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Gary Murray, director of sales and mar- keting, said Normandy Farm is IACC (International Association of Confer- ence Centers)-certified, meaning that value and client satisfaction are the staff’s top priorities. “We have rooms for 5 to 500 attendees, and offer class- room, conference, U-shaped and the- ater-style rooms that are all up-to-date and adaptable to the specific require- ments of each group.”


Tokio Marine, which was founded as Japan’s first non-life insurance compa- ny in 1879, has expanded into overseas insurance and life insurance markets. Now a global


insurance group


engaged in a wide assortment of busi- nesses, the company had a choice of just about anywhere to hold its retreat. Normandy Farm was selected for a multi-day retreat that included a week of meetings and private dinners at the on-site restaurant. The grounds of the property served as the backdrop for a hot air balloon launch, as well.


Le Pain Quotidien, which is French for “the daily bread,” is a bakery-restaurant group that was founded in Brussels in 1990. Now an international chain of bakery-restaurants, it serves a variety of bakery goods, coffee drinks and a dine-in food menu. So, when attendees from Le Pain Quotidien - known for its food quality and use of organic and fresh ingredients - took part in a retreat here, the staff at Normandy Farm want- ed to provide them with an experi- ence that was consistent with the com- pany’s consumer brand.


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Fresh-squeezed juices were served at every meal, and all organic and local ingredients were used in preparing each dish. In addition, the staff designed a custom, sommelier-narrat- ed wine dinner that paired Normandy Farm’s in-house culinary creations with organic wines. Afterward, the attendees retreated to the outdoor ter- race to relax around the fire pit.


“We offer a cozy, historic venue full of personality and charm that you just can’t find at a typical, more sterile property,” said Murray. “We back it up with an IACC-certified facility and our own team of enthusiastic profession- als, who ensure that nothing is over- looked from start to finish.”


The property, which recently under- went a $2 million renovation, is easily accessible to Philadelphia and the sur- rounding area.


Camelback Resort Lodge and Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark in Tannersville in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, offers a variety of indoor and outdoor activities for team building events. Tandem (two-person) snow tubing, scavenger hunts, aerial rope courses, rock walls, laser tag, mini bowling, as well as “paint and sip” group pottery painting, culinary chal- lenges, casino games, Olympic-style challenges and more. Of course, old- fashioned fun with games like giant Jenga and corn hole are popular, too.


Groups also can participate in Ricochet, a fast-paced, multi-event team competition that incorporates competition,


teamwork, creativity,


decision-making and problem-solving skills by offering from 12 to 15 activi- ties at stations all being run simultane- ously. Because of the various activities, it allows attendees with a wide range of abilities to participate and compete.


For an activity that’s sure to be unfor- gettable, the Tree Tops Course features participants suspended high in the trees who can climb with varying chal- lenges designed for differing skill lev- els. Team members must navigate swaying bridges, wobbly logs, zip lines, vertical cargo nets, ladders, high wires and more.


Attendees will find it hard to resist the rides on the Appalachian Express mountain coaster, the new Pocono Pipeline Alpine Slide, the Soaring Camel 4,000-foot zip flyers, the 1,000-


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