To enhance your membership experience, we would like to offer you an opportunity to voluntarily take part in our New Member Friend Program. Are you thinking of attending an event and not sure how to sign up, what to bring, how it works, or just want someone to meet and greet you at an event? Do you have questions as to how this all works, but are not sure who to ask? Please let us know by contactingthe OCWS office at office@OCWS.org and we will assign a New Member Volunteer to contact you. Please include your preferred form of communication, e.g., text, phone, or email. Participation in the New Member Friend Program is optional.

To see a list of all events and to sign up, please use this link for the OCWS Events Page – from this page you will need to log on to the website to see the event information and sign up. If you have issues with your account, please contact our office at office@OCWS.org or (714) 708-1636 as they are the website experts.

Our goal is to welcome you and to aid you in enjoying all that OCWS has available. We are glad you have joined our organization!

––Alice Polser, OCWS Membership Member Liaison

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            When you identify a new member by the white ribbon, please take the opportunity to say hi! So often we want to reach out and welcome new members, but we don’t know who they are. This gives us an easy way to identify and welcome them.

            It is always fun to find out why people are interested in the OCWS. Are they Home Winemakers? Have they traveled many places and tasted wines? Do they have a favorite California Winemaker? Does that Winemaker enter our Wine Competition? Did they join during the Fair because we all looked like we enjoyed serving? Or, do they just like to drink wine? Our new members are so varied and interesting. What a wonderful time to learn about them.

Are you a new member who is looking for other new members? The white ribbon  makes it easier for to identify them and form new friendships.

So look for for the white ribbons and introduce yourself!    

Alice Polser- Membership Member Liaison

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All membership type selections are viewable after you have logged into your account. For example, events are for members only, to sign themselves and their guests up for our wine tastings offerings.

Other good information is listed here and can be performed from “My Account” page.

• Changing your password
• Viewing your membership status
• Using the renewal button to keep your membership current
• Seeing, if you have earned a coupon. Your code and amount are listed under the Store Credit area on this page.
• Accessing your Profile page by selecting the “Account Details” button near the top of the page
• It’s also a good place to make sure your address information is correct and up to date

I hope this has helped you get more familiar with our website.

– Wendy Taylor, OCWS WebMaster

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Do you have a friend or two or even three who has expressed an interest in wine? Even without the 2020 OC Fair taking place this year, we are running a membership promotion.

If your friend joins as a new member (former members are excluded), they will receive a $15 credit per member ($15 for a single membership, $30 for a dual membership) that they can use to attend any event prior to July 1, 2021. Shoot, that makes joining almost cost free! The credit cannot be used to purchase merchandise or for membership renewal fees.

So talk it up among your wine loving friends—knowing you, they know how much fun it is being a member of the OCWS. You all know how much fun this club is. New members can sign up through our website at ocws.org.

– Brian McDonald,
Director & Membership Chair

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All OCWS events in the recent months and in the months ahead have been cancelled due to the California Governor’s “stay-at-home” order. We will resume our events when they can be held in a safe environment for our members and in accordance with local, state and federal directives and guidelines. Our top priority remains the well-being and safety of all our members.

Since all OCWS events have been suspended, the Board has approved extending every member’s expiration date by four months. If you have already paid your dues, we are sorry but there will be no refunds; however, your expiration date will still be advanced by four months.

If you have any questions, please direct them to the OCWS Membership Chair, Brian McDonald, at Brian@ocws.org or by phone at 714.227.7284.

Stay safe everyone!

– Brian McDonald, Director and Membership Chair

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– Brian McDonald, Membership Chair

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If you have friends who have expressed in interest in the Wine Society or you think may have an interest in the Wine Society, this is a great time for them to join.  Please share this opportunity with them.

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