwork manually. This means you MUST BRING YOUR MONTHLY PASS. We will not be able to look up any of your information, so come prepared. What we really will need is your monthly pass number, because that must be written on a sign in sheet. While it's not ideal, an expired pass will still be okay, since it will have your monthly pass number printed on it. You can always log into eTools and print a temporary pass (log in, and in the upper right hand side of the screen click on "Account Settings") if you can't find your current one.

Any change in routine is bound to cause some grumbling. Please be patient with us during this transition. I know there will be some hiccups, and we'll be relying on older technology. But I promise we will all be doing our best to give you the continued meeting experience you've come to expect from us. Your cooperation in this will really mean a lot and ensure that everything goes as smoothly as it can.