A Texas Cookout at the Oakwyn Headquarters.
For this year’s party, we decided a Texas Cookout with good ol’ backyard barbeque vibes was in order.
The annual summer party is a chance for the Oakwyn agents to take off their ties, kick off their heels, and have some fun. The theme gives everyone a chance to dress up and be playful. This year did not disappoint; a sea of cowboy hats and wranglers came down to break cornbread, dunk their colleagues, and relax.
As part of our ongoing corporate social responsibility, we chose the BC Children’s Hospital to be the recipient of this year’s charity initiative.
For this year’s party, we decided a Texas Cookout with good ol’ backyard barbeque vibes was in order.
The annual summer party is a chance for the Oakwyn agents to take off their ties, kick off their heels, and have some fun. The theme gives everyone a chance to dress up and be playful. This year did not disappoint; a sea of cowboy hats and wranglers came down to break cornbread, dunk their colleagues, and relax.
As part of our ongoing corporate social responsibility, we chose the BC Children’s Hospital to be the recipient of this year’s charity initiative.
Oakwyn Dunks for a Good Cause
Arguably, one of the best parts of this Texas Cookout summer party was the dunk tank. We conducted an in-office poll to see who the Oakwynites would most like to see dunked in the tank, then ranked who went first by most amount of votes. People were able to pay $5 to try their hand at hitting the target with a ball, collapsing the doomed agent’s seat and plunging them into cold water.
First up was Morgan Browne, one of Oakwyn’s beloved partners. Robin Bardon, Adam Graham, Michael Uy, Voy Wong, Jeff Appelbe, Jay McCinnes, Jenny Wun, Richard Tamplin and other agents all braved the dunk tank, too. Despite the day being a bit cold, everyone who participated (fully clothed, we might add) was in great spirits and raised over $2,000.00.
On-theme Photo Wall
Our marketing agency partners AntiSocial Media Solutions created a themed photo wall, Project Manager Christine Michelle played a big part in managing the booth. “The photo wall was really fun,” said Christine Michelle. “I went in with a U-haul in the morning of. We set up a barnyard wall with a barrel, chairs, a whiskey bottle and cowboy hats so people who didn’t come dressed up could come and get their photo taken with a cowboy hat on.”
Community Bonds
We were happy to extend invitations to our friends, family and members of the community. Keeping in with Oakwyn’s family-first vibes, the event was very family and dog-friendly. Agents had a chance to have a drink, network and get to know each other’s families.
There was face painting done by Oakwyn partner Arlene Chiang and gourmet popsicles for the kids and an open bar for the adults. The food vendors were also committed to the Texas Cookout theme, providing pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw and cornbread.
It was a fantastic opportunity to strengthen the bonds between our team members and the local community.
