June 13th, 2025
Buzz Around the Point
Dear Fellow Long Pointers,
We have lots of information to share with you in this Buzz Around the Point, so get ready to jot some dates down:
Annual Meeting
Long Point Yoga
Long Point Golf Party
Regatta
Jump In Kawartha Lakes
Annual Meeting
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Long Point Residents Association Inc. will be held on Sunday, June 29th, 2025, beginning at 10am and hosted at The Courts.
The meeting shall be held for the purpose of considering the financial statements and reports presented at the meeting, electing Directors, appointing the auditor and transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. One special resolution to change the corporate address will be voted on.
Owners and family members of Owners are entitled to attend but the designated Member for a Lot is the only Owner attendee entitled to vote at the meeting. Please arrive early to check in and receive your voting cards.
If you are unable to attend, please complete and submit the provided proxy form.
Quorum for the meeting (in person and by proxy) is 35.
Meeting documents:
Agenda - click here
Proxy Form - click here
Record of the 2024 Annual Meeting - click here
Financial Statements - (to follow - check the Website)
Special Resolution to Change Corporate Address - click here
Nominations Report - click here
Long Point Yoga
Yoga will once again be offered at the basketball court in July and August. The classes begin on Wednesday, July 2nd and end on Wednesday, August 27th from 9:30 am to 11 am. More information is available in the flyer below or click here.
To register, please contact Rosemary Tough at rosemary_tough@hotmail.com or Sue Reid at sreid.stjustin@gmail.com.
Long Point Golf Party
As a follow-up to the information on the Long Point Golf Tournament, please see the below information on the Long Point Golf Party which will take place after the golf on Saturday, July 5th from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm or click here.
The Golf Party is being organized by Stephen and Adam Price. Should you have any questions about the Golf Party, please contact Stephen Price at stephenprice@hotmail.com.
Regatta
With summer (finally) underway, planning for this year’s Regatta is in full swing. It’s going to be hard to top last year’s Centennial events; but we have a couple of exciting new features to this year’s Regatta, with details to follow in the coming weeks. The Regatta will take place on Saturday, August 2nd (Civic Holiday Long Weekend).
Please read the details below on the Regatta Events, Raffle Donations, and how to purchase your Regatta Dinner and Raffle Tickets using our Long Point website and a simplified payment portal this year! Reminder emails and printed communications will also be distributed over the next several weeks with key dates and helpful updates on the day's activities.
Afternoon Events Schedule Reminder - Child & Adult Field Events Start First
The afternoon event program for the past few years has successfully started with the children’s field events (running, wheelbarrow) and adult Balloon / Shoe Toss, streamlining the afternoon program in a big way. A schedule of events sheet will be distributed to every cottage in advance, including a QR code for mobile access to the events schedule, so please check your mailboxes as we get closer to Regatta day.
Regatta Dinner & Raffle Tickets – Tickets Available Online (Purchase Deadline is July 19th)
To simplify the sale of dinner and raffle tickets, we will use the same online order and e-transfer payment system deployed for the past two years. To help with rising costs associated with Regatta expenses, particularly the direct costs of food and supplies, there is a slight change to the dinner ticket prices, which have been held stable for a number of years. Dinner tickets for 2025 will be at $18 per adult, and remaining at $12 per child (10 years and under). Raffle ticket prices will remain the same at $10 (per booklet of 10 tickets). E-transfer payments can now be submitted directly to the Long Point Residents Association (LPRA) account at longpointra@gmail.com.
Tickets are now available for purchase by clicking here or by copying and pasting the link below into your web browser:
https://longpoint-balsamlake-22051037.hubspotpagebuilder.com/2025-long-point-regatta-ticket-sales
Because of lead times to order chicken from our supplier, the deadline for purchasing dinner tickets is July 19th. If you have any questions about the Online Dinner / Raffle Ticket Order Form or purchase process, please contact riley.doolittle@gmail.com. A reminder will be sent ahead of that date to ensure you can make your orders before that deadline.
Regatta Raffle – Please Donate A Prize!
A big thank you to Richard and Renata Trent for once again taking on the huge volunteer role to organize the Raffle this year. The Regatta Raffle is an important fundraiser for the Association and we encourage all cottages to donate a prize or contribute with a group prize. Please drop your prize off at the Trent Cottage at 197 Ridge Drive by Friday, August 1st.
Regatta Dinner – Shared Salad Bar is Back
Following renewed interest and positive feedback, the Board of Directors has decided to bring back the shared salad stations for this year. Each family is kindly asked to bring a salad (or salads) sized appropriately for your attending group to contribute to our communal salad bar, which will be set up near the chicken serving tables. Thank you to everyone for the feedback—and the sentiment that it's time to make friends with salad again!
Wine Survivor – Final Draw Taking Place at Regatta Dinner
We will once again be holding the final draw for the Wine Survivor at the Regatta Dinner, a fun addition to the program. A big thanks to Cory Lamothe for organizing this. More information on how to register for this event will be coming soon.
Dance Party
A fun evening of music and dancing after the dinner and raffle wraps up will cap off the night, so bring your dancing shoes. As a reminder, the dance party is included with your dinner ticket and is paid for from the proceeds of dinner ticket sales. Music and dancing will commence at the conclusion of the raffle and Regatta trophy presentations and run until 11:00pm.
We are always grateful for any new volunteers looking to help out with the Regatta planning and day-of activities. If you would like to volunteer for this year's Regatta or have any questions, please contact Riley Doolittle, this year's Regatta convenor at riley.doolittle@gmail.com.
Thank you for your participation in this fun day of tradition and competition for our Long Point community’s now 101 year history!
Jump in Kawartha Lakes
Another great resource shared with me by Gerry Lynch and Linda Crawford is the Jump In Kawatha Lakes website. The website is Home | Jump In Kawartha Lakes. It just takes a minute to register. When you do, you will get regular email updates keeping you informed with all sorts of great information. It's a great way to stay connected locally.
Camouflage Challenge
Photo submitted by Deborah Lynch
In case you couldn't find it last week, the answer was a small toad right in the centre of the photo!
I need more photos and I know you have some great ones! Could be a landscape, animal, flower, sunrise, sunset or something that says "Long Point" to you! Please share your photos with me by replying to this email and you will likely see them in a future Buzz!