President’s Message:
Counting my blessings:
1. I wake up everyday safe, warm, and knowing I have food.
2. I am loved.
3. I have people I love.
4. My day is filled with the "must do's" as well as the "get to's"
As I add them up, I find myself a blessed and grateful person. How do I share my bounty? In my family, in my community, I do what I can, with what I have.
Heading into October, Thanksgiving as well as the older celebrations of Samhain , All Hallows Eve and so many more we take the time to reflect on what we have been given and hopefully, what we have to give.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Trisha Cuthbertson
President
October Dinner Meeting will be held on October 8, 2025 at
Kelseys Roadhouse Restaurant,
405 Memorial Ave. Orillia, L3V 0T7
You must e-mail OBWA at: reserve@orilliabusinesswomen.com
by 3 p.m. Friday October 3 , 2025
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 October meeting!
We have brought back some of our old 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!
As well we will be doing a 50/50 draw at each meeting!
Winner of September’s draw of $36.00 was Sheelagh Gunn
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
Business of the Month – Linda Reid -Director of Green Haven Shelter for Women
30 Second intro & our business updates
(please respect each other by keeping to the time limit)
Guest Speaker: To Be Announced
Closing Words
Happy Birthday to our Members born in October:
Dale McKay
Lynn Peterson
Candas Osbourn
Lynn Martin
Starting at our September meeting and running until August 2026 we will be honouring our OBWA members in good standing with Birthdays in that month. Those having Birthdays in 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 , 2025 & 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, 2026. 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. With your membership you are encouraged to bring your business cards/brochures etc. to place on the networking table. You also get a chance each month to put your business card in our Business of the Month Draw. 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. Cheques & Cash accepted
Paypal payments : https://orilliabusinesswomen.com/OnlinePayments
Thank You to our Woman of The Year & Young Woman of the Year 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
Should you need to contact Trisha Cuthbertson – OBWA President or another OBWA Executive Member
please Email: Networking@OrilliaBusinessWomen.com
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