5 Ways To Save The Planet: Corporate Christmas Party Edition

If your company, like many others, are searching for ways to reduce your carbon footprint check out these ideas below on how to have an Eco Conscious Holiday Party this season! 

GET NAKED

This year we're challenging your company to dump the packaging and waste gift giving creates. Ditch the wrapping paper and branded literature and decor that is destined for landfills and instead, get naked by suggesting an unwrapped gift exchange for your office this year.

How else can you get naked? Make this year's party favours sweet but providing a candy buffet complete with reusable mason jars to bring home. This further eliminates paper and packaging waste often associated with boxes of chocolates and employee appreciation gifts. 

GET INTERACTIVE

Sharing our experiences on social media is the norm today and while it may not be for everyone, the effect it can have on a business' corporate party reputation is immeasurable.

Give everyone FOMO with interactive illuminated photo-ops and a company branded LED wall display. Say NO to the garbage created by single use step and repeat banners and photo booth props.

LED branded walls create brand visibility, a unique experience and shareable content worthy of social media. 

GET WASTE WISE

Corporate holiday parties produce A LOT of waste but reducing it is so easy! When organizing the catering for the evening pick a shelter close to your venue and let them know you're throwing an event nearby. Confirm their willingness to accept food donations and have a designated team member responsible for dropping them off at the shelter immediately following the event ensuring as little food waste as possible. 

GET SEEDED

It's not just about plastic straws. Many companies are investing in seeded products when planning their corporate events. Utilizing seeded cups and plates over paper and plastic significantly reduces the consumption of paper products and water waste from industrial dishwashers.

Seeded, bamboo or leaf products are easily compostable with the proper guidance. Provide clear signage directing your guests on how to properly dispose, recycle or compost their utensils and dishes. You're one step closer to a zero waste event.

GET GIVING

Holiday bonus' help to boost your staff's morale and reward them for a years worth of hard work but is there someone or something else you should also be giving to?

Take an office poll of your employee's favourite environment focused cause and give Mother Earth the holiday gift of carbon offsets to better your planet and feel great entering the New Year.

We want to continue this discussion! Let us know any ideas you have to reduce waste from your corporate holiday party this season.

Happy Holidays 🎄

The Aura Team

LIGHTING UP THE 76th HRPA CONFERENCE IN TORONTO

It’s mid week in the big smoke and definitely a little chilly but no matter because Aura Effect is still feeling hot from an amazing event we were privileged to be a part of last week. It was a dazzling 3 day event for the Human Resources Professionals Association, HRPA, in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre with a grand networking party in the Soco Ballroom at the Delta Hotel, 75 Lower Simcoe St.

Aura Effect was in attendance as guests of DT Floral & Decor who were one of the conferences sponsors. 2018 marked the 76th year for the HRPA tradeshow, Canada’s largest Human Resource Conference. This year over 4,500 HR and business professionals were in attendance. There were three days of key note speakers, networking sessions, lunches and a wonderful evening gala with numerous HR and professional delegates.

This Canadian conference is so vital to all business owners as it gives them a perfect chance to showcase their product or service to; domestic and international business owners, suppliers and buyers. Its also a great opportunity to connect through networking, build brand awareness and recognition as well as gaining insight into the future of business while checking out what your competition might be up to.

Aura Effect was pleased to provide all of the LED glow furniture for the event. We supplied LED Couches, bars, benches and tables while the exquisite LED dance floor and entertainment were provided by DT Floral & Décor.

LED dance floor by DT Floral & Decor 

LED Glow Decor by Aura Effect 

Aura Effect would like to sincerely thank DT Floral & Decor for inviting us as your guest and to the HRPA for allowing us to outfit the conference and networking party with some LED glow. We had an absolutely terrific time and gained tons of knowledge and insight into other Canadian businesses while making connections to extend our glow reach. Already looking forward to next year in 2019! 

Call us for all of your LED glow party and decor needs Toronto! We're waiting for you. 

Until next week, 

Stay warm! 

The Aura Effect team. 

ELEVATE YOUR NEXT EVENT WITH THESE EASY TIPS.

Those of you that have planned events, parties and celebrations of any kind know exactly how time consuming it can be and the amount of preparation that it takes. One of the first things on your party checklist after the venue & food and beverage offerings should be your décor.

There’s so many different elements to consider such as; colour, theme, imagery and lighting. Today Aura Effect is your one stop shop inspiration for your next upcoming event. We're listing off some glow décor favourites, exciting new products and some old glow party tricks.

If you don’t find your event category below or would like some advice on glow décor, contact us and ask us how we can help plan your one of a kind glowing event!

WEDDINGS

GLOWING BAR MENU – Having vinyl text decals of your bar menu offerings are a great addition to your ‘I DO'S'. This may speed up the bar line as guests can read the menu while waiting in line, plus it’s wicked cool.

GLOWBALL / ORB CENTREPIECE – Personalize with table numbers, your wedding #hashtag, table names or simply have them glowing as a centerpiece to create that soft light, romantic atmosphere.

LED GLOW PODIUM – Your Uncle is going to make a drunken speech. Make it a glowing drunken speech with our LED speakers podium. 

CORPORATE EVENTS

LED PODIUM –  We wouldn’t suggest it for a merger and acquisitions meeting but for a corporate get together? Absolutely. Liven up the speeches at your next corporate gig with a glowing speakers podium!

VIP BOOTHS – The head honchos will appreciate it and so will everyone else. Get a glowing VIP seating area, complete with a red velvet rope for the big bosses at this years corporate Christmas. Keep the real party going outside the ropes.

LARGE CUBES – Great visual décor in addition to any performances you have planned for the evening.

BABYSHOWERS/ GENDER REVEAL
Invite your nearest and dearest over for a gender reveal dinner. Enjoy a lovely dinner and afterwards bring your guests out to the backyard to reveal the gender of your little bundle. All of our glow décor and furniture is remote controlled making it easy to switch between colours quickly. Reveal the sex of your baby with the click of a button and dance the night away at your glowing gender reveal.

GAMES NIGHTS / FUNDRAISERS

CASINO NIGHTS -  Get vinyl wraps to turn our LED cubes into dice, and poker chips. We also have a ton of glow seating, LED ice buckets and low LED tables with chillers perfect for your LED glow lounge.

Please keep in mind vinyl wraps in either image or text are also perfect for signage at events.

You're only limited by your imagination. Team up with AURA EFFECT and throw a glowing party you won't soon forget.