Hello! Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful - did you gobble till you wobble? We are grateful to our Members who participated in the Chamber of Commerce Expo! Special thanks to the members of the Executive Committee, who took care of things while I was out of town.
November brings Remembrance Day, and our special guest who is a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Those of us, of a certain age, will remember walking to the cenataph on Nov.11 with our schools. As a Girl Guide, we walked in the parade every year - proudly bearing our Canadian Flag and our Unit colours. When you hear the words this year, "we will remember them", keep in mind the ones who served our country; and the ones who still do.
Hope you have a wonderful meeting, and I will see you in December.
OBWA October Guest Speaker - Jim Fitzgerald General Manager of CDC Orillia.
Jim joined the corporation as General Manager in the summer of 2024. He brings with him over 20 years of business and financial management experience, with a track record of success in project management, strategic planning, personnel management, and government relations. Jim oversees the daily corporate functions of the CDC, which include such tasks as loan administration, government liaison, community development, and employee relations.
Grateful, Thankful, Blessed! Those are words often heard in October, as we celebrate Thanksgiving. To whom are you grateful? For what are you thankful? How many ways are you blessed?
As we strive to fulfill our obligations to family, work, friends and ourselves, we need to stop and consider those questions.
I'm grateful to my hubby, Dave. He's stuck with me for 35 years, 33 married in October. The man deserves a medal! Lol. I'm thankful for so many things – family first, then friends and finally, work that pays the bills and other work that is fulfilling.
My blessings are many – much love from family and friends, food everyday and shelter.
As always, we support the Sharing Place with food donations and various outreach non-profit groups with our Toonies for Toiletries.
Happy Thanksgiving!
On another note, the Orillia Chamber of Commerce is having a Trade Expo to celebrate Small Business week. The OBWA is taking booth to help promote our group, and we invite current members to sign up for an hour or two. It's being held Thursday Oct. 24, 1-6:30 and Friday Oct. 25, 8:30-4:30. While you're there, you are encouraged to wear your business' logo, have your pamphlets, business cards, swag on the table as well.
