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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Bring Your Office to Catalina Island!

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By Heather P. Harvey

Corporate team-building is a key element to growing a successful company. Satisfied employees are more creative, productive and work more effectively in groups. The payoff from holding a corporate team building even is obvious; increased productivity!

Your employees spend day after day together working in the office, but they rarely get to know each other in a social setting. Stepping out from behind the desk anb playing interactive games creates a whole new dynamic for your employees. Activities like this are crucial for overcoming sterotypes and breaking free from everyday routine thinking.

Once your employees are on a level playing field, free from their hierarchies and job titles, they begin to understand the importance of being an interactive team, capable of reaching goals as a group. This is never made simpler then by picking up a ball and having some fun.

Catalina Island is an exciting destination for your corporate team-building event. The island is set up perfectly for these type of events, and it is just a short drive and ferry ride from San Diego or Los Angeles. Following are some great ideas to add to your list of team-building events, all waiting for you on Catalina Island:

Catalina Island Golf Cart Road Rally

This is not your ordinary road rally! Four person teams take to the streets of Avalon in a one of Catalina Islands famous modified golf carts, armed with a colorful local area map and a booklet of Avalon trivia. Drivers and passengers discover Catalina's rich history while exercising their teamwork skills. Each milestone is documented with a polaroid camera and points are scored as each team meets their goals. The road rally is a perfect way to explore the island, learn, and makes a great team-building experience.

Catalina Island Super Beach Sports

Get your game on in front a private beachfront club a hundred yards from the beach. The private club is capable of fully catered lunches and dinners for large groups in its restaurant. Events can include pigskin relay, gunny sack races, hula hoop toss, croquette, volleyball, Frisbee, horseshoes, water balloon toss and beach scavenger hunt. Activities can be easily customized to suit your taste. This is a great place to take over and make your own for a day!

Catalina Island Kayak Relay Races

Paddle towards victory with your partner! Easy to maneuver two-person sit-on-top ocean kayaks provide the vehicle for this popular team-building event. The safe, calm waters of Avalon Bay provide the perfect venue. Kayakers are challenged to complete sklilled maneuvers like backwards paddling while navigating a watery course. Of course, each two-person team must work together to achieve their goals. The colorful kayaks, friendly competition, sunshine and crystal clear water brings out the kid in everyone involved!

Catalina Island Golf Tournaments

No Golf Pros here! Bring the whole office to the fairway and get ready to tee off. Enough said? Golf is fun no matter who you are Unless you hate golf, in which case you get to drive the cart and have a beer " everyone loves that!

Catalina Island Mini-Golf Tournaments

Maybe golf is too much like your plans for the weekend. Then hold your event at the Catalina Island Mini-Golf course. Putting through the challenging course is a silly way to compete and have a laugh with your co-workers.

Catalina Island Jet-Ski competitions

Perhaps your employees need to be shaken up a bit! Organizing a Jet-Ski competition is something they wont soon forget, and is guaranteed fun!

Catalina island is both affordable and easy to get to, making it a prime location for your corporate event. Everyone is sure to love the ride over and a fun-filled day of unique "Island-Style" activities, delicious food and drinks.

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