Meeting Enhancements

Brainstorming Enhancements

The Puzzler	$10.00 per person
Classic puzzles stimulate the brain. Spark brainpower in your group with The Puzzler, where different points of view are needed to create the best ideas. Includes: *Magic Cube *Nine Dot Challenge *Classic Solitaire *Matching Game *Jigsaw Puzzle *Word Puzzle *Plus others!

Energizer!	$10.00 per person
Quick group activities, icebreakers and a real break from the norm invigorates groups and enhances your meeting with an energizing new approach. Includes: *"The Big Book of Business Games" *Ready-Made Activities

Creative Thinker

$10.00 per person

Step out of the rigid confines of the office and play together. It opens up a whole new world of ideas for your team to explore. We'll bring in bins full of toys to stimulate thinking. Our special treats boost energy while you indulge your creative spirits with crafting tools. Everything your team of at least 15 people needs to enhance their creativity is here. *Tons of toys: Slinky, balls, jacks, and others *Your favorite candy and treats: Fire Balls, Jaw Breakers and Tootsie Rolls, just to name a few *Creative crafting tools: Paper-covered tables, markers, pens, crayons, drawing paper, scissors, glue and more!

Team Building Enhancements

Gardening to Greatness

$175.00 per person

Get your hands dirty! Most organizations use that term in reference to a project, but Cherry Valley Lodge wants your team to actually get dirty. This new approach to cultivating organizational growth uses the parallels of gardening and teambuilding to push your group to the next level. Led by our very own Arbor Master and Professional Facilitator, your program includes: *Three hours of hands-on gardening & team training with Cherry Valley Lodge Arbor Master *Each participant's own take-home mini garden *A Team Garden to take back to the office *Professional facilitator to help achieve group goals

Picture Perfect or Nature's Wonders Scavenger Hunt

$see below for pricing per person

Entertain your organization while bringing your team closer together. A minimum of five teams compete in a unique scavenger hunt where every item - and every team member - is captured in pictures. Your ready-made Scavenger Hunt includes: *Polaroid One-Step Instant Camera (yours to keep!) *Three rolls of Polaroid 600 film *Foam board & push pins to display pictures and verify winners *Scavenger kit & instructions to get teams going with special task challenges to boost team development Scavenger Package $125/team Includes above listed items Snap Shot Package $150/team Includes listed items, plus five (5) $25 Cherry Valley Lodge Gift Certificates for Team Prizes Picture Perfect Package $175/team Includes listed items, plus five (5) $50 Cherry Valley Lodge Gift Certificates for Team Prizes

Office Olympics

$see below for pricing per person

Nothing builds teams and improves communication like a little healthy competition. Let Independent Meeting Initiatives, Inc. set the stage for your Office Olympics. This fun-filled day offers new perspective on your team members. Office Olympics includes: *Trivia Challenge *Paper Airplane Competition *Office Chair Relays *Nerf Basketball *Paper Clip Art Competition *Big Foot Relay *And more! Bronze Medal Package $75/participant Includes all items listed above Silver Medal Package $100/participant Includes all items listed above, plus a $25 Cherry Valley Lodge award gift certificate for all team members Gold Medal Package $125/participant Includes all items listed above and a professional facilitator to coach you to teambuilding victory

Competitors Challenge

$see below for pricing per person

This wild and competitive event offers the perfect environment to boost your energy and push team participant in healthy competition. Includes: *Sumo Challenge - Two people at a time suite up and wrestle sumo-style *Tug-O-War - Teams pull their way to victory across a muddy pond *Giant Tricycle Racing - Race to the finish with a twist: your group is on oversized tricycles Challenge Package $75/participant Includes all items listed above Fight to the Finish Package $100/participant Includes all items above, plus a $25 Cherry Valley Lodge award gift certificate for all team members Victory Package $125/particpant Includes all items listed above and a professional facilitator

Adventure Playground Medieval Face Off

$see below for pricing per person

The Medieval Face Off gives your group the perfect combination of friendly opposition, using contention and rivalry as motivators and a great break from routine. Your group leaves with a sense of camaraderie after your Face Off, with includes: *Across-the-Pond Tug-O-war *Gladiator Joust *Medieval Cloak Team Costumes Crusaders Package $75/participant Includes all items listed above Rivals Package $100/participant Includes all items listed above , plus $25 Cherry Valley Lodge award gift certificates for all team members

Disc Golf

$see below for pricing per person

Get outdoors and indulge in an awesome team building activity. Stimulate your organization while bringing your team closer together with Disc Golf at Cherry Valley Lodge. Includes: *Nine holes of Disc Golf *Score Cards *Cherry Valley Lodge Discs *Fanny Packs *Snacks Daytime Golf $50/particpant Includes items listed above Lighted Night Golf $65/participant This great evening activity includes items listed above, plus Glow Sticks and Head Band Light.

