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.
We are so excited to be back with all of you after a very short summer - how come the months of June July and August fly by and January, February and March drag so? We hope all of you have had the chance to enjoy some time doing what you love.
We have some fun things planned for this year and we're counting on all of you to make them happen. Put your thinking caps on - one of the questions will be "What do you need from the OBWA to make your business better?"
Our Speaker Co-ordinator, is Paula Martyn.
Membership Co-ordinator Dale McKay is looking forward to your RSVP for the September 11th meeting - send your email today.
Treasurer Lynn Peterson will be looking after our membership fees - she'll see you at the door if you want to pay by cash or cheque. Receipts will be issued in October.
Secretary Susan Zaroski will also be at the door to offer 50/50 tickets.
Corry Ticknor, Social Media Queen & Website management will be there capturing our evening events.
Cara Cooper, Exec Admin; and I will be there to welcome you to your dinner meeting.
Bring your swag and business cards for the Networking Table and dust off your elevator pitch - we're back and ready to go.
