Team
Building
Party Pals Team Building now offers
more choices!
Lynne Bath is our new Director
of Team Building! Lynne has planned
events for Biogen, Qualcomm, Sony
and the Delta Gamma Sorority.
Lynne’s goal is to make
your Team Building event one that
no one will forget! Her specialty
is personalizing your event so
it is unique and meets your specific
needs. Lynne's diverse background
as an attorney, mediator and Camp
Director gives her the experience
to create one of a kind events
for wide variety for organizations.
Summer
Camp
All of the great Party Pals inventory
will be available to create a
fun, unique experience for kids
11-15 years of age. Teens will
participate in positive risk-taking
challenges and games while learning
leadership and communication skills.
Campers will start the day with
Team Building activities such
as the 7 person bike, super mega
obstacle course and rock climbing!
The afternoon is spent chillin'
with your friends, rockin’
out on Guitar Hero on a 10' screen
or playing arcade games.
On Friday, the campers will put
the Team Building skills they
have been learning all week to
use as they aim to conquer the
High Ropes Course Adventure. Please
join us Friday afternoon for Family
bar-b-que!
Space
is limited! Weeks still available:
July 7-11 2008, 9:00 to 3:00 daily
July 21-25 2008, 9:00 to 3:00
daily
Click on the picture for more
infomation!
Click
here to learn more about Lynne
Bath our Team Building and Camp
Director
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LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER!!!
Odd title don't you think? But I think if more
people took that advice...well, things might
work out a little better. Indulge me for just
a minute...
I’d like to share a little story with
you. It may take a moment of your time, but
I think you might appreciate it. I have NEVER
put this in writing. I have told a few people
and some of those people have told me to tell
you. So, here it goes...
I used to appraise commercial real estate,
literally all over the US and also the island
of Guam. I did this for 9 years. The companies
I worked for were wonderful and through the
years I worked on some really cool projects:
rail road right of ways, golf courses, major
commercial projects, etc. Most of these were
major multi-million dollar projects; one was
a multi-billion dollar project! I say this not
to impress you but to give you a little background
to help understand where I'm coming from. You'd
think I'd be happy working on stuff like that
but you know what? I was bored. I didn't like
what I was doing. The work became very tedious
and uninspiring. I just didn't want to do it
anymore. Not a great place to be in actually.
I was convinced that I wanted to stay in the
commercial real estate industry; I just didn't
want to appraise commercial property anymore.
I was actively looking for jobs in the real
estate industry when a friend of mine, Greg
Welker, asked me to consider working for him
at Party Pals. I have to tell you here that
I have known Greg since college (San Diego State).
In fact his older brother was one of my roommates
at SDSU and continues, along with Greg, to be
one of my best friends. Anyway, Greg and Hans
Petermann had started Party Pals back in 1994.
It was now 1997 and Party Pals had begun establishing
itself in San Diego County and wanted to expand
outside the county in a big way. I grew up in
the LA area and had some contacts there. I also
had various contacts in Las Vegas and a few
other markets. However, when Greg approached
me, I was thankful but completely blew it off.
I had no sales experience and no interest in
his offer. Again, I thought my future was in
real estate. In the mean time, I told my parents
about Greg's offer.
Trying to make a long story somewhat shorter,
my mother called me in April of that year (1997)
and asked me to come and visit her and my dad.
They had something they wanted to talk to me
about in person. Now, I have to tell you, my
mom and dad were very religious and faithful
people...not whacked out zealots, just very
faithful and wonderful people who had a deep
faith in God. So, I went to down to visit them.
Here's what happened...
My mom told me that they had prayed about my
situation and they thought I should take the
job Greg had offered me. I know this is going
to sound corny, but because of my respect for
my mother and her faith, I said “OK, I’ll
tell Greg yes.” Without a second thought,
and I mean that, once my mother suggested I
take the job, I had absolutely NO question as
to what my decision should be. I accepted the
job Greg and Hans had offered me.
While the journey hasn't been without its rough
patches, I have NEVER looked back. I feel totally
blessed. I love what I do. I love this industry.
I love this company, and I literally owe it
ALL to my mother. This is no joke and is not
meant to be a feel good story. It's just the
honest to God truth. My mother was close enough
to God, closer than I'll ever hope to be, to
lead her son in the direction he needed to go.
I thank her and God DAILY for that.
My mom died one month after I took this job.
I don't say that for sympathy, I say that because
I absolutely LOVE my mom. I listened to her
and because of that, I am where I am today and
I absolutely LOVE where I am. I ask God to say
Hi to her for me every day.
Moral of the story...
LISTEN TO YOUR MOM! In most cases, she really
does know best!
Take care and God bless...
Jeff Anderson
Party Pals
