On Saturday, August 23, 2008 the GE Healthcare International Affinity Picnic was held at Minooka Park in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It included participation from a wide range of affinity/network employee groups in GE Healthcare showcasing the diversity of our organization, great food, and fun! IMG_1244 Mariane helps dry off the iBounce inflatable attraction since it rained a bit in the morning IMG_1248 It's tough to setup a picnic in the rain... IMG_1249 Ketchup...check... IMG_1250 Cold drinks...check... IMG_1253 Music...check... IMG_1259 Safe jumping...check... IMG_1261 IMG_1263 The crowds were smaller near the start of the event, but the die hard attendees were there and were going to have fun! IMG_1268 IMG_1269 IMG_1277 Donna, co-leader of the Milwaukee Hub of GE's GLBT Alliance, says hello to the cutest puppy at the picnic IMG_1279 Face and arm painting! IMG_1282 A Re-Imagined pinwheel IMG_1285 Kids + Balloons = Fun! IMG_1287 IMG_1291 The food arrived including this REALLY LARGE pile of Fortune Cookies (you know they were invented in San Francisco, right?) IMG_1293 A volunteer helps a child get ready for the candy scramble IMG_1299 And scramble they did... IMG_1304 Rodrigo and his daughter IMG_1308 Donna and Anil were DJs for the day! IMG_1315 Fooooooood! There were rows for Asian/Chinese/Indian, Hispanic/Latino, African American traditional food and all were very tasty! IMG_1317 IMG_1319 IMG_1320 IMG_1322 IMG_1323 I think the peach cobbler was the highlight... IMG_1324 IMG_1326 IMG_1330 IMG_1334 Lia and Randeep IMG_1338 IMG_1343 I think my plate might have been a virtual map of the world... IMG_1345 IMG_1346 Although India did invent the abacus, it had little to do with the great game of BINGO! It began in Spain around 1530. IMG_1349 Sarita and her sister (I believe) IMG_1352 How lucky I am at Bingo (I used my lucky numbers from my fortune cookie to find luckiest bingo card) - I won a soccer ball! IMG_1358 IMG_1364 Sack races IMG_1369 A putting contest IMG_1375 The trial run of the adult sack race IMG_1386 A soccer game IMG_1393 IMG_1396 IMG_1413 Cricket - I even participated in this one (although I don't think I'll be a superstar in the sport anytime soon) IMG_1425 IMG_1432 IMG_1433 IMG_1436 Return to Features