Pro Image & Associates, LLC History
Pro Image and Associates, LLC has delivered
challenge course adventure services to more than 500 organizations since 1985.
Never a large company, we created our own niche in the market with
camps,
schools,
colleges,
communities, churches, and corporate business teams.
Our client list includes names like YMCA
Camp Crosley, Wyonegonic Camps, Camp Agawam, YMCA of the Ozarks, Kostopulos Dream
Foundation, Camp Moshava, Remuda Ranch, Eli Lilly, Inland Paperboard Packaging,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Taylor University, Indiana Wesleyan
University.
Services: Pro Image &
Associates, LLC doesn’t JUST do Ropes Courses; we are a full service
adventure challenge company. This means we are experienced (more than
25 years) in the design of community based facilitation, staff training,
teambuilding, group skills training, and more…oh yeah, we do build and
service challenge course and climbing structures, too!
Our target audience(s) are primarily adults, (as teachers
of youth) and college students, but we also work with high school,
middle school, and even elementary / primary aged children.
Our vision and Outcomes:
To create an enduring model of individuals within a community that
practice leadership, teambuilding, peace, compassion, humor and teach
one another life lessons that are multi-cultural. To provide safe,
creative, environmentally/ aesthetically pleasing structures that are
fun to be in and play on and stimulate personal and group action.
Themes include but are not limited to: interdependence, mutual self
respect, celebration of the human spirit and an ecological balance with
nature, and faith in God. We accomplish this with a series of
activities and initiatives that are principled in the spirit of the
somewhat universal concepts of adventure challenge ideas, and because we
are (have access to) more than one person’s skills.
Specific results include these Universal concepts:
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Improve self esteem, sense of competence and helps foster
appropriate relationships with others;
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Develop agility, balance, awareness of their bodies in healthy,
responsible ways;
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Develop courage as well as make good choices as to their own safety
limits;
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Facilitates community development based on trust, communication,
respect…and humor!
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Provides a bond which is developed through a shared experience;
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Facilitates the development of teamwork [and examines leadership]
within a community;
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Provides an alternative environment for learning and the development
of character;
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Practicing how to care for the environment and why it matters;
Middle & High School and older
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Facilitates the development of peer support for academic success and
social integration;
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Develop and practice critical thinking, effective problem solving
and communication skills;
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Discovering their place locally; then, within a world community at a
personal level;
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Becoming aware of their voice and opportunity to stir the hearts and
consciences of those with the power to make real change.
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(Optional) Exploring / developing their faith through conversations,
and service for social justice projects;
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Create inter faith tolerance and true peace, through shared
activities and service learning projects
Community
Development:
We love to custom design programs that may use portable initiatives,
ropes courses, discussions, service projects, Outward Bound layered
leadership (“Each one, Teach One”), to develop the hearts, bodies, minds
and souls of those participating. Where possible, experiences are
designed with much receiving in order to give back generously to others,
(“pay it forward”). To do so, it is essential to track individuals over
a period of time and ask their commitment to service to others at
critical points in longer term projects.
When allowed, we
work with organizations to identify, seize or create intentional
opportunities to “give back” in a variety of areas (their community
through arts, teaching, facilitating, managing aspects of the project,
outreach to other future recipients, fund raising).
For more information about the principal, Thomas H Andrews,
click here for bio and
references.
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Our services include:
