President’s Message April 2023
Hello Everyone!!
I hope you and yours are keeping safe and feeling healthy as we enter our fourth month of 2023. April showers bring May flowers ??
We are looking forward to seeing you at our next dinner on Wednesday April 12 at Kelseys. Doors open at 530pm in the Sam Brown Room. Leah has lined up a marvelous speaker for us, details listed below.
Reserve your spot now so we can plan numbers for booking our wonderful Kelsey’s staff. They work really hard for us so please finalize your reservation by Friday April 7th. reserve@orilliabusinesswomen.com
Nomination packages are available for downloading on our website www.orilliabusinesswomen.com under The Women of the Year tab. Cut off date for nominations is Saturday April 15th. We will not be accepting any nomination packages after that date.
If you are able to sponsor financially or by donating a door prize, please feel free to email us at networking@orilliabusinesswomen.com and we will pass your contact information on to the correct person. You can also use the Online Payment tab to complete payment for your Sponsorship.
We will have a few positions open on the OBWA Executive Committee after June this year.
Sharon Van Noort-Retiring from President-will stay on as Treasurer and Past President. As per our Policies & Procedures to be able to apply for the President position a member must have served 2 years on the Executive Committee.
Shelle Hossack-Retiring from Past President and Social Media Coordinator-Position OPEN
Andrea Sullivan-Retiring as Event Coordinator-Position OPEN
Trisha Cuthbertson-Retiring as Membership Coordinator-Position OPEN. Trisha will take on the role of Vice President-having served on the Executive Committee for one year.
Leah Cavanaugh-Staying on as Speaker Coordinator
Susan Zaroski-Staying on as Secretary
Executive Assistant position-OPEN
Due to the Gala being in June this year, elections will take place in September when we resume our dinner meetings.
Requirements and details on how to apply to fill a position on the Executive Committee will be available at the April meeting in the form of the current OBWA Policies & Procedures.
Until we see you on Wednesday, April 12th at 530pm at Kelsey’s on Memorial Ave., may you stay safe, warm and healthy.
With Warmest Regards,
Sharon L. Van Noort, OBWA President-705-790-7427
April Dinner Meeting will be held on April 12, 2023 at Kelseys 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. Wednesday April 5, 2023
to reserve your dinner reservation. 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.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
There will be an event charge
of $5 for members and $10 for non members
payable at the door
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 April 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! We will be collecting non-perishable food items and as well Clean Reusable Grocery Bags which we will donate to the Orillia Sharing Place.
34 Pounds of Non-perishable food was collected at our March meeting!
As well we will be doing a 50/50 draw at each meeting! Winner of our March 50/50 of $80.00 was Sheelagh Gunn
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 pm – Business of the Month – Stephanie Card – Card’s Custom Cookies and Cakes
6:20 p.m. – 30 Second intro & our business updates
(please respect each other by keeping to the time limit)
7 p.m. – Guest Speaker- Danielle Tisi – B.S. SC., LL.B President & Co-Owner of MCLEAN & DICKEY INSURANCE
Danielle purchased McLean & Dickey Insurance with her family in 2006, and it is an Orillia based insurance broker
that has now been in operation for 100 years.
McLean & Dickey also operate the brand of MD Marine Insurance, which is the largest insurance broker of pleasurecraft boats in Canada. They have an office in Quebec and Alberta and leads a team of approximately 85 professionals.
Danielle started her career as an insurance broker first in Waterloo and then in Ottawa, while first completing her bachelor's degree in social science and then in Law at the University of Ottawa. She practiced law for many years for Miller Thomson in the areas of corporate commercial law having a special focus on insurance law and mergers and acquisitions. Danielle left private practice in 2004 and started consulting for various insurance companies on an independent basis, leading various project, ranging from risk management projects, gap analysis work, acquisitions and providing general assistance on a variety of issues and project. Danielle is married and has three boys ranging in age from 14-22.
Danielle will share some of her background and her journey in her personal and business life. She will also share some of the obstacles and challenges that she has faced in her various roles, whether wife, mother, business owner and volunteer in the community. Finally, Danielle will discuss at a high level, what you need to consider as a business, from an insurance perspective, in protecting yourself and your business to ensure business continuity, in the event of an incident and not put your personal assets at risk.
7:30 p.m. – Closing words from our President
Do you know a woman who goes above and beyond in our community? We are currently looking for OBWA 2023 Nelle Carter Woman of the Year Nominations! Nominations
close April 15, 2023
Reminder of the following changes happening in September
Sharon Van Noort-Retiring from President-will stay on as Treasurer and Past President. As per our Policies & Procedures to be able to apply for the President position a member must have served 2 years on the Executive Committee.
Shelle Hossack-Retiring from Past President and Social Media Coordinator-Position OPEN
Andrea Sullivan-Retiring as Event Coordinator-Position OPEN
Trisha Cuthbertson-Retiring as Membership Coordinator-Position OPEN. Trisha will take on the role of Vice President-having served on the Executive Committee for one year.
Leah Cavanaugh-Staying on as Speaker Coordinator
Susan Zaroski-Staying on as Secretary
Executive Assistant position-OPEN
Due to the Gala being in June this year, elections will take place in September when we resume our dinner meetings.
Requirements and details on how to apply to fill a position on the Executive Committee will be available at the April meeting in the form of the current OBWA Policies & Procedures.
Sponsorship Levels
Bronze $50.00
Silver $100.00
Gold $250.00
Any Amount of Sponsorship money will be gladly accepted
Our Gala depends on Sponsorships from our members and from those in our Community as well as Door Prizes. It is a great way to promote your business and get your name out there! If you or anyone else can assist these areas please contact an OBWA executive member for more information. You may submit your sponsorship from the OBWA website. It is as easy as just using the drop down button on the payment section on our website to submit your payment
Jess Morgan-Jess Morgan Fitness
Lynn M. Peterson- Tax Consultant and Bookeeper
We would like to welcome back the past members of the OBWA that have renewed their memberships
Please note: Memberships are due & need to be paid now for you to be a
member in good standing. $100 membership fee will keep you a member in good standing 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 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
Our 2022 Gala Sponsors
