President’s Message
Welcome to September!
We are so excited to be back with all of you after a very short summer - how come the months of June July and August fly by and January, February and March drag so? We hope all of you have had the chance to enjoy some time doing what you love.
We have some fun things planned for this year and we're counting on all of you to make them happen. Put your thinking caps on - one of the questions will be "What do you need from the OBWA to make your business better?"
Our Speaker Co-ordinator, Paula Martyn is asking for a friend, lol.
Membership Co-ordinator Dale McKay is looking forward to your RSVP for the September 11th meeting - send your email today.
Treasurer Lynn Peterson will be looking after our membership fees - she'll see you at the door if you want to pay by cash or cheque. Receipts will be issued in October.
Secretary Susan Zaroski will also be at the door to offer 50/50 tickets.
Corry Ticknor, Social Media Queen & Website;
Cara Cooper, Exec Admin; and I will be there to welcome you to your dinner meeting.
Bring your swag and business cards for the Networking Table and dust off your elevator pitch - we're back and ready to go.
Cheers,
Trisha Cuthbertson
President
September Dinner Meeting will be held on September 11, 2024 at
Kelseys Roadhouse Restaurant,
405 Memorial Ave. Orillia, L3V 0T7
The restaurant will be following the Covid Protocol that is currently in place
at their establishment
You must e-mail OBWA at: reserve@orilliabusinesswomen.com
by 3 p.m. Friday September 6, 2024
**Please note day change for reservations to be in**
Our RSVP numbers are submitted to Kelseys 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 September meeting!
We are continuing old traditions at 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 donated food & reusable bags!
As well we will be doing a 50/50 draw at each meeting!
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
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.
Evening Events:
5:30 – Networking – please bring your business cards & brochures with you
5:50 p.m. – Vice President’s Welcome
6:00 p.m. -Dinners will be ordered
30 Second intro & our business updates
(please respect each other by keeping to the time limit)
Guest Speaker- To be announced
Closing words from our Vice-President
2024-2025 OBWA Executive Committee
President - Trisha Cuthbertson
Treasurer - Lynn Peterson
. Membership Co-Ordinator - Dale McKay
Speaker Co-Ordinator - Paula Martyn
. Executive Assistant - Cara Cooper
Media/Website -Corry Ticknor
Secretary -Susan Zaroski
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!
Sheelagh Gunn
Corry Ticknor
Kat Van Armen
Starting at our September meeting and running until August 2025 we will be honoring 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 OBWA 2024 Gala Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Sheelagh Gunn, Sheelagh’s Visionaries
Leah C. Cavanaugh, Century 21
Harvey’s, Orillia
Downey, Tornosky, Lassaline & Timpano Law
Wendy Timpano, Orillia Area Community Development Corp.
Corry Ticknor, EPIC Luxury Vacations
Sandi Raven, Remarkable Engraving & Gifts
Danielle Tisi, Mclean & Dickey Ltd. Insurance
Tiffany Denena, Master Lube Rust Check
HGR Graham Partners LLP
Silver Sponsors
Cyndi Tryon, Kahshe Hypnosis
Susan Zaroski, Scentsy
Lisa Welch Madden Law Firm
Krista Walker, RBC Mortgage Specialists
Dale McKay, Biofield Tuning Ontario
Fairfield Inn & Suites
Cara Cooper, Anam Cara Osteo & Energy
Bronze Sponsors
Lynn Peterson Tax Consultant
Trisha Cuthbertson, More Than Just Cards
Chantal DuBois, Chawn’s Painting
Barden Home Inspections
Montana’s BBQ & Bar Orillia
Tnt Fine Lingeries & Bra Boutique
