President’s Message                                                                                May 2022

Hello everyone,

Please remember to reserve a spot by Friday May 6th,  for the Wednesday May 11th dinner meeting.   Bring a friend along!  We love to meet new talented women from our community of Orillia.

 My short term goal continues to have over 15 ladies attend this month’s  dinner meeting, and have a successful Gala in June, which your Gala/Executive Committee is working very diligently  to plan.   Long term, it would be exciting to get back on track in the fall, with 30-40 members attending our monthly business dinner meetings.  This bulletin goes out to hundreds of emails and it would be lovely to get some previous and honourary members back and have our current members help build our membership back up by bringing a friend or colleague when possible.   Remember, you do not have to own a business in order to join us.

Leah has arranged for a wonderful community involved speaker at May’s dinner meeting, as announced in this bulletin.  Please come out and welcome her to the OBWA.  She has important information for us regarding an exciting yearly event that takes place in our lovely city.

It is my pleasure to announce that Trisha Cuthbertson has recently joined our executive as our Membership Coordinator.   I know she will bring some great ideas to enhance our association. Welcome aboard Trisha!  And as always, thank you to  Andrea Sullivan, Leah Cavanaugh, Shelle Hossack and Susan Zaroski  for their perseverance in helping to keep our organization up and running during these difficult and  challenging times.  

With Warmest of Regards, 

Sharon L. Van Noort, OBWA President

 

  We are looking for Sponsorships and Draw Prizes for this Year’s Gala from our OBWA

Members and those in the Community
 

                    
 May Dinner Meeting will be held at Kelseys Restaurant, 405 Memorial Ave. Orillia, L3V 0T7 

The restaurant will be following the Covid Protocal that is currently in place at their establishment

 You must e-mail OBWA at: reserve@orilliabusinesswomen.com by Friday May 6, 2022 to
reserve your dinner reservation  

You will order and pay for your meal plus your tip at the restaurant

As always we welcome all women to the OBWA and we are encouraging our members to bring a guest or two to our May meeting!


Introducing our 2022 Orillia Business Women’s Nominees for Woman of the Year and
Young Woman of the Year 



We have invited the 2022 Woman of the Year and Young Woman of the Year Nominees
to join us for our May dinner meeting! 


5:30  –  Networking-please bring your business cards & brochures with you

5:50 – President’s Welcome 

6:00 p.m.  –  Members will order their dinners 

6:15 p.m.  – 30 Second intro & our business updates
(please respect each other by keeping to the time limit)

6:35 p.m. – Guest Speaker - Pam Carter



Pam will speak about how the Foundation has handled the ups and down of the Mariposa Folk Festival during COVID. It will include adhering to brand integrity, nurturing customer loyalty, supporting paid contractors and suppliers and the value of industry memberships. 

6:55 p.m. – Community Announcements 

7:00 p.m. – Closing words from our President 



Please welcome our new 2022 OBWA Members
 Sheona Kloostra, Happy at Home, Carolyn McCormack, Carolyns Hair Salon, 
Anita Perrigo, Vitality Coaching & Consulting and Lil Wilkinson, Lil Wilkinson Realty
 

The OBWA is now changing when our annual membership fee of $100 will be due. All members will have a renewal date of Sept. 1^st. each year for their annual membership.   The majority of our members have not paid their dues during the pandemic. Those members will need to renew their memberships starting January 1, 2022 for a pro-rated amount of $60. That will put the member in good standing from Jan.1, 2022 until Sept.1, 2022.  Then on Sept. 1, 2022 everyone will pay their membership dues which will cover their membership for Sept.1, 2022  until September 1, 2023.  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 FB.. 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.

   

Our 2021 Gala Sponsors

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