2026 Homes for Scholarships Tour
Frequently Asked Questions
The Tour
On Sunday, June 7, 2026, you are invited to tour five beautiful homes in Orillia and the surrounding area.
Your tour begins at one of the four homes offering check in. Present either your printed or electronic ticket to receive your wristband. The wristband provides entry to all five tour homes.
After check in, you may visit the remaining homes in any order. At each home, simply show your wristband to our welcoming volunteers and enjoy the tour.
Please note that one home does not offer check in due to limited parking. Wristbands cannot be shared or transferred and become invalid once removed.
Check in is available at four of the five tour homes. One tour home does not offer check in due to limited parking and site constraints. Guests must obtain their wristband at another tour home before visiting this location.
Please plan to check in at one of the other tour homes before visiting this location.
Check in locations will be clearly identified on:
Your Eventbrite ticket confirmation
The Tour Map that will be sent to you on Wednesday June 3, 2026.
Before you arrive at the home without check in, please ensure you already have your wristband.
Our Homes for Scholarships Tour helps fund CFUW Orillia’s scholarship program through the CFUW Orillia Education Foundation. Since 1955 we have awarded $485,475 in scholarships to 807 young women from the Orillia area pursuing post-secondary education.
Our five locations will be open from noon until 5 p.m., with the last entry at 4:45 p.m.
Tea & Treats to Go hours are 12 noon until 5 p.m.
We do expect line-ups and appreciate your patience and understanding.
Given the popularity of this event, if you come with a large group of friends, you may have to wait to gain entry together.
Each home’s accessibility details are available on this website. Be sure to check these details out at the conclusion of each home’s writeup – just click on the picture of the home.
HOUSE PROTOCOLS
Volunteers are at each house to help with registration, parking, and your visit inside the home. Please respect their directions and each homeowner’s designated ‘private’ areas.
- Do not smoke, vape, eat, or drink in the homes or on the properties.
Do not touch any items, open any drawers, or open closed doors.
There is no photography or videography allowed in the homes.
- Purses are not allowed in the homes. Please carry any necessary items on your person.
- No strollers.
- Pets are not allowed in any of the homes unless they are service animals.
- All houses have a ‘covered feet’ policy. Details in the next FAQ!
- This is a scent-free event; please refrain from wearing perfume or other scented products.
All houses have a ‘covered feet’ policy. You will be provided with booties that cover your shoes at the first home you tour. Please keep them with you throughout the tour in order to enter the homes. There will be a bin for you to leave your booties when you are finished touring for the day. For health reasons bare feet are not permitted in the homes.
Tickets will be emailed immediately upon purchase and just in case, we’ll resend them by email on Wednesday June 3 & Saturday June 6.
The addresses for all tour homes will be listed on your ticket once your purchase is complete.
In addition, all ticket purchasers will receive the Tour Map by email on Wednesday, June 3, which includes the addresses for all five homes. For convenience, the Tour Map will be sent again on Saturday, June 6.
We are grateful to our homeowners for generously opening their homes for the tour. To respect their privacy and for security reasons, home addresses are shared only with ticket holders and are not posted publicly.
So sorry – there are no washrooms available at the five ocations on our tour.
We would love to hear from you! Contact us at cfuworilliahomestour@gmail.com.
TEA & TREATS TO-GO
Enjoy your complimentary tea and treat as you tour Cavana Ridge Spa between noon and 4 p.m.
THE TEA & TREAT:
Tea, iced tea, and water will be available along with a sweet. Milk, sugar, and sweetener for the tea will be available.
ENTERTAINMENT:
The Saxy Sisters, a high school quartet will be jazzing up the place between noon and 3 p.m.
We get it. Allergic reactions can be life threatening. Here is what you need to know:
- The treat is NOT lactose free.
- the treat does not contain nuts but is from a facility that is NOT nut-free.
- Gluten free and nut free treat options will also be available.
Prizes
You may hear us shouting it from the rooftops. The draw will be made before the tour and winners’ names posted at the check-in table at each home. In addition, all winners of door prizes will be contacted via email. The “You’ve Won” email will include details about how to pick up your prize from CFUW in Orillia.
