Level Up Toy Fair 2007

July 28, 2007 · Filed Under Level Up, Contests, Gadgets, Events 

When CEO Jane Walker asked me to chair the informal “Level Up Fun Committee”, part of my job is to bring back the fun and excitement back to the office. While taking cigarette breaks in our favorite hangout: “6.5″, project officer Alex Mena  (a fellow toy collector and ebay addict) and myself came up with an idea to organize the first ever LEVEL UP TOY FAIR 2007.

A lot of Level Up employees love and collect toys. What better way to showcase these than in an exhibit/contest. The timing was also perfect since we just celebrated our 5th year anniversary as a company this week.

The mechanics was simple, each employee can bring up to two toys (action figures or vehicle). A diorama or set counts as two entries.

More photos and the winners after the jump…

Submissions began last Monday and judging happened yesterday, July 27. There were several categories to win:

  • Best of Show: The grand champion. This also had a first runner-up and a second runner up
  • The “I’m A Geek” Toy: will go to the toy that screams out “hey! I’m a dork”
  • The “Preppy Eighties” Award: goes to the toy or set that captures the nostalgia of the 80’s
  • “Freak-Me-Out Toy”: You’ll go WTF?!?!? when you see this toy.

Prizes for the winners included gift certificates for Toy Kingdom, jackets, shirts and other “pledges and merchandise” from our ’sponsors’ - the game brands themselves.

Out of more than 43 entries, only the best survived the close judging. Let’s check ‘em out:

Congrats to all our winners! The department that won (that’s ours - Marketing) will also get free pizza next week as part of the prize. Wohoo!

Still want more photos? Sure! Check out my flicker page. JC Medina also has additional photos here.

Thanks to all those who participated. I’d also like to thank Alex, Keith, Neil (and the gang at Creatives) for helping me organize and for all the support. Also, thanks to the judges like Ben, Phil and AA of Level Up International and other mancom members for taking time out from their busy scheds.

Looking forward to the next internal office event!

Cheers,

GM T

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Comments

8 Responses to “Level Up Toy Fair 2007”

  1. joel on July 28th, 2007 8:44 am

    ayaw iapprove ung mga comments q or maybe block nya ip add q ni carlo ople… nangako pa xia n bbgyan daw nya ako ng poring doll dun sa comments page tsktsk tpos block nya ako. Madami ako kilala na nbbwct dun sa customer support.. nakuwa nmin si Louie Dee.. grabe.. nlagay skn wla daw sa LOGS! e may screenshot naman aq! dhil may screenshot andun din exact date! tpos close nya ung ticket ko.. MAY SCREENSHOT TPOS WLA SA LOGS? di po b kalokohan un??

    mali ung sa last supper.. wla naman babae dun e.. hindi si Mary Magdalene ung katabi ni jesus christ.. si John the Beloved un.. muka tlga babae si john the beloved.. mali ung sa Da Vinci Code

  2. GM T on July 28th, 2007 2:13 pm

    Kaya cguro linagay ung babae na fig hehe. Re your customer support ticket, please send me the details and the ticket number HERE and I’ll see what I can do ok?

    I’ll be more than happy to help.

    Thanks for the comments sir.

  3. eckoysnook on July 28th, 2007 4:16 pm

    The toy fest was definitely a stress reliever!Thanks for drumming up that event!

    I hope there will be a next time, a bigger and better one!

    Di na kami papatalo next time!he he he!

  4. GM T on July 28th, 2007 7:57 pm

    You’re welcome… anything to help tone down the stress. hehe. Anyways, there will be a next time and of course, MORE cool office events and gimmicks.

    Thanks,
    GM T

  5. CaptainSlackr on July 31st, 2007 7:22 pm

    Aw. Sana naman next time makasali kaming nasa field. Dami ko pa namang Jolina dolls.

  6. GM T on July 31st, 2007 11:20 pm

    Jolina Dolls!!! WTF?!?

    seriously… sure, next event we will tell you sales dudes

    GM T

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