R1 Team Building Adventure

#1: Being a part of R1 means you are always focused on improving patient experience and care. 140 years ago, Clara Barton established the American Red Cross and it has been a tremendous source of patient care since then. To honor Clara’s efforts on the battlefield as a nurse and the legacy she created with this impactful healthcare organization, find any Red Cross emblem around the area. Once there, designate one of your teammates as an “injured soldier”. Then take a picture demonstrating the “correct way to carry an injured soldier”, as referenced in the picture found HERE by soldiers from the 1800’s. If you have a lot of people on your team you can divide up and carry multiple “victims”, or if you have a small team you can recruit strangers to help out if needed. Make sure the Red Cross emblem is visible in the background and gently lower your victim back down after you’re finished, just like Clara would have done.

#2: With Halloween approaching quickly you might as well get your team ready a little early. Wrap any one member of your team from head to toe in toilet paper (or multiple team members if they want to get in on the fun) leaving as few gaps as possible except around their nose/mouth so they can breathe easily. Then take a fun team picture with your new "mummy” co-worker!

#3: Located somewhere around the area, find the metal mural shown HERE, which depicts nearly 20 different things relevant to Murray’s history! Once there, have someone take a picture of your team attempting to jump in the air at exactly the same time and high-five each other, while the metal structure is visible in the background. If it is safe to do so, you can try to take your well-timed picture under the structure, otherwise you can certainly take one off to the side.

#4: Anywhere around the area find a business with a Skee-Ball machine. Once there, take a video of anyone on your team rolling one ball into either of the top corner holes (usually labeled as 100 or 10,000 or 100,000 points depending on the machine), OR a video showing team members rolling any two balls into the top vertical hole (usually labeled as 50 or 5,000 or 50,000 points depending on the machine). For the option where you get two balls into the top vertical hole the rolls do not need to be back to back so sending two separate videos is acceptable. All balls need to be rolled from the standard location at the end of the lane.

#5: Utah is home to a strong military presence, including one of the largest military facilities in the US. Anywhere around the area find an active military person or a veteran. They could be wearing some form of military or veteran attire, have a military ID, or they could simply describe their military background while you’re completing your challenge. Once you’ve found someone, take a video of them watching your entire team doing 10 push-ups or sit-ups at their feet to honor their strength and courage. After you’ve finished recording, spend a few minutes learning more about their time in the service before you depart, as a small gesture of appreciation.

#6: Today is National Hagfish Day (it’s true, look it up). To celebrate what some would consider to be the ugliest and slimiest fish species, you will need to consume one of it’s similarly slimy relatives. Anywhere around the area find and purchase a package of flat fillet anchovies or rolled anchovies, not the paste kind. Then take a video of your team members, at the same time, all consuming a separate bite-sized piece of this unique food. Make sure to film for at least 30 seconds after you all put it in your mouth, to document your reaction. Disclaimer, this will likely not be pleasant, which is exactly the point. Because a team that suffers together, grows together.

#7: Take a team picture with any parked vehicle that has a license plate which contains the letter “R” and the number “1” somewhere in it’s identifiers. They can be in any order, so the plate “CFR 941” would be acceptable as well as “A13 R5R”.

#8: Get every team member a large (16 ounces or so) open-top paper, plastic, or foam cup and fill it with water. Then somewhere outdoors, line up shoulder to shoulder and balance a full cup on each team member’s head. Once everyone’s cups are balanced, hold hands with the team members on either side of you and take a video of your team working together to all take 10 steps forward without anyone touching their cup or having it spill. If someone’s cup spills make sure to encourage them and then refill any spilled cups and start again as a team. After your team successfully travels 10 steps together dump the cups to prove they were full, and celebrate!

#9: Utah is one of the most wildfire prone states in the U.S. There are 800 to 1,000 wildfires in Utah annually. To raise awareness, and support the extraordinary men and women firefighters who protect our state, take a video of your team completing "Stop, Drop, and Roll" while any regulation/operable fire extinguisher is visible in the background, or you are standing in front of an actual fire station. Be sure to yell each step of the fire safety technique as you all do it together and make sure the fire extinguisher or fire station is clearly visible at some point in your video.

#10: Get to any clothing or apparel store and find two different items with enough in stock that every team member can be wearing the same two items in their own sizes. Then take a fun team picture with everyone wearing those items. For example it may be a wacky shirt, and a pair of shorts. Or maybe some cozy slippers and a large sun hat. As long as everyone is wearing the same exact two items but in their own sizes.

#11: Get your team to any hardware store around the area. Once there, grab a measuring tape and start measuring employees heights (after asking their permission of course) until you find someone that is between 5’4” and 5’8” tall. This person should be wearing some sort of attire or an ID badge to prove they work there. Then take a fun team picture with your perfectly sized friend and the measuring tape stretched vertically next to them so their height can be verified. If HQ can’t verify the height from a distance you might be asked to take a closer picture of them or film a video actually measuring them.

#12: Take a video of your team successfully completing the Whipped Cream Catapult Challenge (click the link at the end of this description to see it performed properly). Divide your team into pairs. Have someone squirt a dollop (small lump) of whipped cream onto the back of their hand. Have the other person stand a few feet away from them ready to catch the whipped cream in their mouth. The person with the whipped cream on their hand will swing their arm back, palm down. When that hand gets back in front of them at about waist height, they’ll strike their wrist with their other free hand, causing the whipped cream to go flying. The second person should successfully catch the whipped cream in their mouth, or at least catch some of it in their mouth and the rest on their face. To complete this challenge at least half your team should make a successful catch in the video. To understand the challenge better and to watch a video of a team successfully completing it click HERE.

#13: Utah has created some legendary music and bands over the years, such as Imagine Dragons. And fans from this area never hesitate to get behind the groups they love. This challenge will help you continue to “get behind” some iconic artists, literally. Get your team to any record store around the area that sells vinyl records and take a fun picture creating “SleeveFace” illusions with any album sleeves that are conducive for creating this effect. To learn what a SleeveFace illusion is and to see some examples click HERE.

#14: Utah is rich in aviation history. In fact, the first regularly scheduled overland passenger flight in the USA was made by Western Air Express in May of 1926 from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. To honor this area’s role in advancing human commercial flight, take a video of your team completing the "Paper Airplane Challenge". Basically send some team members to the 2nd level of any building or parking garage and have them toss paper airplanes out into the air in front of them (not just dropping it straight downward). The rest of your team should be on the sidewalk or grass below. Any of your team members at ground level need to catch just one plane before it hits the ground. All team members at ground level can be attempting to catch planes, but only one plane needs to be caught. To watch a team complete this mission successfully click HERE.

#15: This coming weekend celebrates “Make A Difference Day” (it’s true, look it up). To take part in this positive movement, find a postcard that features this area in some way, or a fun greeting card, and purchase it. Then click HERE to go to the Postcard Happiness Project website and scroll down to the profile for John Craig, an adult with Downs Syndrome from Oregon that loves to receive mail. On your postcard include a fun or uplifting message and sign it with your names or your group name. The mailing address for John can be found in his profile description. Stamp your card and take a picture with it to show you've completed your Act Of Kindness and then drop it in the mail along the way or after your event ends.

#16: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To honor those, and their families, who are impacted by this disease, take a proud team picture showing off your hands once every member of your team has gotten their fingernails painted bright pink (the international color for breast cancer awareness) using real nail polish. For every team that completes this challenge successfully our company (Team Building Anywhere) will be donating $25 to help fight Breast Cancer!