President’s Message
February 2025
It's Gala Time! We are looking for 3 or 4 people to assist with the 2025 Woman of the Year, Young Woman of the Year Gala to be held on May 14th, 2025.
Your time commitment is this:
Feb. 13, 1-2 pm
March 3, 11am-12pm; March 17, 12-1 pm; March 31, 11am-12pm
April 7, 11am-12pm; April 14, 12-1pm; April 21, 11am-12pm
April 28, 11am - 12 pm
May 5, 11am-12pm; May12, 11am-12pm
May 14, 4pm to end of event, including tear down.
We are always looking for sponsors for our event. Sponsorship forms will be available from any of the Executive Committee at our next meeting February 12th. This is a huge undertaking and your participation makes it work!
Wishing you all the best for Valentine's or Galentine's Day!
Cheers,
Trisha Cuthbertson
President
February Dinner Meeting will be held on February 12, 2025 at
Kelsey’s 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 February 7, 2025.
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 February meeting!
We are continuing our 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 always 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 at our meetings!
As well we will be doing a 50/50 draw at each meeting!
Congratulations to our January draw winner Laura Dickson of $28.00.
Event Agenda:
Doors open at 5:30 pm (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 our Honorary members
and $10 for non members payable at the door.
5:30 – Networking – please bring your business cards & brochures with you
5:50 – Welcome to the OBWA
30 Second intro & our business updates
(please respect each other by keeping to the time limit)
Business of the Month – Leah Cavanaugh – Century 21 B.J. Roth Realty Ltd.
6:30 – Dinner
7:15 – Guest Speaker - TBA
8:00 – 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 Members born in February!
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
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 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
