Detroit office summer outing

Hey battah battah battah…

Almost 225 Detroit Organic staff piled into 2 buses and headed to Comerica Park to watch the Tiger’s take on Tampa Bay on August 9th, 2007. 

The day started with a Tiger’s-themed All Hands, bringing everyone together to celebrate our many accomplishments in the last 6 months.  The sea of Tiger’s apparel spanned the seats of the auditorium; vast ranges of gray, blue and orange.  The walls of the auditorium were decked out with Tiger posters, pendants, signs and balloons which eventually got raffled off to a few lucky winners.  Peering through the strands of orange and blue ribbons attached to the 60 plus balloons hanging from the ceiling set the mood for the day to come.

After the meeting adjourned, the crew headed upstairs to a catered make-shift hotdog vendor stand.  The sounds of “Take Me Out to The Ballgame” and “Center Field” flooded the air in the main kitchen.  Ballpark franks, veggie franks, chips, cookies, soda and beer were on the menu.  With the crew fully fueled, the busses were loaded with coolers full of water, soda and beer, along with the eager participants.  In route, many stories were shared, many beers were guzzled and many people bonded.

Arriving at Comerica Park in the heart of downtown Detroit, the sky was shedding a few tears, but the determined Organic crew didn’t let that stop them.  Equipped with umbrellas and ponchos, the crew headed upstairs to their seats in section 340 and 341.  Once everyone grabbed a refreshing beverage, the first pitch was thrown and the game was underway.  Throughout the game, the entire crew cheered our Tiger’s on but that wasn’t enough for the win unfortunately.  Although our mighty Tiger’s fell short that day, they can’t say the Organic crew didn’t bring their game face; cheering them on with thunderous claps, booming yells and the ever-popular and always-encouraging wave. 

Some of the Organic crew chose to linger in Detroit after the game; not letting the loss put a damper on their celebrations.  Others piled back in the busses and headed to back to the Organic office with their heads held high.  The crew kept the beer flowing as they wrapped up an eventful day at Comerica Park.  The day was a success and there was fun had by all.  Thank you to everyone for making this event all it turned out to be! 

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Anne/Debbie