Art Smart - Corporate Team Building Activity in Simi Valley

Hi everyone, this is Emma from American Outback Adventures & Events, and I wanted to share some photos and stories from one of my new favorite event, it’s called Art Smart.

This event is all about creativity. Teams get together, and with limited starting supplies, plan out what their art work is gonna look like. They then create an art quiz, and to earn additional funds to go to the supply store, where they can purchase all of the necessary tools to create their masterpiece. They get to work, all working, helping together to create the vision. Each of these had a theme. The 2 themes were either “Be Bold” or “Rise to the Challenge” and everyone’s artwork really reflected this. Teams put a lot of effort into their art and at the end, we had a gallery showing, and everyone walked around and voted for their favorite piece. This event is really great if you want a social event where people can mingle and talk. While the art is being created, everyone gets the chance to walk around the room, see what everyone else is doing and have a great time. It also works really well if you’re gonna be serving any food or drinks. This event can be accommodated in any sized room with any size group.

If you think that your team would love a creative event like this at their next event/gathering, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

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Amazing Chase - Corporate Team Building Activity in Delray Beach

On early December, we hosted our Amazing Chase for a sales team from a national tire company in Delray Beach, Florida.

The weather was sunny, warm and beautiful. It was the perfect day for a chase. The 11 teams raced throughout Delray beach, solving clues, and using GPS to navigate stops along the route. Then, they completed roadblocks and detour challenges. The challenges tested the team’s mental and physical strengths, their adaptability, and their ability to work together as a cohesive unit. In this game of speed and accuracy, it was a battle for first and second place. Ultimately, the winners were the team who completed the most challenges correctly in the best time.

Get in touch with American Outback Adventures & Events today to learn more about our Amazing Chase and find out how it can bring your group together in the city of your choice.

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Cake Creators - Corporate Team Building Activity in Las Vegas

Hi, this is Emma from American Outback Adventures & Events, here to talk a little bit about one of the most delicious events we have. This is the Cake Creators event.

In this event, teams get to taste their decorating skills. There’s a little lesson at the beginning and then they put it to the test to see what they can come up with. They selected a great theme for this event and the cakes turned out amazing! At the end of the event, they all have learned some new skills and were really surprised by their co-workers and their creativity. The winning team’s cake was left to be eaten by everyone and all of the rest of the cakes were taken to a local food bank and shelter to be served with dinner, which was a great way to give back and not have any left over cake at the end.

If you think your company would enjoy a delicious and fun event like this one, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

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Wild Goose Chase - Corporate Team Building Activity in Scottsdale

Hi, this is Emma from American Outback Adventures & Events, just gonna share with you a little bit about our Wild Goose Chase.

This time we ran it in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. This was in old town, which was a great location for all of the fun challenges that these teams went through. The weather was perfect even though it’s winter – loved the desert for that, and there was plenty of shops, people, attractions and landmarks for the teams to select from. They competed in over 60 challenges and at the end, the team with the most points was of course awarded the victors. This all wrapped up with a nice dinner and cocktail hour where they were allowed to share stories and photos and talk about their experiences in each team.

If you think your company and co-workers would enjoy an exciting event like this one, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

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The Apprentice / Minute To Win It - Corporate Team Building Activity in Orange County

This is James from American Outback Adventures with another event update.

Today we are in beautiful, sunny southern California at the St. Regis hotel, the 5 star resort down here. We’ve been contracted by a biotech company to provide a full day of team building. Now, in the morning they chose our Apprentice program which is a beautiful, wonderful program. It involves creativity, planning, group problem solving, but ultimately, the end goal is that each team gets to put together a bike, and that bike gets to be donated to a child here in Orange County, or if we did it in your town, it would be donated to a child in your area. So it’s a great way to support the community, it’s a great way to explore team concepts with your team. Our charity came in, explained to the group the impact that that bike was gonna make on the demographic that they serve, and it was a touching moment, lots of heartfelt high fives, hugs, and the team definitely, definitely got a sense of what their donation was gonna do.

