blueAPACHE celebrates family day

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This blueAPACHE post reports: Last weekend, blueAPACHE hosted our annual family day in the Mornington Peninsula. Every year in February, staff along with family, are invited to the home of blueAPACHE Managing Director, Chris Marshall for a casual, relaxed afternoon of family friendly festivities. Published in 2017. Figures, product names and event details reflect that time; for current information see the linked service pages.

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Last weekend, blueAPACHE hosted our annual family day in the Mornington Peninsula. Every year in February, staff along with family, are invited to the home of blueAPACHE Managing Director, Chris Marshall for a casual, relaxed afternoon of family friendly festivities. This year the young ones had a lot to look forward to – face painting, balloon twisting, tennis, piñata and more!

“This was my first family day event and we all had a great time”, said Hayden, who recently joined the service delivery team. “My son got a Spiderman painting on his face and was so thrilled. We loved it!” “It’s a great family event and I always look forward to it”, said Grant, a senior projects engineer who just completed his fifteenth year with blueAPACHE. “When we started this tradition back in 2008, we were a very small team. Today, with almost 80 staff, events such as this are all the more important to get to know the people we work with.” The day brings together the team from all over Australia and is an ideal opportunity for our interstate colleagues to meet and reconnect with one another. “It was good to finally meet the rest of the team”, said Alen, who is based out of Sydney. “I’ve been dealing with many of them over emails and phone. It was nice to put faces to familiar names and build relationship on a personal level outside of the work environment.” The surprise activity for the day was the very entertaining (even more so for spectators), Bubble Soccer! A game that involves players being strapped into a zorb ball and running around playing a full contact game of soccer. There was fierce competition, a few sore backs and a lot of laughs. There was also a raffle and the lucky winners, Regina, Dean, Nathan and Jenni went home with massive gift hampers full of goodies. “It was really nice to be invited to Chris’ house”, said Regina. I’m glad we are creating a family friendly environment. I know that now, and going forward, family remains an important part of life at blueAPACHE.” With more than 100 guests attending, this was our biggest family day yet, and all indicators are towards an even bigger event next near. “No matter how big we grow, we are committed to never losing our core values of agility and a passion for customer service”, said Chris. “The success we enjoy today would not be possible without the dedication of this team – and for that, I’m sincerely grateful.” blueAPACHE family day blueAPACHE family day blueAPACHE family day blueAPACHE family day blueAPACHE family day blueAPACHE family day blueAPACHE family day

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Where and when is blueAPACHE's annual Family Day held, according to this 2017 post?

Family Day is held every February at the Mornington Peninsula home of blueAPACHE managing director Chris Marshall, described in the post as a casual, family-friendly afternoon.

When did the Family Day tradition begin and how large was blueAPACHE at that time?

Senior projects engineer Grant, marking his fifteenth year with the company, said the tradition began in 2008 when blueAPACHE was a very small team, compared with almost 80 staff by 2017.

What was the standout activity at the 2017 Family Day?

The standout activity was Bubble Soccer, in which players were strapped into zorb balls for a full-contact game of soccer, described as very entertaining for spectators.

How many guests attended the 2017 Family Day and who won the raffle?

The post reports more than 100 guests attended, the biggest Family Day yet at that point, with raffle winners Regina, Dean, Nathan and Jenni taking home gift hampers.

Is the information in this post still current?

No. It reports on an event from February 2017 and reflects blueAPACHE's staff numbers and traditions as they stood at that time; for the current position see the linked service pages rather than treating this post as up to date.

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What is blueAPACHE's family day event?

blueAPACHE's family day is an annual event held every February in the Mornington Peninsula, where staff and their families are invited to the home of blueAPACHE Managing Director Chris Marshall for a casual, relaxed afternoon of family-friendly festivities, including activities like face painting, balloon twisting, tennis, and a piñata.

When was the family day tradition at blueAPACHE started, and how did the company describe its growth since then?

The family day tradition began in 2008, when blueAPACHE was a very small team. According to Grant, a senior projects engineer with fifteen years at the company, by the time of the article blueAPACHE had grown to almost 80 staff, making such events even more important for team members to get to know one another.

What was the surprise activity at the blueAPACHE family day described in the article?

The surprise activity was Bubble Soccer, a game in which players are strapped into a zorb ball and run around playing a full-contact game of soccer. It was described as very entertaining, especially for spectators, with fierce competition, a few sore backs, and a lot of laughs.

How many guests attended the blueAPACHE family day mentioned in this article, and how was it characterized?

More than 100 guests attended, making it blueAPACHE's biggest family day yet, with indications pointing towards an even bigger event the following year.

Who won the raffle at the blueAPACHE family day, and what did they win?

The raffle winners were Regina, Dean, Nathan, and Jenni, who each went home with massive gift hampers full of goodies.

What did blueAPACHE's Managing Director Chris Marshall say about the company's values in relation to the family day event?

Chris Marshall said, 'No matter how big we grow, we are committed to never losing our core values of agility and a passion for customer service,' adding that the company's success would not be possible without the dedication of the team, for which he expressed sincere gratitude.

What did staff members say about the benefits of the family day for interstate colleagues?

The day brought together the team from all over Australia, giving interstate colleagues an ideal opportunity to meet and reconnect. Alen, based in Sydney, said it was good to finally meet the rest of the team in person after dealing with many colleagues over email and phone, allowing him to build relationships on a personal level outside the work environment.

When was this blog post about blueAPACHE's family day published?

The blog post was published on February 23, 2017, and has a stated read time of 3 minutes.

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