What – you may not be there? We will miss you. But if you really can’t make it, then lucky for you, you do not need to attend to win. We will be drawing names from all purchasers of a tour ticket.
Winners are responsible for picking up their door prize from CFUW in Orillia. Details about how to pick up your prize will be included in the “You’ve Won!” email.
Spend a minimum of $40 between April 13 and April 24 @ Noon to be entered into our Early Bird Contest (tour tickets or donations both qualify). The amazing prize is a gift certificate for one night getaway with breakfast at Bayview Wildwood Resort. Winner will be announced on April 27. Click here for more details.
Spend a minimum of $40 between April 13 and May 8 @ Noon to be entered into our Mother’s Day Contest (tour tickets or donations both qualify). The amazing prize is a Dragonfly Room Salon Spa package with a retail value of $600. The package includes an Adult Haircut by Allison Abbott and assorted Aveda products. Winner will be announced on May 9. Click here for more details.
Donations
Donations can be made through the “Tickets” button. Alternatively you can make a donation directly to CFUW Orillia Education Foundation by e-Transfer to 2cfuworillia.ef@gmail.com or by credit card through Zeffy at https://tinyurl.com/Homes-for-Scholarships. CFUW Orillia is registered for auto-deposit so no security question/password is required.
All money that is donated to the CFUW Orillia Scholarship Program will provide scholarships for young women from the Orillia area who are pursuing post-secondary education. Since 1955, CFUW Orillia has awarded $485,475 in scholarships to 807 young women.
All tour ticket sales will go directly to the Scholarship Program. We have been blessed this year to have all of our costs for the event covered by the generosity of our supporters.
CFUW Orillia Education Foundation is now a registered charity, Registration No: 781699012 RR0001. Tax receipts will be issued for a donation of $25 or more.
Yes, we appreciate donations of any value. Just click on the TICKETS button to go to the Checkout page where you can donate.
Alternatively you can make a donation directly to CFUW Orillia Education Foundation by e-Transfer to 2cfuworillia.ef@gmail.com or by credit card through Zeffy at https://tinyurl.com/Homes-for-Scholarships.
Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $25 or more. Registration No: 781699012 RR0001
Tickets
Super simple. Click on the TICKETS button in the menu to take you to the Checkout page. We are using Eventbrite to manage our ticketing sales and look forward to seeing you in-person on Sunday June 7, 2026!
Early pricing is $35 until Monday, April 27, 2026. Tickets increase to $40 after that date and will be $45 on the day of the tour. We encourage you to purchase early.
As our primary fundraiser for scholarships, there are no discounts for bulk purchases.
Tour Day begins at one of the four tour homes offering check in. At your first stop, present either your printed or electronic ticket to receive your wristband. The wristband provides entry to all five tour homes.
After check in, you may visit the remaining homes in any order. Simply show your wristband to our welcoming volunteers at each home. Wristbands cannot be shared or transferred and become invalid once removed.
One tour home does not offer check in due to limited parking. Please ensure you have checked in at another tour home and are wearing your wristband before visiting this location.
All charges will be processed in Canadian $. You have to love our colourful currency.
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Our Homes for Scholarships Tour has traditionally been a sell out event. Purchase your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
We would prefer that you pay directly online using a credit card.
Should that not be an option for you, please email us at cfuworilliahomestour@gmail.com to make alternative arrangements. We have some really friendly volunteers standing by to help you.
There is a box at the top of the purchase screen for you to enter your supporter code. After entering the code you will press the Apply button. We know – it is not the easiest to see – but we are at the mercy of Eventbrite who designed how it was going to appear.
As this is a fundraising event with limited capacity, we require all visitors, including children, to have purchased a tour ticket. Strollers will not be permitted within the homes. Children must be supervised at all times within the homes.
Refunds
We are sorry you are going to miss this fabulous tour. Unfortunately, we are not providing refunds as this event is all about raising funds for our scholarship program. However, you are welcome to gift your ticket to someone else.
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