Now in the afternoon, after we broke for lunch, the team opted for something a little bit, I’m gonna go goofier, silly-er. These guys chose our Minute to Win It program, and let me tell you folks, the Minute to Win It program is the perfect way to just relax and let loose for an afternoon of fun team activities. If you have ever seen the TV show, you know you compete in a series of 1 minute seemingly simple challenges but you compete as an individual. With our version, we’ve taken those seemingly simple challenges and created team activities out of each one. So if your team is the team that completes the most challenges with the most number of points, you’re gonna win the Minute to Win It challenge. We had a winner today, it was a great time. Everybody left with smiles, lots of laughter.

If you’d like to book an event with American Outback Adventures, just check us out on americanoutback.net and we’ll see you on the next one.

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The Apprentice - Corporate Team Building Activity in Las Vegas

Hi, this is Emma from American Outback Adventures & Events, here to share some photos and information about our recent ApprenticeBike Build in Las Vegas.

This event was held at the SLS hotel which was a great unique venue, really helpful and on top of it. The excitement in this event began with over a hundred and sixty participants. We had 23 bikes that we’re building for a local Nevada charity. At the end of this event, the charity came out and spoke a little bit about what it means to them and the kids to be receiving these bikes. Everyone in the crowd was impressed with the charity and the work that they have done over the course of the 3 hours. The bikes looked amazing and they were going to a great home.

If you think that your company would enjoy a great community building, team building activity like this one, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

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Team Pursuit / Crime Investigators - Corporate Team Building Activity in Houston

This group of professionals kicked off their day with our Team Pursuit activity before the start of their meeting.

It was the perfect way to break down barriers, to get participants thinking and moving and to energize the team at the start of the day. The teams battled each other and raced against the clock to earn points by completing challenges in 4 categories – Mental, Physical, Skill and Mystery, all using our smartphone app. Following their meeting later in the afternoon, the group shifted into detective mode for our Crime Investigators event. After a quick briefing to learn about forensics and to collect their dossiers detailing the suspects and crime scenes, teams explored the nearby Hilton hotel and surrounding area, searching for clues and evidence to solve the case. Each team was cast with determining the motive, suspects, and other details and they all got their roles as detectives.

Get in touch today to find out more about Team Pursuit, Crime Investigators, and our other events. Learn how to take your team to the next level with American Outback Adventures & Events.

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The Apprentice - Corporate Team Building Activity in Redmond

Hi, it’s Jules with another corporate event update with American Outback Adventures & Events.

Today we were in Redmond, Washington where we hosted a custom Apprentice event for a large technology company. Their goal was to customize our event to fit their theme of their meetings, which was all about startup ventures. There were representatives from all over the world, Germany to China to the US. Teams were tasked to create a unique startup company name and a product name, and were asked to present their final completed bike in front of the group. We tailored our quiz to include questions about their startup theme, which gave teams the opportunity to purchase more decorative items to customize their bikes. When it came time to present, it was all hands on deck, and of course, being a technology company, they used all the resources at their disposal to create some amazing presentations on powerpoint to the group, all while showcasing their product. At the end of the event, these bikes were donated to families in the community with the help of a local organization.

If you are interested in a fun and engaging activity like this, please visit our website and speak with one of our event solutions experts to learn more.

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Wild Goose Chase - Corporate Team Building Activity in Atlanta

This is Jordan with another corporate event update from American Outback Adventures & Events.

