Alicia Hughes
Alicia Hughes

President's Message

With summer 2024 almost in the books, WOW is all I can say – time flies when you’re having fun!

The Kawartha Durham Chapter of the OIAA is pleased to announce new and exciting happenings as our chapter and board grows.  I was privileged and honored to be elected President of the chapter in June 2024.  We have a great new executive team and awesome social directors volunteering countless hours for our events.

The Kawartha Durham Chapter encompasses a wide area stretching east from Pickering, northeast to Peterborough and northwest to Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon and surrounding area.  I feel truly blessed to live on Cameron Lake in the village of Fenelon Falls.   Our chapter’s activities and fun casual sprit reflects the beautiful area contained within our chapter boundaries.

Our Annual Education Day in May 2024 at Deer Creek conference center, featuring our guest speaker Jason Frost and team from Rogers Partners was a great success.  Same can be said for our annual golf tournament at Wolfrun Golf Club in June.  I was so proud of all the hard work done by the committee and a special thanks to all the corporate sponsors, who are such an intricate part of making our events the success they are.

Our chapter charity for 2023/2024 is Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue.  Through 50/50 draws and prize tables, we were able to raise much needed funds for this worthy cause.  We met two furry friends at the golf tourney: a rescue skunk (Smelvin) and baby possum (Winky).  These two very cute critters stole the show, were very social and everyone loved the photo ops!  Thanks to all who brough donations for the wildlife rescue.

Stay tuned as we have more exciting events planned for the remainder the year, and into 2025, including a Wine and Paint night, Christmas Bells & Bowling, and our annual Hockey night featuring the rivals, Peterborough Pete’s vs Oshawa Generals in January.

If anyone would like more information about upcoming events, joining our chapter or sponsorship information please reach out to me directly at alicia.hughes@qbe.com, or visit our web site at www.oiaakawarthadurham.com.

Cheers to all!