Day 9. June 3, 2007Ah, it’s Sunday - Accelerator team members were able to have the morning off. The coaches, Carol and I arrived about 10:30 and began our prep for the trip – by noon, the charter bus was parked in front of McGill hall to load everyone for the road trip to Memphis.
We loaded all our supplies and luggage for 56 people in about 20 minutes.
...to digress for just a moment – it’s interesting to see the variety of what young people pack for a 2 day trip. Some had a simple suit bag and a small duffle. One individual had 3 pieces of luggage, a computer bag and a pillow. Most of the Accelerator participants were equipped with iPods and energy drinks...
On the ride to Memphis, we introduced the project for FedEx (www.fedex.com). The teams will be working to develop a service and loyalty program for small businesses. The winning team will visit the FedEx flight simulators. What an opportunity!
We arrived in Memphis about 5:00 PM, unloaded the bus, and checked into the Homewood Suites (www.homewoodsuites.com) in Germantown, TN. Everyone had about 30 minutes to get settled in, then we were off to the famous Corky’s (www.corkysbbq.com) for the famous dish of Memphis: BBQ! We ended the evening with a birthday song for Michael Gottfried and a giant cookie cake.
