CATWAO Season Opening Event - Family Picnic 2025

Name: CATWAO Season Opening Event - Family Picnic 2025
Start: 2025-09-14T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-14T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Vincent Massey Park

Schedule

Sun Sep 14 2025 at 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Vincent Massey Park | Ottawa, ON

You're Invited: CATWAO Family Picnic at Vincent Massey Park! 🌞
Join us for a fun-filled day to kick off the CATWAO season!
📅 Date: September 14, 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Vincent Massey Park (S1 / F Picnic Area) , Ottawa
Bring your family, friends, and positive vibes! Enjoy an afternoon outdoors with games, music, delicious food, and great company as we gather to celebrate our diverse community.
About the Event:
The Canadian and Turkish Women’s Association of Ottawa (CATWAO) is excited to host this cultural gathering to bring together Canadian, Turkish, and other communities. It will be a joyful day of connection, culture, and cause, with part of the event proceeds going to the TEMA Foundation to support reforestation in Türkiye following recent wildfires.
✨ Highlights of the Day:
Support a Cause: A portion of proceeds will be donated to TEMA Foundation for reforestation in Türkiye.
Meet Us: Meet and mingle with CATWAO and new community members along with their families.
Potluck Style: Share your favorite homemade dish! We encourage everyone to bring something — especially Turkish dishes to introduce to our non-Turkish guests.
Food Vendors: Enjoy even more delicious food and drinks from local vendors. Note: Vendors will not accept cash.
Purchase food and drink tickets at the CATWAO desk.
Tableware Provided: We’ll supply cutlery, plates, napkins, and cups.
Drinks: Pop, lemonade, and water will be available for a small fee. Feel free to bring your reusable water bottles.
Seating: Limited seating is available — please bring a foldable chair or picnic blanket. An umbrella may be helpful in case of light rain.
Games & Activities: Outdoor games and fun for all ages! Bring a backgammon set if you’d like to join in some friendly competition.
🎁 Raffle Draw: Don’t miss the chance to win amazing prizes donated by our generous sponsors!
🎟 Attendance & Registration:
Admission is free, but registration via Eventbrite is required to help us plan accordingly.
Register in advance to receive a free raffle ticket! (One ticket per registered guest.)
Additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the event.
(Note: Registered guests who do not attend will not be eligible for the raffle.)
Keep your Eventbrite ticket (digital or printed) — you'll need it to check in and claim your raffle ticket.
Optional donations can be made during registration to further support CATWAO and the TEMA contribution.
💡 Pro Tip: Bring small change for drinks and extra raffle tickets!
We can’t wait to see you there!