Desert Survival 101

$125.00 per person

This outstanding teambuilding event is ideal for groups of 15 to 50. The scene: your group's airplane makes an emergency landing in the desert. Temperatures swell to 100 degrees. Just a few items survived in the crash. Figure which ones can help rescue the team. Evaluate your success individually and as a team. This high-energy activity reinforces team interaction. Also available: Jungle Survival 101, Sea Survival 101 & Reef Survival 101. Your survival 101 Package includes: *Four hours of teambuilding programs with icebreakers *All materials including audiovisual *Themed decorations

Go Team Go

$125.00 per person

More than just training, true coaching is the key to improving employee relations and productivity. Here, you're asked by the Big Leagues to help their top team - one with a history of success - overcome this season's struggles. Work individually; then as a team, to discover winning coaching skills and behaviors. Team Leaders will learn to increase morale, employee retention and team effectiveness. Your package includes 2 hours of facilitation and all materials needed to reach and motivate your coaches.

Who Moved My Cheese?

$125.00 per person

Today, the only thing constant is change. Learn the dynamics of change though the lessons of "Who Moved My Cheese?". This perennial bestseller offers an amusing and enlightened story with a serious message: Manage change or become a victim of it. Enjoy less stress and more success in all your aspects of life through the benefits of Who Moved My Cheese?. (20 person minimum.) Includes: *Three hours facilitation *"Who Moved My Cheese?" book for each participant *Cheese, crackers and snacks for inspiration

Recipe for Success

$see below for pricing per person

Step out of your comfort zone and become a more productive team. Independent Meeting Inititatives' unique, fun and result-driven Recipe for Success program creates harmony, cultivates creativity and communication. Challenge your organization as you work together to prepare and serve a gourmet meal.Enhance your results with our chef facilitator and a Cherry Valley Lodge signature apron. Cooks $200/participant Includes Soup, Salad, Entree, Dessert and Wine Sous Chefs $225/participant Includes Soup, Salad, Entree, Dessert, Wine and Professional Facilitator Executive Chefs $275/participant Includes Soup, Salad, Entree, Dessert, Wine, Professional Facilitator and Cherry Valley Lodge signature apron

Murder Mystery

$125.00 per person

Work as a team and as individuals to solve this high-energy who-done-it. Team members learn to deal others who may have conflicting agendas or objectives, with some characters trying to sidetrack others into making deals and taking bribes. This unique dinner program lasts two-to-four hours, with its entertaining conclusion revealing the true "murderer." (20-person minimum.) Includes: *Gourmet dinner *2-4 hours of facilitation *Decadent dessert *Teambuilding & communication awareness building

Road Warriors Workshop	$75.00 per person
This active experience arms your organization with the skills necessary to lead a highly effective team, promoting teamwork and moving toward innovation, creativity, effectiveness and efficient deployment of teamwork. This program is a powerful hands-on workshop that teaches a bold team process through participation. Choice for individuals and teams is contrasted to measure synergy.

Team Effectiveness

Leadership Style	$75.00 per person
Leadership Style helps identify your personal approach to leadership, helping translate lessons from history's great leaders into meaningful tactics for today's leaders. Highly recommended for anyone seeking to increase effectiveness as a leader. Designed for front-line supervisors, mid-level managers and senior executives. For groups of 15 to 25.

Accelerated Strategic Planning	$200.00 per person
By learning the architecture of successful strategic planning processes, you learn to use creative thinking to get ideas flowing and encourage commitment at all levels. Speed up the planning process and discover how to "out think" your competitors. For groups of 15 to 18 people.

Presentation with Power

$200.00 per person

Speak Like a Leader; How to Make Any Presentation with More Power and Influence. Discover the keys to making a difference when you speak to any size group. Make your words move people to action. Our presenter offers a practical tip-filled program that demonstrates proven tools to grow your organization and take leadership skills to a higher level. Video critiques help identify the good and weed out the bad and the ugly.

Meeting Effectiveness

$125.00 per person

Role play places you as a district manager of a large retail chain, where turnover rates are escalating. You must find solutions before the problem interferes with profitability and performance. Participants work individually and as a team to build the 20 sequential action steps that are ideal for planning, organizing, conducting and concluding a productive meeting to address the turnover issue. The process teaches and reinforces proven steps to achieving effectiveness.

Basic Leadership	$125.00 per person
Effective leadership is critical for any organization. The key: come up with a clear-cut definition of leadership. Then, learn the characteristics of leadership. Discussions and hands-on activities lead to discovering the difference between management and leadership. This two-hour program benefits any group seeking to cultivate better leaders.

