Aubuchon Company hosted a blindfolded maze team-building activity in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Nov. 9, 2026. About 200 Aubuchon leaders took part during the company’s 2026 Leadership Summit, THE CLIMB Summit of Service. The group gathered in the Armory at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown. Together, they packed care kits for Girls at Work, a Manchester nonprofit.
Aubuchon Company is a family-owned hardware store chain with more than 100 locations across the Northeast. The company is based in Westminster, Massachusetts, and employs about 2,000 people.
Aubuchon Leaders Navigate Mazes for Girls at Work in Manchester, New Hampshire
This was Aubuchon’s second charity event with The Leaders Institute. Last year, the company held a superhero-themed Build-A-Bike® event in Dedham, Massachusetts. This time, Aubuchon asked for a custom version of our aMAZEing Builders program. Teams took turns leading and navigating. Sighted teammates guided blindfolded coworkers through the mazes to collect items from a shopping list.
Every item on that list came from Aubuchon’s own shelves. Teams gathered painter’s tape, Star Drive screws, WD-40, Moody Bars, and snap and morph bracelets. Aubuchon’s own 5-gallon buckets served as the containers. The maze fit the summit’s theme of reps, resets, and the courage to try again. After the mazes, each team packed its bucket as a care kit for Girls at Work.
Girls at Work builds girls’ confidence through hands-on building with power tools and STEM. Aubuchon sourced every donation item itself and also gave a wide range of power tools. Then the company’s COO surprised the room with a $10,000 check for Girls at Work. We’d like to thank Jillian Montmarquet and the Aubuchon leadership team for bringing us back. We’d also like to thank Emily Jeanson and Girls at Work for the work they do for Manchester girls.
A leadership summit sticks when people learn by doing. Our team-building activities in Boston bring that same hands-on energy to groups across New England.