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The Christensen family has many reasons to celebrate this spring. There are 4 college graduations in our group and we could not be more proud of these accomplishments!

Our oldest daughter Jade, receives a degree in Visual Arts here in Oregon. Our son-in-law Jared, (married to our youngest, Halley) graduates from Law School in New Hampshire.

We just returned from the graduation of Barett with a Masters in Public Administration in Utah.

But today I am the most enthusiastic about a degree awarded in Recreation Management to Sarah Christensen. She returned to college after 35-years to finish the education that she put on hold for marriage and five children.

Three years ago Barett challenged his mother to finish her degree so that she could walk across the stage with him this spring. Sarah took the challenge and then joined with her oldest son at the ceremonies in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

We all listened as John Willard “Bill” Marriott, Jr gave the graduates advice at the commencement. When Mr. Marriot’s speech concluded, the Dean of the school stood and announced that Mr. Marriott and all of the graduating class of the Marriott School of Business would be signing a large section of the hardwood floor from the Marriott Center’s basketball court. (They had cut out a big section and it will hang on a wall in the Tanner Building)

It has been a wild couple of years with the schooling and the work on this party network, but we are excited for the future and proud of all the graduates, both in our family and yours.

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“The Internet has given us simple means to create businesses out of nothing. But to sustain them, we need solid models. What’s yours”?

This is the ending statement and final question in a post from Chris Brogan’s blog. I appreciate the idea of a simple explanation of the model.

So Chris, here is my attempt to define our business model:

DISTRIBUTION

Modeled after UPS…

Yes, this party game and the coming network of other party games are a Distribution system… Here is how:

Over time some of the people we care about become dispersed to other parts of the country. This dispersion creates a problem for moving items between these individuals in an efficient manner.

UPS recognized this problem and in the early 1900′s began delivering messages and packages to the dispersed businesses in Seattle, Washington. Over time they expanded to cover the world in distributing the important items of families, friends and businesses.

UPS has a business model built on serving the distribution needs of those who find delivering goods in person is not a viable option. They use conveyor belts, airplanes and brown trucks as their tools in building a very successful enterprise. Their service facilitates the movement of things from one spot to another in an efficient way; so UPS is a Model of Distribution.

Our model of distribution is built on the need to have gifts distributed to dispersed family and friends. The gifts that are needed to demonstrate support and love during very important life events. Gifts that would be delivered in person, if it was possible. UPS can deliver the box holding the gift, but they do not distribute the love…

Our tools include UPS, but also add in the services of Facebook, Amazon and PayPal. Our distribution model involves the extra services of connection and interaction which are lost when a gift is not delivered in person. Our distribution service facilitates the fun that can accompany the act of gift giving to someone who is close to our heart, but far from our person.

So Chris… There you have it….
We are in GIFT DISTRIBUTION

What do you think?

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PartyWeDo
The AlbinoPhant Creators
Your Party 2.0 Specialists