The Pampered Chef made a stop in Tacoma Wednesday afternoon. No, a spoiled cook didnt pay a visit to the city.
Rather, Sands Costner & Associates, located in Suite 1601 of the Washington Building, was the site of an office party where people got a chance to stop by and see the latest in kitchen essentials, handy gadgets and fun recipes courtesy of The Pampered Chef, a direct seller of kitchen tools and appliances.
Sands Costner & Associates employees – accountant Terri Strobel and graphic designer Carrie Case – hosted the gathering, which included several dessert items to snack on, catalogs featuring a variety of products and several recipe books.
Washington Building employees and friends turned out during the noon to 1:30 p.m. event to enjoy the food, perhaps order some merchandise if they were so inclined and engage in some friendly conversation.
Mary Webb, a friend of Cases, stopped by with her 6-month-old son, Isaac. The happy tyke got a chance to be held by several delighted Sands Costner & Associates employees and provided some lighthearted entertainment by enthusiastically crawling around on the floor.
This was the first The Pampered Chef party at Sands Costner & Associates, Strobel said, noting Cases house has been the site of several such get-togethers.
Rachael Costner, owner and principal of Sands Costner & Associates, was happy to have her business be the setting for Wednesdays office party.
Costner once owned a small graphic design firm that eventually merged with a full-service advertising agency in Tacoma. In 2000, she became the owner and principal of the firm now known as Sands Costner & Associates.
We do everything, from print advertising, radio, logos and corporate identity, jingles and event planning, said Costner, who at one point had Isaac Webb sitting her lap, perusing a The Pampered Chef catalog with her. (The youngster also enjoyed munching on a business card this writer had had given to his mother.)
Costner also is the publisher and co-owner of the Womens Resource & Business Directory, a guide for women business owners and service providers in the Puget Sound area.
For more information on either company, visit their respective Websites at sandscostner.com and www.womensresourcedirectory.com.
