PURE nightclub sponsored an event for the 2009 Corporate Challenge closing ceremonies last Saturday Night, and gave our Zappos Help Desk several tickets to hand out to Team Members. Each ticket admitted 2 people and it was first come, first serve, so needless to say, they went fast! We definitely appreciate an excuse to get out and get our groove on outside of the office with coworkers any chance we get, so we would like to say Thank You to PURE Nightclub for the perfect opportunity.



Picture above are just a few of the lovely Zappos.com Ladies who made an appearance!

Our Zappos.com Corporate Challenge contenders are very passionate and determined to bring in as many medals as they can, but also have fun and build team spirit at the same time. The Zappos.com HR team hosted a poster making extravaganza to allow everyone who didn't participate in Corporate Challenge to show their pride as well.

So far The Archery Team and 5k run Group have each acquired a Gold Medal, and the Bike Race Group scored a Bronze medal for their efforts! Our Sand Volleyball as well as our Walk Race Teams Scored 4 points each, and the Zappos Track and Field team scored 1 point. Thanks for making us Proud to be Zapponians, and keep up the good work!

The speed walking event for this year's Corporate Challenge was a lot more popular than we thought it would be. So, in order to decide who gets to represent Zappos at the speed walking event, we held a walk off. Our first group of walkers fighting for the spot in their age group really weren't bringing the heat, but when husband and wife duo, Rebecca and Alfred started their time trial they cranked the competition up to an 11 - an 11 minute mile that is.

We are always proud to be a part of the Zappos Family, but last week when our very own Zappettes sang the National Anthem at the Corporate Challenge opening Ceremonies, we were prouder than ever! The Zappettes were chosen in a Corporate Challenge "Idol" contest from a pool of several other Las Vegas Participants. Lets give it up for Liz G. , Kathleen J. and Alane C.! When are you gals going on tour?

Thursday, March 26th the 2009 Las Vegas Corporate Challenge had it's official kickoff games and events. The day started with the executive relay race, which Zappos very own Alfred, Fred, Keith and Millie participated in.

Later that evening Zappos led the way in the kickoff parade of banners down Fremont street. At the end of the parade, our very own Zappettes (Liz, Kathleen and Alane) were on stage singing the national anthem while the torch was being lit.

The corporate challenge goes from March 27th - June 13th and there are many events that Zappos employees are participating in, so go out and support your teams!

This years Las Vegas corporate challenge is about to begin. There are 33 events in this years' competition; Ranging from things like basketball and softball, to poker and darts.

The competition begins at the end of March with the opening ceremonies and the executive relay race(of which Zappos has won our division the last three years), and goes all the way through the middle of June.

Sign-ups for each sport are going on now through Wednesday. A schedule for all of this years events is up on the Zappos wiki. In the spirit of the Challenge, we made a video of our athletic everyday office abilities.