President’s Message
June 2025
Hello!
I hope you're enjoying spring and looking forward to summer. I'm excited for strawberry season - I always think of the song by Great Big Sea "Berry Picking Time". If you haven't heard it, you should take a listen.
We're also picking (see what I did there?) our new Executive Committee. There are two openings at the moment, and we would love to have you join us.
Executive Assistant & Gala Committee member: This person has a varied, and important, role on the Committee. We meet MONDAY following the OBWA dinner meeting at 11am. (Kelseys Restaurant at the moment) Please keep this in mind when applying.
Event Co-Ordinator & Gala Committee member: Primarily, you are the liason, with dinner meeting venue. You are also the contact with the venue for the Gala. We meet MONDAY following the OBWA dinner meeting at 11am. (Kelseys Restaurant at the moment) Please keep this in mind when applying.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE JUNE 2nd, 2025.
Our June 11th meeting is the Annual General Meeting. All members in good standing may vote at the AGM.
Please support the Executive Committee with your presence at this meeting.
This will be our final meeting of the 2024-2025 year.
Cheers,
Trisha Cuthbertson
What will you create today?
Trisha Cuthbertson
Creative Director
More Than Just Cards (.ca)
(705) 730-2093
Congratulations Nelle Carter 2025 Woman of the Year Recipient:
Linda Reid
Congratulations Lisa Brooking 2025 Young Woman of the Year Recipient:
Jyllian Jenkins
Congratulations to all the amazing 2025 nominees!
Thank you to our Emcee Heather Kearns
June Dinner Meeting will be held on June 11, 2025 at Kelsey’s Roadhouse Restaurant,
405 Memorial Ave. Orillia, L3V 0T7
You must e-mail OBWA at: reserve@orilliabusinesswomen.com
by 3 p.m. Friday June 6 , 2025
**Please note day change for reservations to be in**
Our RSVP numbers are submitted to Kelsey’s that day as they need to know
numbers for staffing. If you reserved your dinner spot and can’t attend please contact us right away so that
we can try and fill the spot with someone else that may be on a waiting list.
As always we welcome all women to the OBWA and we are encouraging our members
to bring a guest or two to our June meeting!
We continue traditions to our OBWA Dinner Meetings! Toonies for Toiletries where the money collected goes for hygiene products for those in need in the community.
The Sharing Place are desperately in need of Donations. We will be collecting non-perishable food items and as well Clean Reusable Grocery Bags which we will donate to the Orillia Sharing Place
Thank You to those that donate food & reusable bags at our meetings!
Last donation was 26 lbs of food and $20 donation
As well we will be doing a 50/50 draw at each meeting! April’s winner was Corry Ticknor
Doors open at 5:30 p.m (please no early birds)
There will no longer be an additional meeting fee for those paid up members in good standing
There will be a $5 meeting fee for Honorary members
and
$10 for non members
which is payable at the door
5:30 – Networking – please bring your business cards & brochures with you
5:50 p.m. Welcome to the OBWA
Dinner orders will be taken
30 Second intro & our business updates
(please respect each other by keeping to the time limit)
Annual General Meeting Reports & Nominations
Business of the Month – Laura Dickson, Franchisee Harvey's Orillia
Guest Speaker: Rebecca Ogilvie
Rebecca is a passionate person who believe we all have the ability to create a life we love. But first., we have to slow down. She founded The Detour Co in 2022 after losing faith in mainstream skincare brands that hide behind catch phrases and rarely tell the whole truth. The Detour Co is a truly natural skin care brand that prioritizes earth-grown ingredients from the land, not the lb. Rebecca wants the whole truth, pure, authentic and never watered -just like her skincare.
Closing Words
We are encouraging all paid members in good standing to update their Slide Show so we have one for each of our members. This slide show is shown at each of our meetings and lets those in attendance know who you are and what your business is. It is one of the perks of being a paid member. Corry Ticknor can take care of that for you but she needs your particulars so please contact her with your information. Also by being a paid member we encourage all members to make sure they have their business information on the Shop Orillia Site. It is free and all you have to do is register on the site. It is a great way to advertise your business online!
Happy Birthday to Our June Members!
June
Andrea Sullivan
July
Donna Bingelman
Paula Martyn
August
Laura Dickson
Annual General Meeting is Wednesday, June 11th, 2025. Nominations for Executive Assistant & Event Co-Ordinator should be emailed to networking@orilliabusinesswomen.com no later than June 10th, 2025. Please see the Policy & Procedures, found on the website for details regarding these positions. This is my final year as President, and we need you to keep the organization running smoothly.
Thank You, Trisha
Starting at our September meeting and running until August 2025 we will be honouring our OBWA members in good standing with Birthdays in that month. Those having Birthdays in May, June, July and August will be honoured accordingly. Please make sure you let Susan Zaroski know the month of your Birthday so she can get you on our Birthday Month list. She will be sitting at the door at the meeting to take the information from you or if you wish please e-mail your Birthday Month to Networking@OrilliaBusinessWomen.com
Please note: Memberships are due September 1st , 2024 & need to be paid for you to be a member in good standing. $100 membership fee will keep you a member in good standing until August 31,2025 . Members have the privilege of posting on social media & have their information about their business and themselves on our website as well as posting on Face Book. Non-members can attend meetings though without the other privileges. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact one of our executive members. Paypal payments accepted only: https://orilliabusinesswomen.com/OnlinePayments
Thank You To all Our OBWA WOTY & YWOTY 2025
Gala Sponsors
Thank You OBWA 2025 Gala Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Sheelagh Gunn – Sheelagh’s Visionaries
Kelsey’s Original Road House
East Side Marios
Montana’s Bar & Grill
Laura Dickson – Harveys
Cara Cooper – Anam Cara Osteo & Energy
Raquel Ness – Ness Law Professional Corporation
HGR Graham Partners LLP
Leah C. Cavanaugh – Century 21
Orillia Area Community Development Corp.
Corry Ticknor – EPIC Luxury Vacations
Danielle Tisi – McLean & Dickey Ltd. Insurance
SILVER SPONSORS
Bronze Sponsors
Door Prize Sponsors
Your 2024-2025 OBWA Executive Committee Are:
Top left to right: President - Trisha Cuthbertson, Secretary -Susan Zaroski
Treasurer - Lynn Peterson, Membership Co-Ordinator - Dale McKay
Bottom left to right – Speaker Co-Ordinator - Paula Martyn,
Social Media & Website Management Corry Ticknor,
Executive Assistant - Cara Cooper
