MWH, a leading environmental resources company, hosted a great Build-A-Bike Team Building Event on their property in Broomfield, Colorado, just outside Denver. MWH is an important international company in and this event showed they have a heart for their work, their company and the community. The participants gave part of their annual meeting time to have some fun getting better acquainted with each other and making a difference in the lives of children. Along the way they experienced important lessons in communications, collaboration, team building and facilitation.

The Build-A-Bike gave them time to work together having fun, sharing laughs and solving problems. The first activity had them splitting into teams and tackling asks that they could complete by themselves. The activity is designed to help them work together as a team to solve problems and finish some tasks that rely on recognizing the talents of each other and putting them into practice. In the completion of the task they see each other in a different than usual setting, get to know each other better, and share a lot of laughs with the whole group.

The next activity used strategic methods to get the teams to work with other groups. Reluctant at first, each group recognized the need to solicit help and give helop for each group to be able to finish the assignment- building bikes for children. The first activity called for them to use the talents within their immediate group, the final event caused them to go outside their group to get help from others that had the resources to help them. It also meant they had to be available to help others who needed the resources they had acquired. The final result was that 8 bikes were constructed and given to children form the local agency “A Precious Child”. The children were present at the end of the program to accept the 8 bikes, which made for a great ending to a great Build-A-Bike Event.

Everyone likes to feel like they contribute to their community. For a company, like MWH with Global connections, to bring their people together for an event like this- it not only gives the individuals an opportunity to contribute, but the company as well. This helps the individuals to feel good about the contributions, as well as their company. The individual and the company working together to make a difference for kids, their families and the communities they live in. This event is a win-win-win situation. The individuals benefit, the company benefits, and the receiving children, their families and their community benefit. The Build-A-Bike Team Building Event provides a great opportunity for everyone.