ORANGE LODGE № 296

Ladies Orange Benevolent Association
of Ontario West Incorporated.

President
Dave Dailey
R.R. #1
Wiarton, Ontario
N0H 2T0

Secretary
Geraldine Tucker
39 Church Street
Parry Sound, Ontario
P2A 1Y6

Treasurer
Eleanor Vincent
3 Hearts Content
Innisfil, Ontario
L9S 1S2

Remember!
We must receive donations to maintain Charitable Status,
so that we can continue donations on your behalf !
Memorial Cards available. 

Our registered Charity Number is 89096 8467 RR001

Board Members
Shirley Buchanan
Linda Coote
Jason Duncan
Robert Duncan
Myra Knight
Angus MacLennan
Gordon Read
Helen Thompson
Margaret Winters


Honourary Board Members
Dorothy Morrisey
Velma Hart

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

History of the Home

In 1955 it was decided that the Ladies Orange Lodge of Ontario West should have a project large enough to involve all its members, thereby keeping their interest up. A Retirement Home was agreed upon and "Bricks" were sold to raise the money for it. The first "Brick" was sold to a visitor from the United States and the project was underway.

In 1967 enough money had been raised to begin construction and the sod was turned in June, 1967. 0rillia was selected as the site for it, being centrally located. The land was sold to the Lodge by its owners for the sum of $1.00 In 1969, a 72 bed Retirement Home was officially opened at 12 Grace Ave., Orillia. It was called The Trillium Home, operated by the L.O.B.A. of Ontario West.

As time went on, and the residents required nursing care, it was eventually turned into a Nursing Home, as no one wanted to turn the residents out. This of course meant hiring nurses and gradually they became unionized. Some aspects of running the Home were beyond the capabilities of the Ladies on the Board of Directors, so an invitation went out to the Men's Lodges and a 10 member Board of Directors was formed consisting of 5 ladies and 5 men. This worked quite well.

However in 1989, what with union demands and government restrictions, it was decided to sell the Home to the County of Simcoe. An Apartment Building at 20 Neywash St., Orillia was purchased with a portion of the funds from the sale, so that we could continue to help the elderly or low income families, but the Bulk of the funds were invested and all interest from these investments are donated to various charities each year.

In order to retain our Charitable Organization Registration donations to the Board are necessary. These are chiefly made in the form of Memorials in the name of departed members, which are added to our yearly donations to charity.

Above is the Colour Party for the day of the sod turning.  The Colour party consisted of Charles Rutter, William Irwin, James Dack, Stanley Furs and Gervin Storey.

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