• Easter Brunch - Sunday, April 4th, 2010 with the whole family!
  

Take the whole family out for Sunday Brunch on Easter, April 4th, 2010.  The family will delight in spending a little extra time with you and also have a wonderful time selecting from all of the wonderful items that the brunch has to offer.

Enjoy Sunday brunch in the Portland, Oregon metro area at The Monarch Hotel & Conference Center.  Brunch starts at 9:00 AM and is open until 2:00 PM.

Featured Menu

• Chef Attended Carving Station
• French toast
• Waffles
• Scrambled Eggs
• Crisp Bacon
• Link Sausage
• Country Breakfast Potatoes
• Cheese Blintzes
• Chef Prepared Omelets
• Spectacular Dessert Buffet
• Chilled Juices, Coffee and Tea

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503-652-1515 or 1-800-492-8700

Visit the Monarch Hotel website to find out more www.monarchhotel.cc

For corporate event planning, hosting a company picnic in 2010 might seem to be an impossible task. However, consider changing the approach as corporate event catering companies have flexible schedules and are ready to provide services for weekday events. Think local, like really local.  Instead of traveling to a park or event site, hold the company picnic on location. Hold the picnic on a weekday afternoon just for the employees.  This reduces the quantity of food, prizes and games that you will need to entertain your guests.

Commercial Picnic Tables

Purchase commercial picnic tables and place them in grassy areas around the work site.  You may even want to use recycled plastic picnic tables because of environmental considerations.  After the picnic the tables can remain in place for use during breaks and lunch times. The outdoor picnic tables could be used again and again.

Company Picnic Games

Select games that your employees would enjoy that are age appropriate.  Tug of War, Bingo, Putting contest or Mini Golf Course.  Use part of the warehouse or office area for a mini golf course.  This makes things interesting!  Don’t forget the dunk tank especially for those hot days!

Company Picnic Door Prizes

Keep the picnic theme going witht he door prizes.  Picnic baskets loaded with goodies; a picnic table with an umbrella; picnic basket; Weber table top BBQ; lawn chairs; coolers and a camping set.  Expand the theme to include gift certificates to the local outdoor store, a fishing trip or an overnight stay to a mountain lodge.

Company Picnic Menu

Keep the menu simple.  Just because it is a picnic doesn’t mean it has to be hamburgers and hot dogs.  Ask your catering company for some creative picnic ideas that don’t include hamburgers and hot dogs.  Fire grilled pizza, teriyaki chicken skewers, sausage fest, baked potato with chili and toppings, salad bar and submarine sandwiches.  Anything that says lunch.  The picnic is the outdoor setting.  Make sure the food is good and there is enough.

Q.  Are companies still having a picnic in 2010?

A.  The Answer is YES! Have a corporate celebration!

Just be more creative and watch the budget.  Employees will still enjoy having a company event where they can have fun.

Perhaps you are looking for something fun and festive for your holiday entertainment. So you already have the Christmas party menu planned, all of the decorations ready to go, but the event needs some Pizazz!  Try something new this year with some Jazzy Christmas Carolers.  Professional singers who really know how to light up a room.  They will put some spark in the fireplace and a song in your heart.  This one of a kind group available in quartets or octets dressed to the hilt!  If you have been good this year, they might even bring along Santa Claus! Happy New Year!

If you are in a playful mood, start planning to have Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus and the holiday elves to get everyone in the mood.  You can also have your own special Mele Kaliki Maka Polynesian celebration.

Do it yourself Santa Claus letters! Did you know that you can obtain the North Pole Postmark on a letter from Santa or on greeting cards?  Here is how to do it…

Letter from Santa

Write a letter to your child and sign it “from Santa.”  Place this letter into an envelope addressed to your child with the return address SANTA, NORTH POLE.  Pleas make sure you have a First-Class stamp affixed to the envelope.  Place that envelope into a larger envelope, with the appropriate postage, and address the larger envelope with the address below…

Christmas Cards, Holiday Cards and Christmas Greeting Cards

Write your greeting cards like you normally would.  Place the cards into their envelopes, addressed adn stamped as normal.  Either have the return address from the NORTH POLE or from you and your address.  Then place the greeting cards into a larger envelope or box, with the appropriate postage, and address it with the address below…

NORTH POLE HOLIDAY
CANCELLATION
POSTMASTER
4141 POSTMARK DR
ANCHORAGE, AK 99530-9998

Note:  This is a new address!

All mail needs to be received in Anchorage, AK, before December 15, 2009.
After that date, they should be sent via Express Mail.

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