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VENTURE UP Client News

WINTER 2014

Q UOTES

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.

~ Albert Einstein

Being able to jump off a swing is actually a useful and meaningful thing for a child to do... those are the tests that help us understand the limits of our body. That's a positive learning experience that we deny children on a regular basis.

~ Gever Tulley

I basically have a very positive philosophy of life, because I don't feel I have anything to lose. Most things are going to turn out okay.

~ Hal Ashby

One way you can make a positive out of a negative is to put it into your work.

~ Stephen Adly Guirgis

There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

~ Dalai Lama

I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that.

~ Katie Ledecky

I'm in a hurry to get things done

I rush and rush 'till life's no fun

All I really gotta do is live and die

But I'm in a hurry and don't know why....

~ Roger Murrah and Randy VanWarmer

Did you know ?

Square watermelons

cost $82 in Japan, as opposed to $10-20 for round ones. They fit better in the fridge and are stackable ... hmmm.

Colgate translates in Spanish as: "Go hang yourself," thus posing a problem for marketing the toothpaste in Spanish speaking nations.

Montana had fewer traffic accidents when there were no speed limits.

Redheads make up 2 percent of the population, and 12 percent in Ireland. Columbus, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander the Great, and Isabella of Spain all had red hair.

Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occurred, all humans had brown eyes.

Strawberries

are not berries, but a banana is. True berries, such as blueberries and cranberries have seeds inside, whereas strawberry seeds are on the outside.

The sound of E.T.

walking was made by someone squishing their hands in Jello.

A lions roar can be heard from five miles away.

Venture Up clients include 21 of 25 "Best companies to work for" in Latin America:

1. Google
2. Microsoft
3. Kimberly Clark
4. Telefónica
5. Accor
6. McDonald's
7. Dell
8. Diageo
9. Belcorp
10. Oracle
11. BBVA
12. Directv
13. Mapfre
14. Royal & SunAlliance
15. FedEx
16. SC Johnson
17. Grupo Falabella
18. Monsanto
19. Nextel
20. Novartis
21. Atento
22. Coca Cola
23. Scotiabank
24. Grünenthal
25. IBM

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Thanks to our

clients

Venture Up remains the top provider of team building events.

We look forward to a

stronger and longer

partnership with you.

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Miles Lengyel, 16, and Mason Lengyel, 18, reach the summit of El Pico de Orizaba in January, sporting their high school flag from Shattuck-St. Mary's in Minnesota.

Orizaba is a dormant volcano rising 18,700 feet; the third highest peak in North America. Venture Up offered climbing trips to Orizaba in the 1980s. Sons of the company founders, the brothers plan to travel to all areas covered by Venture Up since 1983. So far, they've each traveled to 22 countries.

SERVING OTHERS

(Washington, DC) -- Hundreds of companies partner with World Vision and send a clear message of corporate social responsibility to their customers, shareholders and employees. Can you or your company make a difference for children and families in need worldwide?

Here's how:

Matching Gifts & Workplace Giving -- Learn how payroll deductions, stock donations, and employer matches can create the socially responsible corporate environment you seek while helping others in need around the world.

Product Donations -- Learn about the types of product donations we accept, how donating benefits your corporation, and how your donations impact the lives of children in the United States and abroad.

Corporate Caregiver Kits- Learn how to create a dynamic opportunity for your corporation to band together and improve morale by building Caregiver Kits to help support volunteer AIDS caregivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

SchoolTools Backpacks-- Learn how your group can make a huge difference in the lives of children in your own community by assembling School-Tools Backpacks for students in need.

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More than 250,000 people on 5 continents have participated in Venture Up programs since we began 1983. Venture Up shows working people just like you

new ways of interacting, having fun and serving others.

Venture Up aims to provide uplifting experiences

to enrich your team players

at work and in life.

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