Our latest event was a Wild Goose Chase, planned for a consultant firm from various parts of Europe. With over 10 countries competing, this truly was an event on a global scale. We have the pleasure of hosting our Wild Goose Chase in the so called capital of the south – Atlanta, Georgia. With its iconic African-American history, big ticket downtown attractions and a consolation of super restaurants. This was a gem of location and offered a new perspective on the “city too busy to hate”. The Wild Goose Chase took teams on a series of missions, throughout the downtown core. Each mission had a different difficulty level and earned teams anywhere from 1 to 10 points. Teams earn points by completing the challenges and submitting their answers through American Outback smartphone app in the form of fun photos. The day was a success as we were able to achieve the group’s 3 main goals – having fun, getting to know each other better, and being adaptable in new roles.

If you’d like to plan a memorable event for your company, please visit www.americanoutback.net and get started today. Thanks again and bye for now.

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Mission To The Moon - Corporate Team Building Activity in Columbus

Hi, this is Emma from American Outback Adventures & Events.

We have a great event that kind of fits in to the theme of space exploration, which is just so popular right now with missions to Mars. This one is called Mission to the Moon. In this one, teams are going to be tasked with building a rocket. They’re also gonna have precious cargo - an egg. This egg, after launching, must still be intact to earn them extra points. Once they designed their rockets, get materials, and build and decorate their rockets, will head out to a park to launch them. They get to launch and would not believe how high these rockets go. This is, of course, the highlight of the event. Everyone gets to test it out, see how their design goes, and calculate the trajectory and altitude. Of course, they go run over and check to see if their precious cargo has cracked. This is a great event that can be done in any location.

If you think your team would have fun with this creative and intellectual event, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

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Wild Goose Chase - Corporate Team Building Activity in New Orleans

American Outback Adventures & Events hosted a Wild Goose Chase scavenger hunt for a national pharmacy company in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The team meets twice each year and have participated in several fun, unstructured activities in the past. Our Wild Goose Chase was something new and totally different from anything they'd experienced before. Our event coordinator handled all of the details and got the team pumped up before the chase. The teams were racing around the French Quarter, Bourbon Street, and throughout the city, locating people, things and activities to photograph and earn points, all hoping to be crowned the Wild Goose Chase champions. The winning team came down to just one point. The team was so excited to find out the winners that we hosted the award ceremony right in the middle of Bourbon Street. The winning team received our gold medals, and of course, bragging rights for the rest of the night.

Get in touch today to find out how our Wild Goose Chase can take your team building event to the next level.

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Team Pursuit - Corporate Team Building Activity in Texas

Hi! This is Emma from American Outback Adventures and events.

Just sharing a little bit about the recent Team Pursuit that was run in Texas. This is another great option for indoor events, it can be done with any size group, lots of different options, and, this one kind of a throw back to when you were younger and used to play trivial pursuit. So there’s lots of different categories, this really gives everyone on the team a chance to shine. Someone might be better at puzzles while someone might be a little more creative. Working together, they will discover each teammate skills, to earn as many points possible, and of course, at the end, crowned the victors.

If you think that your company could benefit from a great flexible event like this one, please reach out.

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Code Break - Corporate Team Building Activity in Lansing

Hi everyone, this is Emma from American Outback Adventures and events.

Wanted to share one of our most brain teasing, thinking events with you, this one is called Code Break. It’s done our new American Outback app. Teams login and link it to work on different types of trivia. This could be puzzles, brain teasers math, all sorts of things. What’s great about this one is that everybody is going contribute. They all have different skills in that team they’re gonna have to rely on each other to figure out who can come up with the answer. This is a great winter event, it’s indoors, can be done any amount of people, lots of different team sizes and options for this one. It’s just great time for everybody to come together, put on their thinking cups and have a little fun with their day.

If you think that this would be a great event for your team. Please reach out.

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Wild Goose Chase - Corporate Team Building Activity in Toledo

Hi everyone, this is Emma from American Outback Adventures & Events, coming to you from Seattle, but recently, I was in Toledo, Ohio, running a Wild Goose Chase.

