Tag: Office Events

2018 First Annual Putt Putt Fundraiser

Written by tsausa on March 13, 2018. Posted in Team News.

This year, we began a new office tradition of hosting a Putt Putt Tournament Fundraiser. The purpose: to raise a donation for Sophie’s Place, one of our clients. Sophie’s Place, established in loving memory of singer and songwriter Sophie Barton, brings music therapy spaces and services to children’s hospitals around the country, enabling young patients battling all kinds of ailments to experience the healing effects of music. Already operating at Primary Children’s Hospital, Sutter Children’s Center, and Cardon Medical Center, the organization has plans to expand in several states through the coming years.

The 9-hole course was designed and provided by 9 incredible sponsors – Van Boerum and Frank and Associates, Henriksen Butler, Ideacom, Reaveley Engineering + Associates, Spectrum Engineers, BHB Engineers, Envision Engineering, David L. Jensen & Associates, and Wadman Corporation. Each of these sponsors was tasked with creating a golf hole within their assigned location at the TSA Office, and their creativity and imagination provided a one-of-a-kind course! All kinds of materials could be found – lights, tracks, massive rocks, remote control cars, tunnels, training toilets, building materials, and actual putting greens that – thanks to the engineering behind them – could not possibly have been more structurally or mechanically sound.

With sponsor contributions as well as entry donations, we were able to raise on the order of $3000 for Sophie’s Place. We are so incredibly grateful for the support from our friends and colleagues – what a fantastic outcome.

The finale to our event was a raffle with a host of prizes provided by our sponsors including gift cards to various eateries and shops, a top-notch hiking backpack, bleach trays and teeth whitening, 2 Eames molded side chairs, an Odyssey putter, a football signed by Steve Young, and more.

Many sponsors have already begun planning for next year’s event – and we have several ideas of our own to make this annual tournament bigger and even better too.

Thanks to all who sponsored, donated, and participated – we’ll see you next year!

2018 Leadership Retreat

Written by tsausa on February 22, 2018. Posted in Team News.

This year’s Leadership Retreat took place at the stunning Snowbird resort, one day after fresh snow! We had an inspiring view of skiers racing down the mountain, enjoying the beautiful day and the greatest snow on earth.

It was a great opportunity to come together and discuss where we are as a firm, where we want to go, and develop steps to bring our team there moving forward. Everything from team structure, learning opportunities, internal and external branding, and strategy plays an important role. We’ve seen a lot of change over the last year and we want to keep that momentum in the years to come – our dedication to excellence in our specialties is at the forethought of all we do.

Of course, no management retreat would be complete without a team building exercise. This time, we built battery/solar powered cars in randomly chosen teams. The catch – each team had a handicap. For one, it was vision-reducing glasses. For another, one teammember had to wear earplags AND noise-cancelling headphones to eliminate verbal communication. The third team had their dominant hands taped in the Vulcan sign of “live long and prosper”. It was interesting to see how each team communicated and completed the challenge. Some didn’t need to verbalize anything – others talked through each detail.

Once each team completed their car, we raced – and team “live long and prosper” won by a miniature mile.

TSA Christmas Party 2017

Written by tsausa on December 15, 2017. Posted in Team News.

This week, we got in the holiday spirit at our staff Christmas party. In the Red Tree Room at Red Iguana, we gathered together with our loved ones to celebrate the season, the culmination of a wonderful year, and feast on Mexican food.

Opening with our traditional spotlight game, we learned that one of our team (we’ll let you guess) has not only swam in the rain forest in Puerto Rico but also survived an impressive variety of grueling military training exercises and is quite the sharp shooter. We feel remarkably safe at work these days.

It was a great couple of hours enjoying each other’s company, David Daining’s spectacularly festive holiday suit, and of course, the incredible menu.

From all of us here at TSA, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year to each of you!

Open House + Client Showcase

Written by tsausa on November 16, 2017. Posted in Team News.

This past week we had the fantastic opportunity to spend time with our clients, friends, and consultants at our Open House + Client Gallery and Pie Bar!

Throughout the office, we shared photos, renderings, and models of our projects from the last two decades. We also recognized several vendors and suppliers who have been instrumental in

bringing these projects to fruition, as well as helping us transform our office into a beautiful space and were so happy to include local eatery, Poppie’s Bakery!

Thanks to all who came, visited and participated in the scavenger hunt and drawing contest – we are blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people.