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LIMITED TIME OFFER: REGISTER ON-LINE TO ATTEND WCJS 2007 AND GET 50 EXTRA RAFFLE TICKETS FOR YOUR STORE WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR BADGES AT THE SHOW! This offer may NOT be combined with other Raffle Incentives.

Every retail attendee will receive a Raffle Ticket when they pick up their badge for a drawing in the show's reataurant area (back of the show) on Monday afternoon, September 10, at 3 PM. Attendees can also get vouchers for extra raffle tickets from exhibitors when they work the Show Floor as follows:

*MEET WITH AN EXHIBITOR: 20 EXTRA RAFFLE TICKETS PER STORE*BUY UP TO $5,000 FROM AN EXHIBITOR: 30 EXTRA RAFFLE PER STORE

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PRIZE LIST

New York City Three-Day Get-Away

Jewelry donation by Incon Gems, Inc. (Booth 329)

Jewelry donation by Varsha Diamonds, Inc. (Booth 325)

Jewelry donation by Rhonda Faber Green (Booth 545)

Jewelry donation by Solstice Design Studio (Booth 651)

Jewelry donation by Frederic Duclos (Booth 701)

Louis Vuitton Handbag

$500 Spa Day at Spa of Your Choice

American Express® Gift Cards

Best Buy Gift Cards

Many More Valuable Prizes!!!

2007 STORE PROMO CALENDAR

July Birthstone—Ruby

July 1—Canada Day—The celebration of the anniversary, in 1868, of the formation of the provinces in a federation under the new name of Canada

July 2—Lindsay Lohan  

July 3— Tom Cruise 

July 4—Independence Day—The day, in 1776, that the US claimed their independence from Britain and Democracy was born.  A good time to celebrate the diversity that is America

July 5— Shane Filan  

July 6— George W. Bush 

July 7— Ringo Star  

July 8— Toby Keith  

July 9— Tom Hanks  

July 10— Jessica Simpson  

July 11— Lil Kim  

July 12— Bill Cosby 

July 13— Harrison Ford   

July 14—Polly Bergen  

July 15— Forest Whitaker  

July 16— Will Ferrell 

July 17— David Hasselhoff   

July 18— Vin Diesel  

July 19—Steven Anthony Lawrence 

July 20— Carlos Santana  

July 21— Leo begins  

July 22— Danny Glover  

July 23— Woody Harrelson   

July 24—Tisha B’Av (Jewish)—The saddest day on the Jewish calendar because of the incredible series of tragedies which occurred on that date throughout Jewish History

July 25— Matt LeBlanc  

July 26— Mick Jagger  

July 27—Alex Rodriguez  

July 28—Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis  

July 29— Martina McBride 

July 30— Arnold Schwarzenegger  
July 31— Dean Cain  

August Birthstone—Peridot

August 1—August is the month where your customers are most likely taking their vacations.  Good time to take inventory of what you need to stock up on for the holidays

Aug 1—Tempesst Bledsoe 

Aug 2— Peter O’Toole

Aug 3— Martha Stewart  

Aug 4— Billy Bob Thornton  

Aug 5— Loni Anderson  

Aug 6— Friendship Day—A day to celebrate friendships.  A promo encouraging the purchase of jewelry with a friendship theme

Aug 7— Charlize Theron  

Aug 8— Dustin Hoffman  

Aug 9— Whitney Houston  

Aug 10—Antonio Banderas

Aug 10—Kick off this weekend with a wine and cheese party at your store for your loyal customers who are in town

Aug 11— Hulk Hogan  

Aug 12— Dominique Swain  

Aug 13—Dan Folgelberg  

Aug 14— Halle Berry  

Aug 15— Ben Affleck 

Aug 16— Maddona   

Aug 17— Robert De Niro  

Aug 18— Sean Penn  

Aug 19— Bill Clinton  

Aug 20—Fred Durst  

Aug 21— Kim Cattrall  

Aug 22— Virgo begins  

Aug 23— Kobe Bryant  

Aug 24—Dave Chappelle

Aug 24—This may be a good weekend to have “an end of summer” sale for your existing customers and new customers to make room for the new purchases that you will be making at the upcoming show.