This one has quickly become one of our most popular events, because this one can be done almost in any location. Teams get to head out, experience the city, and put themselves inside new situations and comforts. In their team, they are going to load up a list of our app of activities, challenge, places, people, things they have to do. Their team is put to the test quickly and they have to figure out how to get all of the photos and the most points they possibly can before meeting me back at the finish. They had a great time getting to explore Toledo and at the end, of course, they came back to wonderful dinner.

If you think that your company could fit this in at their next event and have a great time, don’t forget to give us call, we’re happy to help.

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Minute To Win It - Corporate Team Building Activity in Chicago

Hi! This is Emma with American Outback Adventures and Events, here to talk a little about Chicago.

This is one of our major city, there’s so many trade shows and conventions and big business here, this one, who’s done at a huge convention center at the McCormick Place Hyatt. There was a lot of different things going on and events, but this was just one group that decided to throw a team building event during three day of conference. We came in and run our MinuteTo Win It, set everything up quickly so they could get straight to the fun. We did round robin games, competing relay style against head to head teammates. The game seem simple but once they get going, teams find out they’re a little more complicated than they originally thought. Communication is key here, also being able to adjust quickly and come up with new plans.

If you think your company, employees or co-worker would benefit from an exciting event like this, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

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Iron Chef - Corporate Team Building Activity in Aptos

Hi there, this Emma from American Outback Adventures and Events.

I just wanted to take a moment to share a recent event we had in California. Beautiful sunny weather was perfect for this outdoor event. This is one of our great Iron Chef competitions. Not only do teams get to collaborate and be creative, but they have to come up with their menu plan with the secret ingredient. Teams never know what this ingredient could be, and it’s got to be included in their appetizer, entree, dessert, and beverage. They’ve got to really work against the time, work together, and come up with what they’re gonna present the judges. It is going to be creative, delicious and inspiring. At the end of this event,  everyone is full and happy.

If you think that your company would enjoy one of these outdoor barbecue events, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

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Play It Forward - Corporate Team Building Activity in Des Moines

Hi, it’s Jules with another corporate event update with American Outback Adventures & Events.

It was a beautiful day in Des Moines, Iowa, where we hosted our Play It Forward event for a local property management company who was celebrating their 30^th Anniversary. This group had 60 participants ranging from 25 years with the company to only 4 days. So the goal for this event was to provide an opportunity for everyone to get to know their colleagues a bit better, all while giving back to their community. A community they have been such a big part of over the years. Teams made their way outside to the streets of Des Moines and had a blast completing all the random acts of kindness, they teamed up with other teams and there was even 1 team who managed to give blood as their top good deed for the day. Upon return, the group was all smiles and had plenty of fun and heart warming stories to share with each other.

If you’re interested in organizing a fun and unique team building activity like this one, please visit our website and speak with one of our event solutions experts. We are happy and excited to work with you.

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Amazing Chase - Corporate Team Building Activity in Syracuse

Hi there, Shannon here with another corporate event update from American Outback Adventures & Events.

Today we did an Amazing Chase in Syracuse, New York. This highly competitive team showed up ready to run, literally. Between their last board meeting and our team building event, every participant went back to their rooms to pack up the ties and high heels and sport their runners and sweat pants. They were ready to rock. Teams visited some fun, historic locations in Syracuse, like a home once known for its involvement in the Underground Railroad, an American art museum, and at the end, of course, the world famous dinosaur barbecue. This group aced their race today, coming in some of the quickest times this coordinator has ever seen.

To learn more about how to engage your competitive team in a fun, fast way, visit us at www.americanoutback.net

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Cake Creators - Corporate Team Building Activity in Baltimore

Hi there, Shannon here with another corporate event update from American Outback Adventures & Events.

Today we had a Cake Creators in Baltimore, Maryland. This international group was coming together for the very first time to learn about their company’s recent rebranding strategy. To reinforce their new marketing and mantras, we customized the mandatory components of their cake creations to emphasize their brand training. Teams worked quickly together to create their masterpieces. They planned ahead, strategized their budgets and resources and flexed those creativity muscles to create some fantastic, company based cakes.

