President’s Message December 2021
Hello!
We are heading into December already. Can you believe it? Seems Christmas shopping is in full swing.
On November 10th we were able to schedule a lovely dinner evening at Lot 88. There were 13 in attendance and I think that is a positive beginning to getting back on track. It seemed a good time was had by all and as always we were able to manage to pay tribute to our veterans in spite of being in the middle of a restaurant. Lots of networking and meeting of new attendees was encouraging to see. Thank you to all who attended and we definitely missed those who were unable to. Be sure to check in with us to see what we have planned for our January dinner meeting.
Our 2021 Gala is less than 2 weeks away (Wednesday December 8th) and we are excited to be able to view it on YouTube this year as well as Facebook. Start times will be posted but likely Cocktail Hour will be 6:30pm and the event will officially begin at 7pm. We are so thankful to our judges who always find it so difficult to pick just one recipient among our nominees. They are all so deserving. We are pleased to announce that Raffaella Tassone, owner of TNT Fine Lingerie Boutique is our Nelle Carter Woman of the Year recipient. Be sure to tune in to our Gala to see which young lady will be our recipient of the Lisa Brooking Young Woman of the Year. Good luck Emerson Garces, Paige Hannan and Kiley O’Connor!
It’s not too late to sponsor in order to help us fund this Virtual Gala. If you are able to, please contact any of our executive members or email orilliabusinesswomensnetwork@gmail.com.
I’d like to thank Ronda Hales, our Treasurer for her valuable input, hard work and dedication to the OBWA Executive as she steps down from her position. Also, 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. Thank you! These wonderful ladies are also responsible for putting our Gala together again this year and making it the best possible event regardless of the restrictions placed upon us.
As always, thank you to Charlene Mackenzie for creating our Zoom Membership Meetings and the wonderful ladies who attend monthly. Hopefully you won't need to be doing this much longer Charlene.
Much love and respect to all. Stay well and safe.
With Warmest of Regards,
Sharon L. Van Noort, OBWA President
2021 Woman of The Year & Young Woman of the Year Virtual Gala
30th Anniversary of the Nelle Carter Woman of the Year
&
15th Anniversary of the Lisa Brooking Young Woman of the Year
Come Celebrate the evening with our amazing nominees
&
join in on our Virtual Gala
You Tube and Face Book links can be found on our OBWA Face Book & also on our website at:
www.orilliabusinesswomen.com
6:30 – 7:00 Arrival
Welcome from our Emcee, Carey Moran
OBWA President Sharon Van Noort’s Welcome Message
Introduction of and words from our Dignitaries
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Introduction of our 2021 Young Women of Distinction
Words from the Nominees
Announcement of Young Woman of the Year
Words from the Recipient
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Thank You to our Sponsors & Supporters
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Introduction of the 2021 Woman of the Year
Raffaella Tassone
Words from the Recipient
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Closing words from our Emcee & President
Thank You & Acknowledgements
Congratulations to our 2021 Woman of the Year & Young Woman of the Year
Thank You to Carey Moran for being our Emcee!
Thank You also to all of our Sponsors that made this evening possible!
2021 Young Woman of The Year Nominees: Paige Hanna, Kiley O’Connor &
Emerson Garces
OBWA is pleased to announce our 2021 OBWA Woman of the Year Recipient
Raffaella Tassone
Our 2021 Gala Sponsors
Gold
Karen O'Coin & Scott Walker - Wealth Management, BMO Nesbitt Burns
Leah C. Cavanaugh - Sales Representative CENTURY 21 B.J. Roth Realty Ltd.
Community Development Corp. (CDC) Orillia
HGR Graham Partners LLP
Downey Tornosky Lassaline & Timpano Law
Bronze
Sharon Van Noort - Pets at Peace
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites, Orillia
Susan Zaroski - Scentsy
Shelle Hossack - ART on Meadowview
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Gala Supporters
Karen & Scott Wilson, owners of Giant Tiger Orillia (supporters for many years)
Trisha Cuthbertson of More Than Just Cards
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Thank you
Sandi Raven, Remarkable Engraving & Gifts for designing the awards
Kristopher Orchard-Campbell and Jamie Campbell, OC Emporium Inc. Orillia for designing the corsages
Jessi Miller, My Best Friend's Cupcakes for the desserts
Stephen Michael of Michael Enterprise Audio and Visual (production of livestream event)
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Let’s Celebrate those who deserve special recognition! It’s not too late for Sponsorship!
We are hoping we can depend on your generosity through one of our Sponsorship Packages.
Your name and logo will be included on our poster which will be included in our monthly bulletins in the months ahead! It is great exposure for you business.
Sponsorship Levels
$50.00 Bronze
$100.00 Silver
$250.00 Gold
For more information on Sponsorship and what each level has to offer as well as payment please contact: networking@orilliabusinesswomen.com
Please send payment to OBWA website along your logo and include Representatives Name, Donor Company Name, Company Mailing Address, Representative e-mail address and Representative Telephone Number. Your business name and logo will be advertised in our monthly bulletin.
Please Note: The majority of OBWA Members now will have to renew their $100.00 annual 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
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 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
