A CM & B group packed care packages for troops during a team-building activity near Los Angeles on Oct. 19, 2026. Thirty-five boutique hotel owners and managers took part in Westlake Village. CM & B, short for Corporate Marketing & Branding, helps brands with strategy, events, and promotional products. It began in 2000 as a promotional products distributorship.
CM & B Hotel Leaders Make Room for a Troop Care Package Activity in Los Angeles, California
The group met at the Westlake Village Inn for an afternoon session. CM & B had brought a group to the same inn for a charity bike build in October 2025. This time, it booked a custom version of Hopeful Horizons.
Hopeful Horizons usually has teams fill duffel bags for teens in foster care. For this group, the charity piece changed to care packages for deployed service members.
Debbie Brunet split the group into six teams. Fast-paced team competitions kicked things off. Debbie said the group was fun, collaborative, and fiercely competitive.
The rivalry got so spirited that a little playful cheating crept in along the way. Laughs filled the room as teams battled for each win.
Then the teams shifted their focus to giving back. They packed six care packages for Operation Shoebox USA, which ships care packages to U.S. troops deployed overseas. Debbie dropped the boxes off for shipping the next day.
Hosting a client gathering near Los Angeles? A charity team-building event gives your guests a reason to laugh and give back.
