9/4/08
When I arrived at my BNI meeting last week, I was late as it was 6.40am, I was therefore surprised to find the car park full of members! For some reason our venue was closed and we were left standing in the cold – visitors as well.
At ten to seven the doors were still locked and it was time for some quick thinking! So our Chapter Director rang a local pub he knew and asked the landlord if he fancied getting out of bed and opening up to give twenty plus people breakfast. He said yes!
So with a lot of car sharing we drove the few minutes to our substitute venue, where the landlord produced some wonderful coffee and Danish pastries for all.
We had a great meeting, a good number of referrals, and our visitors enjoyed it - one submitted an application after the meeting and another is coming back with his next week.
Not something I would want to do every week, but as a team building event it was pretty good!
So, if you are ever in Stanley Road, Teddington, pop into to the Red Lion, buy a pint and say hello to Dave Shanks – he’s a good man.
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