Event Details

Where: California Watersports

4215 Harrison Street, Carlsbad CA 92008

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Dates: May 6th, 2022

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Time: 9am - Noon (large business ~ The Big Kahuna), Noon - 3pm (Small Business ~ The Little Kahuna), 3pm - 6pm (individuals, dynamic duo's ~ The Mini Kahuna) 

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Parking: Above California Watersports, Dirt Lot.

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Venue Sponsor: California Watersports

Pizza & Brew Sponsor: Pizza Port

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Why Participate

Are you ready for safe team building exercises and an environmental cleanup all in the same event? We are! We would like to invite you to partner with us in the Lagoona Kahuna Team Challenge on May 6th. This is a lagoon clean-up effort and a great opportunity for businesses to support an environmentally friendly initiative, build team relationships, cater to a captive audience, and gain brand recognition. It's well known that employees want to work for companies that care. Cone Research found, in fact, that 76% of millennials consider a company's social and environmental commitments when deciding where to work and 64% of millennials will not take a job from a company that does not have strong CSR practices. This event provides your employees with the opportunity to give back, participate in health and wellness activities, and, most importantly, strengthen employee relationships while having fun. 

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We are happy to announce that California Watersports is back again as our venue sponsor and Pizza Port as our Pizza and Brew Sponsor. Your day includes a scavenger hunt clean-up effort via kayak, paddle board or shoreline stroll along the lagoon, and afterwards a competition in team building challenges, yet to be determined. 

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How and What Does My Team Win?

You will receive points on the amount of trash collected, weeds and invasive species removed, and scavenger hunt participation. The results of your company will be totaled, and you will compete with the other businesses (on separate time slots) to be named the Big Kahuna, Little Kahuna or Mini Kahuna! The Big Kahuna receives the large commemorative paddle (to be displayed in your office or virtual zoom backgrounds) until the next year when the competition begins again. We have a Small and Mini Paddle in the works as well!

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Have Fun and Win

Every team member receives event day apparel, preferred water vessel and food and brew. Music and games complete the beach party comradery. 

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The team with the most amount of points after all events will win the prized paddle from The Lagoona Kahuna Team Challenge.

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2021 Recap

Although only one team was crowned champion, everyone is a winner for removing 99 bags of debris and 26 bags of invasive species and weeds.  Special shout out to California Water Sports as the Venue & Vessel Sponsor, and Pizza Port for providing the lunch and beer. Participating teams and sponsors included: Bitchin' Sauce, Calsense (the reigning champions), Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, Connie Page Properties Group, Develop Your Team, Easy Life Management, Hale & Associates, Otter Products, Ryan Co., Stifel Carlsbad and Wiegand Reality.  

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Bitchin' Sauce was crowned the Big Kahuna! 

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2022 Sponsors: Brubaker & Associates, Clevermade, NRG Energy, Grand Pacific Resorts, Poseidon Water, Republic Services & Ryan Foundation. 

For Corporate Groups, this registration does not require a purchased amount. For individuals registering, use the donation section of this form to insert your registration fee. 

• $40 - Individual

• $80 - Dynamic Duo 

• $200 - Team of 5

This is a great event for businesses to support an environmentally friendly initiative, have fun while doing so, build team relationships and gain brand recognition. Please click the sponsorship link above to view our levels. 

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Division I – $1,500 entry fee – compete for the title of BIG KAHUNA and the AHLF Big Kahuna Paddle and wall plaque.
Division II – $500 entry fee – compete for the title of LITTLE KAHUNA and the AHLF Little Kahuna Paddle and wall plaque.
Division III – $40 per person – compete for the title of MINI KAHUNA and wall plaque at the Discovery Center.
 

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For sponsor opportunity information contact: Melony Vance melony@aguahedionda.org or 760-804-1969