Train The Trainer	$125.00 per person
Training is critical for organization success. Yet it can be time consuming and costly. Boost the productivity of your training by arming your in-house trainer with all the tools for effective training techniques. This two-to four-hour program teaches the following: *Facilitation skills *Visual Aides *Openers / Closers *Adult Learning Theory *Debriefing *Platform Skills

Health & Wellness

Power of Pilates	$see below for pricing
Leaves your team refreshed and alert, with a feeling of physical and mental well-being. This celebrated exercise system improves flexibility and strength without building bulk. Not just exercise, Pilates' controlled movements engage your body and mind. Choose Beginners / Gentle Pilates or Advanced / Power Pilates. Individual Class - $75/hr Two-Person Class - $100/hr Group Class - $200/hr

Tone & Sculpt Program	$see below for pricing
Tone & Sculpt opens and works all major muscle groups and is ideal for active people, yet is flexible enough to benefit both beginners and seasoned fitness buffs. The intensity varies, toning and strengthing muscles to leave your team refreshed and ready to go. Individual Class - $75/hr Two-Person Class - $100/hr Group Class - $200/hr

Yoga For You	$see below for pricing
Yoga's psycho-physical discipline roots go back 5,000 years. Still today, posture, breathing and meditation bring deeper meaning to both our work and personal lives. Improve fitness, mental clarity, self-understanding, stress control and general well-being with Beginning / Gentle Yoga or Advanced / Power Yoga. Individual Class - $75/hr Two-Person Class - $100/hr Group Class - $200/hr

Massage Package	$35.00 per person
Not only does massage removing tension, it helps your team members work in tune with one another, increasing focus and energy. Use is as an uncommon pre-meeting icebreaker or a special reward. Includes one 10-minute chair massage and two 5-minute hand massages. Full body or longer massages available at additional charge.

Spiritual Palms	$package prices vary
The hands can be a window on our personality and the way we approach problem solving and group interaction. This unique package offers your group members with the opportunity to learn what the palm tells about their personality via spiritual medium reading - whether it's serious or just for fun. Package prices vary based on groups size and length of readings.

Garden Tour

$25.00 per person

The Cherry Valley Lodge vision was to create an extraordinary haven with a relaxed atmosphere, yet impeccable service and surroundings. Key to that naturally tranquil environment is our spectacular botanical collection, making Cherry Valley Lodge the nation's only hotel designated as an official Arboretum & Botanical Garden. Enjoy having invigorating walk through the Cherry Valley Lodge gardens, enhanced by insightful comments from our Arbor Master and delectable snacks. Groups of all sizes welcome.

Office Aids

Office Assistant

$45.00 per person

One of the most difficult challenges of having an off-site event is carting all your office supplies to the site. Now you don't have to! Enjoy having all the comforts of your office delivered right to you banquet room. We've thought of everything, including: *Binders *Binder Pockets Pens & Highlighters *Stapler, Ruler & Scissors *File Folders *Paper Clips *Notebook *Colored Index Cards *Plus, much more!

Brain Food Enhancements

Campfire Cookout	$15.00 per person
(Seasonal & Weather Permitting) Roast hot dogs over an open fire, potato chips, s'mores and assorted snacks

Summer Break	$5.95 per person
Lemonade, iced tea, fresh fruit & home-baked cookies

Winter Break	$5.95 per person
Fresh-baked oatmeal cookies, apple cider & a basket of crisp apples

Ice Cream Time Break	$7.25 per person
Scoops of gourmet ice cream and all the trimmings. Add bananas foster or Cherries Jubilee for just $4.00 more per person (plus $50 culinary fee)

Chocolate Lover's Delight Break	$7.25 per person
Chocolate chip cookies, brownies, Hershey's chocolate bars & hot cocoa

Stress Breaker Break	$8.95 per person
Sliced fresh fruit, assorted yogurt, granola bars & fruit juices

Candy Break	$ per person
Everyone's favorite candy bars' Milky Way, Snickers, M&Ms, Hershey Bars, Bottled Water & Sodas

Sweet & Salty Break

$ per person

Mini pretzels, potato chips, popcorn, Snickers, & Milky Way Bars, bottled water & sodas. Plus, we can add any of the following Soft Pretzels Tortilla Chips Potato Chips Pretzels Popcorn Salsa French Onion Dip Individual Bags of Chips & Pretzels Mixed Nuts Granola Bars Power Bars Rice Crispy Bars Cherry Valley Gourmet Snack Mix Individual Yogurts Dove Bars Toll House Ice Cream Sandwiches Dole Frozen Fruit Bars Candy Bars (Try them frozen!) Seasonal Whole or Sliced Fruit Individual Oatmeal

Customized Enhancements

Teambuilding & Other Enhancements

Independent Meeting Initiatives, Inc has assembled a limitless library of the top speakers, facilitators and programs. We'll customize programs to fit your goals and needs. Here are just a few examples of programs we've developed to help other organizations move toward greatness. *Time Management *Continuing Education *Technical Skill & Computer Training *Management & Leadership Training *Certificate Programs *Entertainment *Conflict Management *Budgeting & Financial Planning

Memorable Enhancements
Make your event extra special with Cherry Valley Lodge Signature items...the perfect prize, reward or memento of your event. We offer: *T-Shirts *Golf Shirts *Luxury bathrooms *Beach towels *Coffee mugs *Signature wine or champagne *Specialty gourmet food *Golf towels, tees & balls *Turn-down service *Gift Certificates *And much more!