Rolling on the River
Sneak in a little team building while you take on the South Fork
By Russell Nichols | From August 2007
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Every few months, longtime executives and potential leaders with Panda Restaurant Group get together for some type of outdoor team-building retreat that may include obstacle courses and relay races. But the South Fork day trip marked their first river-rafting retreat. And of the 30 company leaders nominated to attend, only a handful had been rafting before.
“This is completely new,” says Megan Griffin, instructional designer for Panda, which launched in 1983 and now has nearly 1,000 locations in 37 states. “A lot of individuals that work at Panda already have an adventurous spirit. This brings together everything they have learned all year.”
After reaching the end of the trip at Folsom Lake, Doty, Panda’s regional director from Atlanta, stands on the shore, sun-beaten and soaked. But, she claims, despite her fear of water, she would do it all over again.
“I was kind of scared at the beginning,” Doty says, “but the team made me feel comfortable. They kept checking on me to make sure I was OK.”
Online: For more information go to oars.com
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Category: Health & Fitness
Tags: american, river, paddling, outdoor
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