To learn more about how you can use some fun at our events to reinforce your meeting messages, visit us at www.americanoutback.net

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Wild Goose Chase - Corporate Team Building Activity in Charlotte

We hosted our Wild Goose Chase scavenger hunt for a group of biotech professionals at the Marriot South Park in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This team of over 30 people, all worked in different areas around the country, and get together for team bonding twice each year. They found the Wild Goose Chase to be exhilarating, exciting, and of course, wild! The Wild Goose Chase requires teams to find and photograph people, locations and activities, all using our American Outback app on their smartphones. Teams compete to accurately complete the most challenges and earn points to win our coveted gold medals. The team with the most points is crowned the Wild Goose Chase champions.

Get in touch today to learn more about the wild fun you can have with your team in American Outback Adventures & Events’ Wild Goose Chase.

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The Apprentice - Corporate Team Building Activity in Bethesda

Hi there, Shannon here with another corporate event update from American Outback Adventures & Events.

Today we did an Apprentice here in Bethesda, Maryland. Our participants today came directly from a work day to have some drinks, fun, and give back at a local restaurant. It was a small group of about 14 people, but just because they were small in size, didn’t mean they were small in ideas. These teams created some seriously creative bike décor and marketing presentations. The intimacy of the event really brought these co-workers closer together and even the biggest skeptic left the event feeling thrilled.

To learn more about how your teams can have it all, fun and philanthropy, without having to do any of the work, visit us at www.americanoutback.net

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The Apprentice - Corporate Team Building Activity in North Carolina

We hosted our charitable team building event, The Apprentice, for a group of marketing professionals at the Durham Bulls Ball Park in Durham, North Carolina.

The Apprentice is the perfect event for a group who wants to bring their team together in a meaningful activity and to give back to their community. In this activity, teams are tasked with building, decorating, and presenting a children’s bicycle. They must strategically plan how they will complete the task within the given time and work with their strengths in order to succeed. Teams must use the limited amount of American Outback money provided to purchase all tools and decorative items they need to complete their assignment. For this event, we partnered with the East Durham Children’s Initiative to donate the bikes to children in the local community. The EDCI attended the event, shared photos with the team, and helped them to understand the impact of their donation.

Call us today to find out how you can bring your team together and give back to your community with American Outback Adventures & Events' The Apprentice.

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Crime Investigators - Corporate Team Building Activity in Bethesda

Hi there, Shannon here with another corporate event update from American Outback Adventures & Events.

Today we did a Crime Investigators in Bethesda, Maryland. We had four teams today, starting at the hotel meeting room, and visiting crime scenes from the hotel guest rooms, a parking garage down the street, and even our informant in a local café. Teams gathered evidence and worked their analytical skills to put pieces of the puzzle together and ultimately solve the crime here in Maryland.

To learn more about how to get your participants moving around and sharpening their logistical skills, visit us at www.americanoutback.net

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Crime Investigators - Corporate Team Building Activity in Greenville

This group of banking professionals met in Falls Park in Greenville, South Carolina for our Crime Investigators event.

After they learned about forensics and selected individual roles on their teams, the group left our headquarters to explore the park, visit the crime scenes, and collect evidence. The teams encountered our agents in the field, an informant, and some suspicious characters. When we met back at headquarters, the teams turned in the biological evidence they collected in the field and began piecing together the crime. Teams used time management, problem solving skills, non-linear critical thinking and collaboration to determine the motivation for the crime and the main suspects. Overall, the group found this event engaging, challenging and a great way to build trust and camaraderie amongst their colleagues.

Get in touch today to learn more about American Outback Adventures & Events’ Crime Investigators team building event.

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Minute To Win It - Corporate Team Building Activity in Little Rock

Hi there, Shannon here with another corporate event update from American Outback Adventures & Events.

