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Call us at 954-323-6217 or 876-782-1644 to find out how to get yours.

MAJOR CHOICES EVENTS FOR 2011

Our events for 2011 are scheduled as follows:

1^ST STOP – APRIL 19, 2011 – “CHOICES Career & Education Show – Mandeville” - For schools in Manchester, St. Elizabeth & Clarendon

2^ND STOP – June 7, 2011 – “CHOICES Career & Education Show - Kingston - For schools In Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine, St. Thomas, Portland & St. Mary

3^rd STOP – AUGUST 2011 – BACK-TO-THE-BOOKS – In a Kingston-location for the general public. This will be our biggest event with back-to-school planning in mind for both adults and children.

4^TH STOP – October 27, 2011 – “CHOICES Get On Track For Career, Education & Life Seminar” - MONTEGO BAY - For schools in St, James, Hanover, St. Ann, Trelawny and Westmoreland.

WE'VE BEEN BUSY

It's been such a busy end-of-year/new year period that there's a whole lot to catch up on.
We'll soon have pictures and stories for you to enjoy on:
1. Our Caribbean travels - Antigua, Barbados, Grenada and St. Vincent were on our schedule. Only one BIG rain this time causing a delayed departure via Trinidad - really scary in a tiny aircraft, but more on that soon.
2. Our final trip to Montego Bay for 2010 for the Jamaica Assn. of Guidance Counsellors in Education Conference where CHOICES presented a workshop on "Professionalism".
3. Our resume writing workshop for National Youth Service participants and
4. A presentation to a plenary session at the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) annual conference in Ocho Rios on the subject of rebranding for Jamaica's community colleges

And, just to give you a little idea on what's to come for 2011, our plans are below:

Four issues of CHOICES Career & Education Magazine will appear during the year reflecting various themes such as “Subject Options”; “Entrepreneurship Possibilities”; “Preparing For Career, Education & Life”; “Getting Ready For the World of Work” and many more.

MAJOR EVENTS 2011

Our events for 2011 are scheduled as follows:

1^ST STOP – APRIL 19, 2011 – “CHOICES Career & Education Show – Mandeville” - For schools in Manchester, St. Elizabeth & Clarendon

2^ND STOP – June 7, 2011 – “CHOICES Career & Education Show - Kingston - For schools In Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine, St. Thomas, Portland & St. Mary

3^rd STOP – AUGUST 2011 – BACK-TO-THE-BOOKS – In a Kingston-location for the general public. This will be our biggest event with back-to-school planning in mind for both adults and children.

4^TH STOP – October 27, 2011 – “CHOICES Get On Track For Career, Education & Life Seminar” - MONTEGO BAY - For schools in St, James, Hanover, St. Ann, Trelawny and Westmoreland.

ENTER THE CHOICES ONLINE PHOTO CONTEST AND WIN!!

CHOICES Picture Perfect Photo Competition

How creative can you get with a camera?

Do you like taking photos?

Here’s your chance to use them to win prizes.

Photos should fall under any of the following categories:

1. Jamaica Back In Time

2. The Great Outdoors

3. Proverbs Come To Life

4. Love Is …

How to enter:

1. Read instructions below then [ VISIT CONTEST PAGE] to upload photo(s)

2. After uploading Photo(s), come back here to [ENTER CONTEST NOW]

(Upload photos between Dec 13, 2010 and January 9, 2011)

Instructions on how to upload photo(s)

On contest page click ---> [ submit your photo], then click ----> [Get started today]. Register as a Photographer by clicking ----> [start scrambling] (please make note of your photoscramble username after you have registered). Login and upload photo(s) . When uploading photos please put the category as the title of the photo you are uploading - example - Title: Love is....)

So go ahead:

1. Click---> [ VISIT CONTEST PAGE] to upload photo(s)

2. After uploading Photo(s), be sure to come back here and click ---> [ENTER CONTEST NOW] to enter the contest

Question: What is CHOICES slogan? "Everybody has CHOICES"

How winners are chosen:

1. By public vote

Deadline for submission of photos is January 9, 2011. Between January 10, 2011 and January 23, 2011, the public will get a chance to vote for their favourites. So be sure to invite your family members and friends, social community to vote for your photo(s)

2. Judging

Public voting will be closed as of January 23, 2011. The 5 pictures with the highest number of votes go forward to final judging. Winners will be announced on January 30, 2011.

First prize:

Horseback riding for two courtesy of Tourwise;

Personal Care Products and Gifts from CHOICES

Second prize:

Lunch for two at Pier One; Personal Care Products and Gifts from CHOICES

Third prize:

Personal Care Products and Gifts from CHOICES

Rules:

*Contest open to Jamaican Residents only*

Contestants can only enter a maximum of one photograph in each category.

Photos must be original work of entrants, must not have been used in previous photo competitions or previously published elsewhere. Photographs must not include obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.

Pictures will be judged on creativity, relevance to theme, and photographic quality.

Employees and family members of CHOICES and their subsidiaries and affiliates are not eligible to enter.

Deadline for entries is 12 pm on Saturday, January 9, 2011.

The decision of the judges is final. All photograph entries become the property of CHOICES and can be reproduced by the company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates.

So go ahead:

1. Click---> [ VISIT CONTEST PAGE] to upload photo(s)

2. After uploading Photo(s), come back here and click ---> [ENTER CONTEST NOW] to enter the contest

THANK YOU ALL FOR A GREAT EVENT IN MONTEGO BAY

Our thanks to all who participated in our wonderful show - "CHOICES Get On Track For Career, Education & Life Seminar" - in Montego Bay on Thursday October 28.
It was a great success which we could not have achieved without the help and support of all those who involved themselves - Mr. Patrick Casserly, Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce President, our opening speaker, and also those who attended as exhibitors and speakers and those who gave gifts.
We list below our exhibitors and also those who gave prizes to make the day extra special for students, teachers and counsellors.
PARTNER - The Gleaner Company
ASSOCIATES - COK Co-op Credit Union; The International University of the Caribbean (IUC) and the Tax Administration Services
EXHIBITORS - Seneca College (Canada); Versan Educational Services; The University of Technology Jamaica; Caribbean Institute of Technology (CIT); The University of the West Indies (UWI); Kirk Distributors; Western Regional Health Authority (Ministry of Health); Youth Enhancement Services (YES); University College of the Caribbean (UCC); International Youth Fellowship (IYF); Montego Bay Community College; The Jamaica Defence Force; The Jamaica Constabulary Force; The Jamaica Fire Brigade; Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and Sam Sharpe Teachers' College.
PRIZES AND GIFTS FROM - Kirk Distributors (gift baskets); YES/HECOIN - 1/2 Scholarship; Dolphin Cove (entry passes); Maggi - baskets, aprons and bags; Tour Wise - horse-back riding; Cornwall Beach (entry passes); Beyond Jewellery - jewellery; Soft Sheen - baskets; T-Geddes Grant - baskets; Sangster's Books Stores - book vouchers; Honey Bun - goodie bags and products; Pier One - lunch for two; Tortuga Rum Cakes - baskets; Palace Amusements - entry passes and Burger King - meal vouchers.
OPENING SPEAKER - Mr. Patrick Casserly, President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce
SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTER - Mr. Freddie Green of Miami International Airport for Leadership Training Seminar.
EMCEE ON STAGE - MR. CRAIG McNALLY
ENTERTAINMENT - International Youth Fellowship (IYF)
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION - The View Guest House (5 minutes walking distance from The West Jamaica Conference Centre)