August 25, 2009
Watching it on TV is not the same as experiencing the Amazing Race first hand. Exceptional. That's how we'd describe Toronto's Summer Social August 5, 2009.
Our blueprint for the Organic Amazing Race was ambitious. Not helicopters and far flung destinations ambitious, but ambitious nonetheless. The other facilitators and I worked to make sure all of the details were in order. We sought approval to use various stores as pit stops. Some required carefully worded emails to Regional Operations Managers while others required translators to communicate with employees who spoke little to no English.
Finally came the day of the race - the weather was fantastic, all the hilariously named teams were stoked and the facilitators were well organized. The pit stop challenges did a great job spacing out our teams and making for a fast paced race, a few facilitators' foibles fueled resourcefulness, and man, do we have a creative bunch in Toronto!
After a gigantic BBQ, we corralled the T.O. Organics in to present their pit stop tasks - all related closely to our work here at O. Whether it was the thrill of competition, running around the city, deciphering clues or experiencing our clients afresh, somehow each team brought something amazing in pitching their presentations.
Fortunately our expert judging panel (Paula only cried twice!) was able to separate out the bizarre from the side-splitting and the blah from the great.
The only trouble - how do we top this NEXT year? ...stay tuned.
The refined (ok, that's debatable) after-party took us across the street to a sweet little roof-top patio on Adelaide. We were all fashionably dressed in our finest whites (ok - maybe not our finest), tactfully sampling the spirits offered (ok - there could have been some beer guzzling) and reliving the adventures from the day...
Organic trivia, Nike fashion show, a roti debacle (Where was that clue? Certainly NOT inside Tomas' roti!!!), a hike to the only BAC tower in Canada followed by the birth of some amazing creative (ok, by amazing I really mean slightly questionable, severely warped and LOVED BY ALL!).
Thanks to those who organized. We had a blast!
-- Nicole Russel and Lorne Smith
Toronto's Summer Party: Amazing Race!
Watching it on TV is not the same as experiencing the Amazing Race first hand. Exceptional. That's how we'd describe Toronto's Summer Social August 5, 2009.Our blueprint for the Organic Amazing Race was ambitious. Not helicopters and far flung destinations ambitious, but ambitious nonetheless. The other facilitators and I worked to make sure all of the details were in order. We sought approval to use various stores as pit stops. Some required carefully worded emails to Regional Operations Managers while others required translators to communicate with employees who spoke little to no English.
Finally came the day of the race - the weather was fantastic, all the hilariously named teams were stoked and the facilitators were well organized. The pit stop challenges did a great job spacing out our teams and making for a fast paced race, a few facilitators' foibles fueled resourcefulness, and man, do we have a creative bunch in Toronto!
After a gigantic BBQ, we corralled the T.O. Organics in to present their pit stop tasks - all related closely to our work here at O. Whether it was the thrill of competition, running around the city, deciphering clues or experiencing our clients afresh, somehow each team brought something amazing in pitching their presentations.
Fortunately our expert judging panel (Paula only cried twice!) was able to separate out the bizarre from the side-splitting and the blah from the great. The only trouble - how do we top this NEXT year? ...stay tuned.
The refined (ok, that's debatable) after-party took us across the street to a sweet little roof-top patio on Adelaide. We were all fashionably dressed in our finest whites (ok - maybe not our finest), tactfully sampling the spirits offered (ok - there could have been some beer guzzling) and reliving the adventures from the day...
Organic trivia, Nike fashion show, a roti debacle (Where was that clue? Certainly NOT inside Tomas' roti!!!), a hike to the only BAC tower in Canada followed by the birth of some amazing creative (ok, by amazing I really mean slightly questionable, severely warped and LOVED BY ALL!).
Thanks to those who organized. We had a blast!
-- Nicole Russel and Lorne Smith
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