Today we had a Minute To Win It in Little Rock, Arkansas. This company meant business. Every year their 11 districts compete head to head for their ultimate district trophy. This year’s reigning champs, the Little Rock Wardogs, were our event’s hosts. Teams competed feverishly in high paced challenges like “Pantyhose Stack Attack” and “Rapid Fire”. They offered team members as tribute in challenges like “Face the Cookie” and “Backflip”, and to wrap up their Minute To Win It, the 11 district managers competed head to head in a fierce game of “Chip Flip”. In the end, their Memphis district took the trophy and we look forward to our next competition with them there next year.

To learn more about how you can use some friendly competition to stir up your next conference, visit us at www.americanoutback.net

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The Apprentice - Corporate Team Building Activity in Austin

Hi there, this is Emma from American Outback Adventures & Events.

And I just wanted to let everyone know about our amazing Apprentice Bike Build event. This one was spectacular. We ran it in Austin, Texas, one of my favorite cities to go to and, what really made this event special was the charity involved. We got the Boys and Girls Club to come out, and not only did they send a representative, but they had kids come to this one. It was great timing because this event was in the afternoon, so it was after the kids got out of school, and they were able to bus them over just in time to catch all the team’s presentations. It really added that extra special element to the end of the event. All the participants got to meet the kids, have picture taken with the bikes and with the kids and really just add that give back, full circle community feeling to the end of this event. Besides, all of the participants got to know their co-workers just a little bit better, got to have a fun, creative adventurous afternoon with them and got to meet wonderful kids who received these bikes at the end of the event.

If this is something that your company would enjoy, especially at this time of year, heading into the holidays, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

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Art Of Giving - Corporate Team Building Activity in Florida

Hi there, Shannon here with another corporate event update from American Outback Adventures & Events.

Today we had a custom Art Of Giving here in Clearwater, Florida. These destination experts wanted to incorporate their conference’s destination in their event, and what’s a better theme than Gasparilla! - The weekend long, pirate themed extravaganza here every spring in Clearwater, Tampa Bay area. Teams were all decked out in their pirate gear and used their own donations, as well as American Outback provided can, boxes and craft supplies, to build themselves a Gasparilla themed sculpture. Sixteen teams out of the 18 teams we had today built some pretty phenomenal pirate ships. One team created a giant treasure chest and one team created an actual pirate. It was a phenomenal way to have some fun with benefits. We were able to donate about $2,500 worth of canned goods to a local food bank.

To learn more about how you can have it all, a fun, engaging team building event while giving back to the community, visit us at www.americanoutback.net

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Amazing Chase - Corporate Team Building Activity in Washington, DC

Hi there, Shannon here with another corporate event update from American Outback Adventures & Events.

Today we did an Amazing Chase in the country’s capital, Washington, DC. It was a hot one out there, but that didn’t stop our superstars. Teams participated in a particularly challenging course that brought them by the Smithsonian, the Washington Monument, and even the African Art Museum. These driven teams danced the traditional New Zealand dances, climbed and created the ancient Pyramids, and truly bonded and supported one another on their three mile course around the city.

To learn more about how we can create a course to bring your teams around the world, and closer together, visit us www.americanoutback.net

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The Apprentice - Corporate Team Building Activity in Salt Lake City

Hi everyone, this is Emma from American Outback Adventures & Events.

Here to share a little bit about our Apprentice Bike Build event with you. This one is great heading in to the colder season, it can be done indoors and any space. We bring all the supplies with us so that you are able to just focus on having a great event with your co-workers. This, of course, includes the charity, so these bikes go back to kids in the area, whether they be from foster kids to low income kids, many children love the gift of having a fun childhood and getting out and exercising, having a way to get to and from school or just being able to go out and ride bikes with their friends. This event is something amazing you and your co-workers can do together to feel good and give back.

If you like to plan an event like this with your group, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

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