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Nov 11, 2022

Alpine Lodge inside
A place to work and play

We had our annual retreat at a “cottage” in Glacier, Washington. As you can see, the word cottage doesn’t seem appropriate. The retreat wasn’t all fun and games though… although we did have a lot of good food and fun… we discussed goals, employee needs, and how we might work together to serve out clients needs. But, yeah, maybe we were there for the food too.

Surprize Chef

Previously unknown to the rest of us, Haven Design Tech, Douglas Greene, has amazing culinary skills. He made Shakshuka for dinner at the company retreat in Glacier, Washington. Yeah, I didn’t know what it was either. According to Wikipedia, Shakshouka is a Maghrebi dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, olive oil, peppers, onion and garlic, commonly spiced with cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper.

Chef Douglas
Kyle Gillette
Planning for the Future

Business Coach Kyle Gillette, of Gillette Solutions, conducts a workshop for the Haven crew.

Game Night

After a long day, the team plays a hot game of Code Names. Turns out we’re a pretty competitive group.

Game night at Glacier Retreat
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