Zoo Brew Beer Garden at Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, PA


The Great Outdoors


For those looking to engage in out- door adventure high off the ground, Elmwood Park Zoo (EPZ) in Norris- town, PA offers the excitement of Treetop Adventures, says EPZ mar- keting associate, Chelsea Nejbauer.


"Treetop Adventures features chal- lenge games and zip lines that span up to 50-feet above the ground in the trees of Elmwood Park Zoo - not to mention it’s Pennsylvania's only lo- cation to zip line over live animal ex- hibits,” exclaims Nejbauer. “Team building at Treetop Adventures gives you and your fellow team an oppor- tunity to work together as you com- plete a course in the trees amongst other various group activities."


Team building at Treetop Adven- tures requires groups to rely on their communication, problem solving, group decision-making, and team- work skills in order to accomplish goals and complete challenges, Ne- jbauer states. “Treetop Adventures believes that stepping outside the workplace for team building engages employees and allows them to form a stronger bond making it the ideal destination for organizations, schools, camps and teams!"


For those interested in winding down with a cold beer after a day of


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ziplining, Treetop Adventure partici- pants ages 21+ can enjoy a Happy Hour special during day functions, lounging at the Zoo Brew Beer Gar- den after completing the adventure course.


"At night, groups can zip the zoo in the dark with Treetop Adventures’ Night Adventure,” notes Nejbauer. “Groups can experience all the thrills of the zipline and ropes courses with the added challenge of darkness, navigating through a sec- tion of our Treetop Zoofari course equipped with a headlamp."


For attendees who prefer to keep their feet on the ground, a trip to Bluestone Country Club in Blue Bell, PA would be a great choice for team building activities that are anything but ordinary.


"Being outside immediately changes the environment of being in a cubi- cal or in a board room. It opens up so many more possibilities for team building than when surround by brick and mortar,” observes Kristofer J. Fair, CMM, general man- ager for Bluestone Country Club.


"We have a unique concept that combines an ‘Escape Room’ with a golf course,” he explains. “It’s about two hours long with multiple chal- lenges to conquer with fun mixed in along the way. In ‘Escape the


Course,’ your team doesn’t have to know how to play golf. Your staff will have to rely upon one another to mix thoughts with trust. They are grouped in foursomes and will en- counter laughter and learning along the way. In the end they will be closer, trust one another more, and learn about themselves."


"Our 'Escape the Course' is by far the most innovative team building program available in the Philadel- phia area,” asserts Fair. “Our team building is more about goals than it is nine holes of golf... Three-person slingshot golf shots, blindfolded put- ting, on course challenges such as your cart being locked until your team solves a challenge. You will need input from everyone on the team before the nine holes come to an end. Your group will leave ener- gized, closer, and more appreciative of one another."


Trust is by far the number one goal to any team building function, Fair explains. “With trust comes respect and loyalty. Corporate team building isn’t a game - it is a real psychologi- cal practice of seeing possible solu- tions from a 360-degree viewpoint. Learning that one person doesn’t have all the answers in an organiza- tion is so important. Understanding that it’s the teamthat matters. And realizing that there is always a solu- tion."


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