CFUW Orillia Homes for Scholarships

CFUW Orillia

OPENING DOORS TO LEARNING

2024 Homes for Scholarships Tour

Frequently Asked Questions

The Tour

You have the opportunity to tour five beautiful Orillia and area homes and a bonus 70’s nostalgia garage on Sunday June 2nd, 2024.  

Start your tour at any of the five addresses.  Present either your printed or electronic ticket to receive your wristband at the first home you visit to gain entry to all five homes.  At the next home you’ll just flash your wristband to our welcoming volunteers and enjoy the tour of the home.  Wristbands cannot be shared or given away.  Once they are removed from your wrist they are considered invalid.

Our Homes for Scholarships Tour helps fund CFUW Orillia’s Scholarship program.  Since 1974 we have awarded $403,975 in scholarships to 749 young women from the Orillia area pursuing post-secondary education.

Our five homes will be open from 12 Noon until 5 p.m., with the last entry at 4:45 p.m. 

Picnic in the Park hours are 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

We do expect line-ups and appreciate your patience and understanding.

We’ll post wait times for each home via Facebook & Instagram every 30 minutes starting at 12:30 p.m.  Be sure to follow us on social!

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.

  • 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 required to wear socks to enter the homes.  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 Tuesday May 28th & Saturday June 1st. 

On Tuesday May 28th all ticket purchasers will receive the Tour Map with the addresses of all five homes via email and just in case, we’ll resend it again on Saturday June 1st.

We appreciate our homeowners opening their homes for us and we would like to recognize them, but for security purposes we are keeping their identities  private.  Think Mission Impossible’s famous saying, “This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.”  

So sorry – there are no washrooms available at the five homes on our tour.  

Picnic in the Park

Our taste testers searched far and wide for the perfect Picnic in the Park and found it with Krew Catering located here in Orillia.  You can enjoy your Picnic at Pavilion Biindigen at Couchiching Beach Park on the day of the event! 

THE FOOD:

The picnic is a light lunch, for one, consisting of delicious sandwiches, crudités and sweets.  The picnic is also available gluten free.  

Tea, iced tea and water will be available as well as milk, sugar, and sweetener for the tea.  Please bring a portable hot drink mug for your tea. 

ENTERTAINMENT:

The Saxy Sisters, a high school quartet of Chloe, Esmee, Gabby, and Lily, will be jazzing up the place between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

YES!  The net proceeds from your Picnic support our Scholarship Fund.  Thank you.

The boxed Picnic is being distributed at the Pavilion Biindigen at Couchiching Beach Park on Sunday June 2nd from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.   We invite you to enjoy your picnic and tea in the beautiful park setting.  Covered seating is available under Pavilion Biindigen. 

You will require your printed or digital Eventbrite ticket.   Bring your appetite and a portable mug or cup for your tea.  

On Tuesday May 28th all ticket purchasers will receive the Tour Map with the address for the Picnic via email and just in case, we’ll resend it again on Saturday June 1st.

The light lunch consists of a: 

  • Egg salad on a small croissant.
  • Grilled Vegetables on focaccia
  • Carrot & Celery Sticks 
  • Small Date Square
  • Mini Danish Sandwich with iced cream cheese and fruit compote

The GLUTEN FREE light lunch consists of a: 

  • Egg salad on a gluten free bread.
  • Grilled Vegetables on gluten free bread
  • Carrot & Celery Sticks 
  • Small Date Square

Tea, iced tea, and water will be available along with milk, sugar, and sweetener for the tea.  

Last day to order is Tuesday May 14th. The amazing chef at Krew Catering has to place a grocery order for all the fabulous food being prepared for you. 

No.  Only advance orders are permitted.  We will not accept cash, payments, or bribes at the Pavilion.

We get it.  Allergic reactions can be life threatening.  Here is what you need to know:

  • the Picnic box is NOT lactose free.
  • the Picnic does not contain nuts but some of the products are from a facility that is NOT nut-free.
  • The Picnic is also available gluten free.

Unfortunately, no.  The Picnic is being prepped and pre-packaged for all our purchasers, so we aren’t able to handle special requests.  

The Pavilion Biindigen is covered with tables available for you to enjoy your Picnic.

Door 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 $30 between April 15th and April 25th @ Noon to be entered into our Early Bird Contest (tour tickets, picnics or donations all qualify).  Sorry, claiming a supporter ticket doesn’t count.  The amazing prize is a gift certificate for one night getaway with breakfast at Bayview Wildwood Resort.  Winner will be announced on Monday April 29th.  Click here for more details.

Spend a minimum of $30 between April 15th and May 9th @ Noon to be entered into our Mother’s Day Contest (tour tickets, picnics or donations all qualify).  Sorry, claiming a supporter ticket doesn’t count.  The amazing prize is a Dragonfly Room Salon Spa Gift Certificate, valued at $560,  that includes a head massage, wash, cut and style, curling iron, assorted Aveda products, and Phillip Lim scarf.  Winner will be announced on Saturday May 11th.  Click here for more details.

Donations

Donations can be made via Eventbrite, our ticketing platform, or you can make a donation directly to CFUW Orillia by e-Transfer to 2cfuworillia.ef@gmail.com.  CFUW Orillia is registered for auto-deposit so no security question/password is required. 

All money that is donated to the CFUW Orillia Scholarship Fund goes directly to providing scholarships for young women from the Orillia area who are pursuing post-secondary education.  Since 1974, CFUW Orillia has awarded $403,975 in scholarships to 749 young women.

All tour ticket sales will go directly to the Scholarship Fund. We have been blessed this year to have all of our costs for the event covered by the generosity of our supporters.  

The Picnic in the Park purchases also contribute to the Scholarship Fund once we have paid our costs to Krew Catering, who have generously given us a discounted price.  Treat yourself on the day of the event and know that you are contributing to the Scholarship Fund.

CFUW Orillia is now a registered charity! Tax receipts will be issued for a donation of $25 or more.  

Yes, we appreciate donations of any value to help us meet our goal to raise $32,000 in scholarship funds this year. 

Just click on the TICKETS button to go to the Checkout page where you can donate.

You can also make a donation directly to CFUW Orillia by e-Transfer to 2cfuworillia.ef@gmail.com. CFUW Orillia is registered for auto-deposit so no security question/password is required. 

Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $25 or more

Membership is open to all women who share our core beliefs of education, advocacy, social justice, and equality.  We would love to have you join us!  Please visit cfuworillia.org to learn more.

Tickets

Super simple. Click on the BUY 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 2nd, 2024!

You can start your tour at any of the five addresses.  Present either your printed or electronic ticket to receive your wristband at the first home you visit to gain entry to all five homes.  At the next home you’ll just flash your wristband to our welcoming volunteers and enjoy the tour of the home.  Wristbands cannot be shared or given away.  Once they are removed from your wrist they are considered invalid.

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.  

We are sorry but there are no refunds. The chef won’t let us return the food. If you have someone else in mind to use the Picnic in the Park, have them bring your confirmation email with them to pick up your order. 

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