NEWS RELEASE
COUCHICHING JUBILEE HOUSE
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The results are in and they are exciting! The 2019 inaugural Fearless Females calendar campaign raised an impressive $10,000 for programs supporting homeless and vulnerable women and children.
The calendar, an idea which sprung out of a committee meeting discussion around successful Orillia women, went locally viral when CTV News picked up the story and featured it on their 11 o’clock news spot back in November.
In total, 22 fearless women from Orillia and area are featured in the calendar and approximately 400 copies were sold.
Couchiching Jubilee House executive director Lynn Fisher says, “We intend to make this an annual campaign as it raises funds for a great cause and inspires our women. It reminds them that they can achieve anything when they have a dedicated network of support around them.”
Couchiching Jubilee House wishes to extend our deepest gratitude to every person who supported this venture with their purchase, to all of our models and retail ambassadors: Ledgers, Fashion Therapy, Sunshine Carpet and Flooring, Manticore Books, Optimum Potential Chiropractic, Home Hardware, C.C. Fashions, Second Century Source for Sports, Acres Auto Glass, Everlasting Beauty Co., Harold & Ferne, McLean & Dickey, Gill Tillmann Life Transition Coach and Hewitts Farm.
A special thanks to our models: Luisa Cirimele, Rachel Hensher (Kitty Canuck), Orillia Ladies Hockey League players (Betsy Maus, Diana Moczkodan, Angie Walsh, Nancy Barr, Gailyn Scott, Ronda Hales, Julie Thurston, Tina Lesk and Gaby Mondelli), Mehreen Shahid, Jane Sorensen, Kathy Manners, Nynka Greer, Christina Marie Petsinis, Patti Agapi, Beth McKean, Gini Stringer, Susan Clarke and Nathalie Rivard.
Also, a huge thank you to our “fearless male,” Greg Thomson, of Greg Thomson Photography, who has recently opened up a local photography studio.
When asked why Thomson felt compelled to volunteer for a woman’s organization, he said, “As to why I felt compelled to help, I'd say it's because of my mother. She taught me that women really are the backbone of society. The thought that any woman and child are going without food, clothing or a warm place to stay does not sit well with me. Nor should it with anyone. I don't have money, but I have time, so I reached out to see if I could lend some.”
A portion of funds will be used for the organization’s Filling the Gap program, which provides urgent mental health supports for vulnerable women and recreational activities for their dependent children.
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