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July Social at PIE 2

PIE is a Wood Fired Pizza Joint that started feeding faces in Barrie, Ontario in 2009 and hasn’t looked back since. SCYPA visits PIE at least once per year (what can we say – great food, drinks and location – what’s not to love?), and this year we’re hitting up the Barrie Beachfront location (11 Victoria Street, Barrie, ON) on July 24th at 6pm.

Join the Simcoe County Young Professionals Association for our July social as we network and socialize with other young professionals from Simcoe County. Drop by a little before 6pm if you’d like to eat dinner, or come a little after 6 for snacks and drinks (sorry, folks, you’ve gotta pay your own way this time!). Members and non-members are welcome to join us.

 

March 17 SCYPA Event – St Patrick’s Day!

Come celebrate St Patrick’s day with us at the Hudson Bar, downtown Barrie

When: Tuesday March 17th, 6pm – 9pm.
Where: Hudson (147 Dunlop St E)

SCYPA events are a great networking opportunity to socialize with other young professionals in the Simcoe area. Each and every event is fun… but something tells me this could be one of the more entertaining events of the year!

A little about Hudson…
At the heart of downtown Barrie, Hudson redefines dining and entertainment. Culinary ingenuity. Cocktails & dreams. World of wine. Hudson.

At the turn of the century the temperance movement, driven mostly by those of the evangelical Protestant religion, were successful in convincing US congress to enact the Volstead Act. This act, for all intents and purposes, prohibited “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes”. With prohibition, sharing a drink with your friends went underground.. and the Speakeasy, was born. A place where people of like mind could come together and share good drinks, good times and create great memories.

May 21st SCYPA Event – Wranglers Barn and Grill

Come join us this Thursday at Wranglers Barn and Grill

When: Thursday April May 21st, 6pm – 9pm.
Where: 201 Hurst Drive

Join us Thursday May 21st for SCYPA’s May networking and social event at Wranglers for wings and excellent company. This is a great casual atmosphere, so come out even if you haven’t been to an event before!

Wranglers Barn and Grill has 66 wing sauce flavors and if you cant find something that makes your mouth water, then you can create your won sauce! View their full menu here: http://www.wranglersbarnandgrill.com

May Social in Midland

For our social event this month (usually the 3rd Thursday of every month, which puts as at May 15th this month), we’re heading back up to the Midland Golf & Country Club (9536 Highway 93 North, Midland, Ontario) to save the members from Midland from having to drive to Barrie every month. We were up there last year, and we had a great turn out (in addition to some fantastic meals!).

Just come on in to the club house, and we’ll have a section all to ourselves.  The chef will have a selection of 5 different meals for us to choose from, so come hungry! We’ll aim to be there starting at 6-6:30 until at least 9pm. No need to RSVP – just show up!

For those in Barrie, if you’re interested in car-pooling, feel free to use the comment section below to connect with others heading up to Midland for the event.

October Social at Brewery Bay

Brewery BayFor our October Social, we wandered up Highway 11 to Orillia (we are the Simcoe County Young Professionals Association, you know) to Brewery Bay. Even though it was a relatively small turn out, it was an excellent event. We had their private room reserved (which was quite nice!), and Brewery Bay provided us with ample (free!) appetizers. Add to that a cookie skillet, some great networking and drinks, and you have yourself an event worth attending.

While we probably won’t head up to Orillia again for a while, hopefully the Orillians (?) that came out will make their way down to Barrie for the occasional social in upcoming months!

  • Sesame Crusted Seared Ahi Tuna
  • Chef Rich and Lori preparing us for the cooking class
  • Steak Tartare
  • Chef Rich preparing the gravlox
  • Gravlox
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Photos From the 2014 SCYPA Cooking Class

Last night (April 15th, 2014), the Simcoe County Young Professionals Association participated in our annual cooking class at Liberty North with Chef Rich. Approximately 30 people attended the event where we learned & watched Chef Rich prepare a variety of dishes including Goat Cheese Brule, Homemade Gravlox, Steak Tartare and Sesame-Crusted Seared Ahi Tuna. Needless to say, the food was amazing, and the event was, again, one of the best SCYPA events of the year.

Browse through the images above to check out some of the dishes we sampled. The feedback on the event was so good, we’re going to try to put together a 2nd cooking class this year in the fall with a Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey dinner theme. We’ll let you know as soon as we have the details.

SCYPA Annual Summer BBQ – July 9th!

Every year, in early July, the Simcoe County Young Professionals Association gets together for a BBQ. This year, like we have for the past several years, we’re hosting our annual BBQ at the Clubhouse at the Innisbrook Golf Course (211 Lockhart Road, Barrie, Ontario). Join us starting at 6pm (BBQ dinner starts around 6:45) on Wednesday, July 9th (note this event is not on our usual 3rd Thursday of the month!) for salad, burgers, drinks, and desserts. There will be a cash bar as well.

This event is FREE for SCYPA Members (for more information on becoming a SCYPA Member, please visit www.scypa.ca/membership), or $10 for non-members.

Don’t forget to bring your business cards, as we’ll have some time to do some networking (plus we’ll also being doing a couple of draws for prizes)!  Hope to see you there!

SCYPA Event Recap

It was another great event, as we celebrated St Patrick’s Day at Hudson. Lots of people were dressed in green, and there were lots of fun and interesting conversations throughout the evening.

A special thanks to our gracious host who provided some very delightful appetizers.

A little about Hudson…
At the heart of downtown Barrie, Hudson redefines dining and entertainment. Culinary ingenuity. Cocktails & dreams. World of wine. Hudson. They have also been featuring live music. you can catch all the updates on their Facebook page here

Here are a few pictures from the event

SCYPA Holiday and Awards Party

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This is by far the best SCYPA event of the year and one not to miss! Same location as previous years @ Crazy Fox Bistro (135 Bayfield Street)

SCYPA has reservered the full bar area with stand up tables and lots of open area for netowrking and meeting new people. AMAZING great tasting Hor dourves will be served all evening long.

We will also reconize the winners of our yearly SCYPA awadrs.

Awards will be given to;

  • Young Professional of the Year
  • Young Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Community Involvement by a Young Professional

For all SCYPA members this event is free or $20 if you are not a SCYPA member you can register here, or pay $20 at the door.

Now is the best time to renew or get a SCYPA membership as they are at a reduced price of only $40 before the new year. Click here to register: http://bit.ly/SCYPA2015PayPal

SCYPA Social Event Recap – Barnstormer Brewing

Pizza, Beer and a great bunch of people, what more could you ask for! This month SCYPA held its monthly social event at Barnstormer Brewing and Pizzeria (located at 84 Yonge Street, Barrie)

Barnstormer is the premier craft beer and artisan pizza destination in the Simcoe Muskoka region. We are Barrie’s only brewpub producing craft beer in house where you can watch the brewing process! Stop by today for a sampling of our locally made beer, guest beers, and food. You will not be disappointed.

Below are a few pictures from this event

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