Loveable Mrs. Roper look-alikes storm downtown Orillia

Dozens of Mrs. Ropers walked for charity. Mon., June 22, 2026. PHOTO: Tourism Orillia

Audra Terry got the idea whilst eating lunch with her cousin in Chilliwack, BC.

It wasn’t just the that lunch was great: it was the gaggle of Mrs. Ropers walking down the street that caught her eye.

When she found out it was for a charitable fundraiser based on the Three’s Company character Helen Roper (’77 – ’79) she was hooked.

“I thought I could get 10 of my closest friends together and raise $500 and do it as a fundraiser for a local charity,” Terry said.

Little did she know she would have 70 registered participants coming in from Barrie, Innisfil, Alliston, and Orillia to join the curly-red haired, gaudily dressed women for a good cause.

Seventeen of Orillia’s downtown stores participated in the inaugural Mrs. Roper Romp for Mariposa House Hospice.

Dressed like 70-era divas, they raised $10,407.

“We brought the sunshine to the sunshine city, and I am overwhelmed by the generosity of our community,” Terry said.

“This will be matched by the JBS Foundation that is matching up to $200,000 for Mariposa House Hospice’s ongoing capital expansion campaign,” said Kandas Bartlett with Mariposa House Hospice.