Our team in NYC consisted of Donny the VBS fan, who you all know and love; Roberta, the project coordinator and a vital part of our VBS marketing team; Ryan, the sound guy who toted at least 1000 pounds of sound equipment around in a backpack all over the city, and Steve, the video producer and cameraman!
Now Steve has three young boys, so as he was leaving town, he let them pick out an action figure to send with their Dad so they could be a part of our NYC trip. The boys choose Al (the alien) and his dirt bike (because it’s dangerous). And Steve gave me permission to share Al’s pics with you guys!
Our great and wonderful customer service reps (you know, the people you talk to when you call 1.800.458.2772) had a fun celebration last week! One of the games they played was named “Taxi Mayhem” – I think they came up with the game themselves! They started by making a taxi from a cardboard box.
Here’s the front:
Here’s the side:
And here’s the back:
The game worked like this: There were two holes in the taxi for two people to stick their head through. The person in the front was blindfolded and so the person in the back had to communicate with them to lead them safely through an obstacle course - which is sometimes how you feel when you get a cab in Manhattan!
Needless to say, it looks like they had a lot of fun! They did document a few of the taxi rides on video, and there’s even a wipe out that’s pretty funny. Don’t worry – no LifeWay employees were harmed in the making of these videos!
While this game may be a little rough for your little ones during Big Apple Adventure, I definitely think some preteen and student groups might have some fun with a little Taxi Mayhem!!
p.s. Did anybody notice what was hanging from the rearview mirror? A Cowbell Keychain from Saddle Ridge Ranch!!!
You guys are probably already familiar with Donny, the crazy VBS fan who tried to guess the VBS themes for the past few years. Well, this year, Donny came with us to NYC to film our Big Apple Adventure promotional video. Enjoy!
It’s official – this blog has changed from the “official unofficial Lifeway VBS blog” to the “official LifeWay VBS blog.” All my renegade days of blogging are over and we now have another blogger who is joining me in the fun. Meet Jerry Wooley, AKA the vbs guy!
Jerry is the VBS Ministry Specialist here at LifeWay and is responsible for the planning and executing the VBS training plan that happens through State and Associational VBS leaders. He also plans the VBS Preview Events, answers questions that are sent in from customers all over the world about VBS, and much more.
I’m so glad to have Jerry as a new blogger. And how about his t-shirt? That’s the leader shirt for 2011 – a baseball type shirt. Do you like?
p.s. with our new “official” status, a redesign of the blog is in the works! Look for it in the next few weeks. . .
Inquiring minds want to know . . . if you could create your own VBS theme, what would it be? Let’s see if we can get 50 ideas before midnight Sunday night! AND . . . GO!
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