World Cup Fever Reigns Supreme at Sandals Resorts’ Fun Day 2010

It was perfect timing to gear up for yet another annual ‘All That’s Good Fun Day’ in Jamaica, as folks around the globe celebrated this year’s World Cup phenomenon. Nearly 4,500 team members from Sandals, Beaches, Royal Plantation and Grand Pineapple, along with sister companies, Island Routes, Appliance Traders Limited Group and the Jamaica Observer, showed their team spirit for a day of games, camaraderie, great Jamaican food, and, of course, a bit of healthy competition.

It really thrills me to be able to honor every member of our team in Jamaica in such a unique way.  We work hard all year long for you and your clients to deliver the very best experience, and it’s nice to see that everyone is able to come together on this occasion to play hard as well.  There was a healthy mix of adrenaline as teams from each hotel showed up to compete against each other in games like tug-o-war, sprint relay races, volleyball, football, scrabble, darts, a bun eating contest, and of course, the traditional dominoes game.  Special guests included Courtney Walsh, an International Cricket Legend and cultural ambassador for Jamaica; Hiiroki Kaji, President of Panasonic Latin America; Comedian and Actor, Oliver Samuels; and former Miss Jamaica Universe, April Jackson, along with Miss Jamaica World, Regina Beavers.

All in all, it was a great day for every member of our Jamaican team and we can’t wait to do this again next year!

Teams marched on the field to big tunes as part of the kick-off parade for this year’s Fun Day festivities.

The folks from Island Routes – Routes Rebels as they called themselves – strike a pose for the camera and get ready to try and claim a victory for their team.

Trying their strength at the annual tug-o-war competition, all teams tugged their hardest and blew off some steam.

The Chairman stopped by to show his support, but couldn’t pass up trying his hand in a game of dominoes, alongside Sandals’ Managing Director, Merrick Fray.

Big smiles all around for me, Ed Khoury, Chief Executive Officer of The Jamaica Observer, and Director Business Processes and Administration, Wayne Cummings, as we await the winning teams to be named at this years’ games.

We rolled out the red carpet and showed off our unstoppable energy to VIP guests from Panasonic, visiting all the way from Latin America.

Brian Roper, GM of Sandals Grande Ocho Rios, along with Courtney Walsh and me enjoyed routing on the teams toward their big victory.