Meetings With a Mission

The Woodstock Inn & Resort in Woodstock, VT, recently introduced Meetings With a Mission, its new corporate-retreat program designed to foster community service while helping companies attain their meeting objectives.

Corporate clients can choose from three options: The Naked Table Project, Building Bikes for a Change, and Treasure Chest for Kids. Full and half-day programs can be customized for each groups’ needs.

The Naked Table Project
In conjunction with local furniture-maker Shackleton-Thomas, groups work on assembling tables made from local maple trees harvested from a sustainably managed forest. Post-construction, a forester leads participants through Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historic Park, where they will identify and tag a replacement tree for future growth. Each table includes a maple leaf inscribed with the participating company’s information. Teams can choose to keep or donate the table(s) to a charity of choice. Each table is presented with a certificate and the GPS coordinates of the replacement tree selected.

Building Bikes for Change
Groups are divided into teams of two to five people and provided with a tool kit for the construction of a bicycle, testing communication skills. Each team has four hours to complete the construction, after which a mechanic checks the bikes for functionality. The teams then present them to the charity of their choice.

Treasure Chest for Kids
Designed to benefit The Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD) in New Hampshire, this program provides each team with a story of a CHaD patient, along with clues that will lead them on a treasure hunt to help fill a chest with toys, games, books, and other gifts. The treasure chest is then donated to the children staying in CHaD’s inpatient units. Half or full-day programs are available and include the option to have a CHaD representative speak to the group.

All Meetings with a Mission options include a facilitator, lunch, materials, a group photo, certificate, and press release, and can be customized based on budget. For additional information visit www.woodstockinn.com or call the sales department at 802-457-6632.