President’s Message
May is here! Some warm days, flowers popping up in our gardens and the feeling of being able to enjoy the green outdoors again, as limited as it may be. Hopefully May 20th will bring an end to this current lockdown, with lots of 1st dose vaccines given and we will be able to see a glimmer of light at the end of this Covid tunnel.
Sunday May 2nd was World Laughter Day and I hope you were able to share a chuckle or two with your loved ones.
Some important days to acknowledge this month are: Mental Health Week (May3-9), National Child and Youth Mental Health Day (May 7), National Nurses Week (May 10-16) and Mother’s Day (May 9), along with many health awareness days.
For our Zoom meeting on Wednesday May 12th, at 730pm we will be inviting previous recipients of the Young Women of the Year Award to join us along with our first YWOTY recipient, Lisa Brooking. It will be great to hear what the young women have been doing since they were awarded for their commitment to their education and community. Please reach out to join us and have a few smiles and hopefully belly laughs with us. Please join us even if it’s just by audio!! We miss you!!!!
As there have been some inquiries, over the next couple of weeks I will be sending out individual emails to members as a reminder of when their 2021 discounted membership fees are due. We would like to keep everything as organized, current and up to date as possible and I thank you in advance for your assistance in this endeavour. Much love and respect to all. Stay well and safe.
With Warmest of Regards,
Sharon L. Van Noort, OBWA President
“We have to be our own best friends. I think women have to care about other women and fight for those who can’t. I think it is one of the most important fights to lead right now… It’s not a fight against anyone — it’s a fight for women.” – Anne
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4167211056?pwd=WkNrRDZkb2ZRRWdkbmFZbncvQW5WUT09
Meeting ID: 416 721 1056
Passcode: 1056
(You may come into the zoom with audio only)
7:30 p.m. – President’s Welcome
7:35 p.m. – Guest Speakers
OBWA Young Women of the Year Award recipients will join us along with our first YWOTY recipient, Lisa Brooking. We will have the opportunity to hear what these amazing OBWA young women have achieved since receiving their award
7:50 p.m.
30 Second intro & our business updates (please respect each other by keeping to the time limit)
Please Note: The majority of OBWA Members now will have to renew their membership in order to be a member in good standing. Being a paid-up member in good standing allows you to post on our OBWA Face Book Group. We encourage all paid up members to post there to promote their businesses. Posting in our FB Group lets our members know who you are, what your business is all about and is the spot to promote specials etc. We will be updating our Orillia Business Women’s Website and only those with paid up memberships will be included on our website. Also please take a few minutes to check out what information we have on our website for you and if any changes or updates need to be made. Please visit our website to pay your membership by Credit Card or Pay-Pal today! Membership dues cover operating expenses for our group and are what keep the group growing and keeps it strong. If you have any questions, please reach out to any of our OBWA Executive Members.
We currently have the following positions open on our Executive:
Membership Co-ordinator: keeping our membership lists up to date & notifying members when their membership has lapsed
&
Events Co-ordinator: keeping track of meal Reservations
Please consider putting your name forward to be part of the amazing OBWA executive.
We want to sincerely thank all our OBWA Members and guests who who have made our networking zoom and dinner meetings in the past a great success!
You may pay for your OBWA Membership by Credit Card or PayPal by clicking on our link on
ShopOrillia.com
