OBWA February Networking Dinner Meeting will be held on Wednesday February 11, 2026
at BAYSIDE RESTAURANT 500 Atherley Rd, Orillia, ON L3V 8B4.
NEW:
You must book, choose your dinner selection & pay for your dinner on the OBWA Website
by 3 pm Friday Feb. 6 to reserve a dinner.
February Dinner Selection:
Shepherd’s Pie
&
Vegetarian Option: Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
The meals will be served with a Garden Salad & Apple Crumble for dessert.
Tickets:
Ticket prices include your Dinner, your dessert plus Coffee & Tea as well as gratuities.
Current Member Ticket is $30 – Select this ticket if you are a 2025/26 paid OBWA member in good standing.
Honorary Member Ticket is $35 – Select this ticket if you are a past WOTY or YWOTY recipient.
Visitor/Guest Ticket is $40 – Select this ticket if you are not paid up OBWA member, a guest of an OBWA member or visiting for the 1st time.
You may purchase your dinner ticket(s) on our website under the Online Payments Menu and drop down Dinner Tickets or click on the Ticket link provided or on the link provided below:
Please note: alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
are available for purchase.
Get your tickets:
https://orilliabusinesswomen.com/DinnerTickets
Evening Agenda:
Doors Open at 5:30 p.m. (no early birds please so we have time to set up)
5:30 - 6:15 Time of Networking
6:15 - 6:30 President welcome, business of the month, B2B introductions
6:30 - Dinner is served
7:30 - Guest speaker
8:00 - Wrap up
Business of the Month:
Our business of the month is Sherry Knappett- Legal Shield Independent Associate.
February Guest Speaker:
Our February Guest Speaker is Deb Sloan
Deb is a highly skilled and certified palliative care nurse with 36 years of hands on experience. Whether it is working the front lines, in management, educating or as a palliative consultant, she creates an environment filled with warmth, trust, respect, care, compassion, and resilience. As a spiritual, and Wholistic nurse, she helps clients and families, through her gift of communication, navigate a very difficult time in their lives which makes others feel comforted. Deb’s heart centered approach blends science and soul to help guide people along their journey.
Community Support:
The Sharing Place
We encourage members to bring in non-perishable food Items to our meetings & clean re-usable grocery bags. Collected items are donated to The Sharing Place.
A BIG thank you to our members for their recent donations.
58 Ibs of non-perishables items were dropped off in November and December 2025.
Toonies for Toiletries
Bring a toonie or two.
All monies (toonies collected) are donated for hygiene products to those in need in our community.
We welcome all women to the OBWA and we encourage our members to bring a guest or two to our February Networking Dinner Meeting!
If you need to contact Trisha Cuthbertson – OBWA President or another OBWA Executive Member please
Email: Networking@OrilliaBusinessWomen.com
Happy Birthday to our Members born in February:
Starting at our September meeting and running until August 2026 we will be honouring our OBWA members in good standing with Birthdays in that month. Those having Birthdays in July and August will be honoured accordingly. . Please make sure you let Susan Zaroski know the month of your Birthday so she can get you on our Birthday Month list. She will be sitting at the door at the meeting to take the information from you or if you wish please e-mail your Birthday Month to Networking@OrilliaBusinessWomen.com
PLEASE NOTE; Memberships are due September 1st , 2025 & 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, 2026. 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. With your membership you are encouraged to bring your business cards/brochures etc. to place on the networking table. You also get a chance each month to put your business card in our Business of the Month Draw. 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. Cheques & Cash accepted
Paypal payments : https://orilliabusinesswomen.com/OnlinePayments
Thank You to our Woman of The Year & Young Woman of the Year 2025 Gala Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Sheelagh Gunn – Sheelagh’s Visionaries
Kelsey’s Original Road House
East Side Marios
Montana’s Bar & Grill
Laura Dickson – Harveys
Cara Cooper – Anam Cara Osteo & Energy
Raquel Ness – Ness Law Professional Corporation
HGR Graham Partners LLP
Leah C. Cavanaugh – Century 21
Orillia Area Community Development Corp.
Corry Ticknor – EPIC Luxury Vacations
Danielle Tisi – McLean & Dickey Ltd. Insurance
SILVER SPONSORS
Bronze Sponsors
Door Prize Sponsors
Should you need to contact Trisha Cuthbertson – OBWA President or another OBWA Executive Member
please Email: Networking@OrilliaBusinessWomen.com
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