Company Events
Holiday Party Planning on a Budget
We know that the holidays are fast approaching. We’re all watching our pennies, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t host a holiday party for employees and still keep it all in the budget!
Click here for 20 great Cost Effective Tips to having a Budget Friendly Company Holiday Party.
However limited your party budget, it will serve you well to show your appreciation for your workers’ year-long efforts in some tangible and merry-making manner; to celebrate together in a social rather than business atmosphere. This goes a long way toward making workers feel valued and helps them bond with one another, a good step toward team-building and improving morale.
That’s why we’ve brainstormed on how you can host a party and still save. Whether you hold your holiday party on or off company premises, there are many ways for you and your employees to have a frolicking good time without ”breaking the bank.”
Whatever you do to celebrate the holidays this season, keep these tips in mind for your next party, and you can throw a successful one without much cash.
Tip # 10 - Ordering from the menu saves time and money. For many Caterers, their Chefs carefully plan menus to inspire, stay balanced, and with a specific budget in mind. When starting from scratch, often times, a great idea becomes much larger of a process to execute than planned. This creates additional expense to the Caterer and therefore is passed on to the client.
Here are 2 great menus to choose from:
Click here for our CRAVE HOLIDAY LUNCH BUFFET MENU
Click here for our CRAVE HOLIDAY APPETIZER MENU
Happy holidays!
Welcome SolarWorld!
Last Saturday hundreds of guests gathered for the open house at SolarWorld to learn more about the factory, the company and solar energy.
The new SolarWorld $440 million plant will be home to SolarWorld Industries America headquarters for SolarWorld AG of Germany, one of the largest solar-cell producers in the world. The plant just opened last Friday, October 17, and by 2011 it is expected to produce material each year capable of generating enough electricity to power 80,000 U.S. homes.
This translates in to $400 million directly invested in Oregon’s economy, 1,000 new jobs by 2011, and will allow us to set an example in affordable and efficient energy alternatives.
We celebrated with grilled Hamburgers and Hot Dogs, (and Veggie Burgers!), German Sausage, Sauerkraut, Beans in Red Chile Sauce, Grilled Veggies, Artisan Bread with Whipped Butter, accompanied with all the mixings! Chocolate Chip and White Chocolate Chip Cookies for dessert, and plenty of fresh Strawberry Lemonade and Iced Tea made it an amazing meal!
Read the article in the Portland Tribune about their move to Hillsboro by clicking here.
Premier Bride Third Anniversary Party
This last Tuesday, we provided the food and refreshments for our friends at Premier Bride for their Third Anniversary party! All sorts of local businesses that work in the wedding industry were there including photographers, event planners, florists, djs and more. And we fed them all!
The night started out with some networking, refreshment served up by our very own Tessa, and a buffet table lined with Caesar Salad, Crawfish Cakes, Collard Greens, Corn Bread, White Rice, Shrimp & Andouille Sausage Gumbo, Chicken Alfredo, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, and Sorbet for dessert!
Next, the evening continued with a short presentation and trivia game and drawing for Premier Bride goodies, and casino entertainment by our hosts at Wild Bill’s who accommodate all sorts of fun private and corporate events from murder mystery dinners to networking events.
The next day in an e-mail, Kylee of Premier Bride said, Thank you again for providing such a fabulous meal last night!” It’s our pleasure Kylee.
Between the Pinot Noir and strawberries dipped in chocolate, a good evening was had by all. Thank you Premier Bride for inviting us to be a part of your Third Anniversary party success!