Aug 25—Rachel Bilson 

Aug 26—Macaulay Culkin  

Aug 27—Mother Teresa  

Aug 28— LeAnn Rimes  

Aug 29— Michael Jackson  

Aug 30— Cameron Diaz  

Aug 31— Richard Gere  

September Birthstone—Sapphire

Sep 1—Dr. Phil McGraw   

Sep 2—Salma Hayek  

Sep 3—Labor Day—A day dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.  This is usually the official “kick-off” day for preparation for the upcoming holiday season

Sep 4— Beyoncé Knowles  

Sep 5— Dweezil Zappa  

Sep 6— Rosie Perez  

Sep 7—Devon Sawa 

Sep 8— Jonathan Taylor Thomas  

Sep 9—Grandparent’s Day—Celebrate Grandparents and children should tap into the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide.  Promote an art/poster contest among children depicting their grandparents and love for them.

Sep 9 and 10—West Coast Jewelry Show—Produced by H2 Events, with CJA as official Sponsor.  The WCJS provides retail jewelers with a productive, efficient, relaxed and intimate venue in which to finish their holiday buying as well as to perhaps add a new designer or collection to catch the eye of their customers.

Sep 11—Patriot Day—Commemorating all of those who lost their lives in the Twin Towers in New York by an act of terrorism.  Candlelight vigils usually mark this tragedy.  A candle given to your customers would probably be greatly appreciated.

Sep 12—Rosh Hashana (Jewish)—Begins at Sundown. Celebrates the Jewish New Year

Sep 13—Ramadan begins (Islamic)—A time of fasting, worship and contemplation.  A time to strengthen family and community ties

Sep 14—Adam Lamberg  

Sep 15—Prince Harry  

Sep 16—Abigail Breslin  

Sep 17— Kyle Chandler

Sep 18—Lance Armstrong

Sep 19— Jimmy Fallon

Sep 20— Sophia Loren

Sep 21—Yom Kippur— Begins at Sundown. It is the most important holiday of the Jewish Year.  It means “Day of Atonement”

Sep 22— Andrea Bocelli

Sep 23—Autumnal Equinox—Today is the first day of autumn.  The land is full of the gifts of nature.  A good time to fill your store with autumnal plants and flowers

Sep 23—Libra begins

Sep 24— Nia Vardalos

Sep 25— Catherine Zeta-Jones and Barbara Walters

Sep 26— Olivia Newton-John

Sep 27—Sukkot (Jewish)—This is the first day and the holiday lasts seven days.  A joyous holiday that is considered a harvest festival

Sep 28—Gwenyth Paltrow

Sep 29—Bryant Gumbel

Sep 30— Fran Drescher

October Birthstone—Tourmaline and Opal

Oct 1—Julie Andrews

Oct 2— Kelly Ripa

Oct 3—Ashlee Simpson

Oct 4—Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Jewish)—These holidays close the autumn holiday season

Oct 5—Nikki Hilton

Oct 6—Elisabeth Shue

Oct 7—Simon Cowell

Oct 8—Columbus Day—Commemorates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World in 1492.  Might be a good time to promote a “new discovery” of jewelry to your clients

Oct 8—Lailat Ul Qadr (Islamic)—Festival that celebrates the giving of the Koran to Muhammad

Oct 8—Canadian Thanksgiving—Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest

Oct 9—Leif Erikson Day—We join our friends in Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland in celebrating the journey of Leif Erikson and his crew across the Atlantic seeking unknown lands.

Oct 10— Dale Earnhardt Junior

Oct 11—Luke Perry

Oct 12— Hugh Jackman

Oct 13—Eid-al-Fitr (Islamic)—Marking the end of Ramadan, this is the celebration of ending the fast.

