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Let the Games Begin
Thursday, April 17.

Employees take a photo opp with Brazilian dancers
9:30 a.m. The wind was howling, the temperature outside was
freezing (well, for April anyways), and it was overcast. Sounds like a recipe for
a dreary day, but oh no, nothing could bring down people’s spirits at this celebration.
Enter the
Brazilian percussionists beat their drums for the
gathering crowd, and beautiful Brazilian dancers dressed in festive feathered
costumes performed for the masses. Adding to the “World’s Cup” celebration,
there were soccer drills to participate in to win clutch prizes like a
The World is Ours

Revealing the World Cup Trophy to the crowd.
Photo Cred: Remy Swales
10:00 a.m. Decked out in a festive FIFA World Cup t-shirt,
Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent took the stage to greet the employees, friends
and family members that came out. Shivering in their work suits, the crowd really
began to warm up after it was announced that Atlanta will welcome its first MLS
team by 2017. “Woo-hoos” filled the air. The news couldn’t have come at a more
fitting time.

David Correy performs
After Mr. Kent and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal unveiled the
gleaming FIFA World Cup Trophy, it was time for another star to hit the stage—David
Correy, singer of the Official Anthem of

Meeting David Correy.
Once his performance was all said in done, I had to meet
him. Correy's life story is so inspiring, and I wanted to let him know. I headed backstage
with my co-worker, Ginny. There he was. I introduced myself and asked to take a
few pictures with him to share on all my social media accounts. After all, it
didn’t really happen unless you have a picture to prove it, right?
A Meet and Greet of a
Lifetime
11:00 a.m. The photo opps were just getting started. Once the music stopped everyone made a bee-line to get a picture with the crown jewel: the FIFA World Cup Trophy. Whoa Nelly, was she a beauty! Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would come this close to the 18k gold trophy that embodies more life than any other inanimate object.
“Next! Look here. Smile.” It was
photo shoot time. I awkwardly stood
there grinning from ear to ear not sure how to pose next to an encased trophy.
Do I give a thumbs-up, look at the trophy and gasp, or…? *Camera flash* Well
too late… awkward standing pose it was. I went with Ginny and Remy, our Coke Journey video
editor, to retrieve our star-studded pictures. Yep, it was awkward looking but nothing
could be worse than my 6th grade yearbook picture (braces, yikes!) so
I was happy. After all, I’m standing with the FIFA World Cup trophy, there’s no such
thing as a bad picture with that next to you.

With the trophy!
So thanks to my awesome job and company, I can now check this
experience off my bucket list. And better yet, so could our video editor who
says it was the best day of his life.
For me, to say this was the best day ever at work sounds about right.
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