Oct 14— Usher 

Oct 15— Vanessa Marcil

Oct 16—National Boss’ Day—A day for employees to recognize those in supervisory positions.  A promo having employees of businesses in your community write a letter about  their bosses - winning letter receives a prize

Oct 17— Eminem

Oct 18— Jean-Claude van Damme

Oct 19—Ty Pennington

Oct 20— Snoop Dogg

Oct 21—Judge Judy

Oct 22—Catherine Deneuve

Oct 23—Scorpio begins

Oct 24—United Nations Day—Celebrates the birthday of the United Nations

Oct 25—Ciara

Oct 26—Hillary Rodham Clinton

Oct 27—Kelly Osbourne

Oct 28— Julia Roberts

Oct 29— Gabrielle Union

Oct 30— Ivanka Trump

Oct 31—Halloween—Costumes, candy, tricks and treats abound.  Why not a treat of jewelry for someone special on this day

November Birthstone—Topaz and Citrine

Nov 1—All Saints Day (Christian)—Celebration in honor of all saints, known and unknown

Nov 2—Nelly

Nov 3— Kate Capshaw

Nov 4—Daylight Saving Time ends—The clock gets turned back.  Good time to promo watches

Nov 5—Javy Lopez

Nov 6—Election Day—Voting – the right and responsibility of all Americans

Nov 7—Madame Curie

Nov 8— Tara Reid

Nov 9— Nick Lachey

Nov 10— Brittany Murphy

Nov. 11—Veteran’s Day—Commemorates the ending of World War I

Nov 12— Anne Hathaway

Nov 13—Whoopi Goldberg

Nov 14—Condoleeza Rice

Nov 15—Zena Grey

Nov 16— Lisa Bonet

Nov 17— Daisy Fuentes

Nov 18— Owen Wilson

Nov 19— Meg Ryan

Nov 20—Robert F. Kennedy

Nov 21— Goldie Hawn

Nov 22—Thanksgiving Day—Commemorates the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony, in 1621, after a harsh winter.  A time for all Americans to give thanks. A promo leading up to this holiday involving winning a free turkey

Nov 23—Black Friday—Marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.  Named Black Friday due to all of the money being transacted, causing cashiers’ hand to become black

Nov 23—Sagittarius begins

Nov 24— Katherine Heigl

Nov 25—Barbara and Jenna Bush

Nov 26— Tina Turner

Nov 27—Caroline Kennedy

Nov 28—Anna Nicole Smith

Nov 29—Howie Mandel

Nov 30— Ben Stiller

December Birthstone—Tanzanite, Zircon, and Turquoise

Dec 1— Bette Midler

Dec 2— Britney Spears

Dec 3—Julianne Moore

Dec 4— Tyra Banks

Dec 5—Chanukah (Jewish)—Celebrates the Festival of Lights. Gifts and fun for all celebrants.  Beautiful jewelry is always a great gift for this holiday

Dec 6— Gary Allan

Dec 7—Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day—A day of remembrance marking the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor in 1941

Dec 8— Teri Hatcher

Dec 9—Felicity Huffman

Dec 10—Raven-Symoné

Dec 11—Donna Mills

Dec 12—Jennifer Connelly

Dec 13—Jamie Foxx

Dec 14—Patty Duke

Dec 15—Adam Brody

Dec 16—Benjamin Bratt

Dec 17—Vanessa Zima

Dec 18— Christina Aguilera

Dec 19— Jake Gyllenhaal

Dec 20— Chris Robinson

Dec 21— Carpicorn begins

Dec 22—Winter Begins—Marks the shortest day and longest night.  Promo involving a “long romantic night theme”

Dec 23—Susan Lucci

Dec 24—Christmas Eve —The Christmas Holiday begins on Christmas Eve. Seen as the night when Santa Claus is delivering all of his gifts

Dec 25—Christmas Day —Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus.  A joyous holiday marked with the exchanging of gifts, decorations, trees and religious ceremonies

Dec 26—Kwanzaa—Celebrates family, community and culture of African Americans.  A holiday dedicated to the principles and practice of bringing good into the world

Dec 26—Boxing Day—A Canadian celebration with a tradition of giving to charitable institutions and needy people.  A promo, started earlier in the year, collecting items for the needy

Dec 27—John Amos

Dec 28— Denzel Washington

Dec 29— Jude Law

Dec 30—Tiger Woods

Dec. 31—New Year’s Eve—The last day of the Gregorian calendar and celebrated around the globe.  A promo for the best New Year’s Resolution to win a prize