J&S Dreamland Express

J&S Dreamland Express The J&S Dreamland Express is a recreational train to bring joy to children and their families. The train may operate at other times by special arrangement.

The J&S operates in Kennewick, WA on Saturday and Sunday afternoons near the Playground of Dreams
in Columbia Park from late spring to early fall. The train is staffed primarily by volunteers from the Kiwanis Club of the Horse Heaven Hills Foundation. However, all those wishing to help with this wonderful community asset are encouraged to contact us and discuss serving as an engineer, safety officer or ticket seller.

05/16/2026
03/31/2026

"The more you delay important decisions regarding your organization's vision, the deeper your followers steep in the unfruitful, but uncomfortable, present" Paul Casey

www.growingforwardservices.net

02/16/2026

Friends and Followers,
As we look ahead to 2026, take a moment to recognize your 2025 successes and set your sights on what’s next. I’m here to help! Here’s a quick reminder of some of the services I offer to support your goals.

“Studies show that investing in team development through training, education, and career growth significantly boosts organizational performance, employee retention, and profitability. Companies prioritizing employee growth see improved engagement, with 94% of employees staying longer, higher productivity, and up to 4% higher return on invested capital.”

Could any of these topics represent growth opportunities for you or your company?

Culture Audit:
Most of us understand what a culture is. Company culture is the shared values, attitudes, behaviors, and standards that make up a work environment. It is about the experience people have at work and how that experience aligns with the external brand and messaging of the company.
These experiences are on target with your mission and vision.
Or they’re not.

Strategic Planning:
As a team or organizational leader or manager, when you take part in a full-day or half-day of Strategic Planning with Paul Casey, you will learn how to tactically craft a vision that gets your direct reports excited and motivated to become more productive. The objective of these Strategic Planning sessions is to enable your team leaders and their teams to gather input, build relationships, and co-create their priorities for the next season.

Paul will conduct a SWOT analysis with your teams following a blue-sky vision activity. He will use flipcharts to record ideas for effectively addressing weak areas and pursuing opportunities to next level your team or organization.

The brainstorming sessions that are included in Strategic Planning will make it possible for your teams to return to the workplace with a clear plan that includes a Thematic Goal, three defining objectives, and tactics under each one that will have a champion and deadline for implementation.

Team building:
Through Team Building workshops, which can be offered either on or off-site, Paul Casey will take time to get to know your organizational leaders and the dynamics of your teams as he evaluates and then identifies the communication skills and values that need reinforcement.

Paul will work closely in partnership with your team to customize a creative and interactive experience that caters to your team’s needs and your business objectives. The end goal is to produce an enduring vision and stronger relationships.

It’s all about relationship building!

Team Conflict Resolution:
During the Team Conflict Resolution process, Paul Casey will talk with each of your employees in your organization’s teams to learn their unique perspectives and determine how tensions arose. He will then meet with your organization’s core leadership team “to write a prescription” for team health that might include facilitated three-way conversations, team building activities, or performance improvement plans for your company or organization.
This conflict resolution process requires everyone on your team to be committed to the common purpose of team unity for the betterment of your organization.
If everyone involved stays dedicated to team unity, your organization’s teams will emerge stronger from having gone through this process.

Team Health Exploration:
Leadership Coach and Trainer Paul Casey of Growing Forward Services offer in-depth, sit-down conversations with your teams and organizations to determine how your employees, direct reports, and managers are feeling about your organization, the culture, and workplace relationships.
Like an annual health check-in with a doctor, Paul conducts regular health check-ins with your organization’s teams to determine what is going well and what areas need improvement. He then recommends changes that should be made for the sake of your company’s or organization’s optimal health.

Group Coaching:
If you are a business or organizational leader, in Group Coaching, you will learn how to build your leadership pipeline and have in place a succession plan that instills confidence in your organization. From these Group Coaching sessions, you will be empowered to develop the next generation leaders in your organization!
Group Coaching will equip your managers to develop into high performers in your organization as you watch their potential for growth soar.

I would be delighted to help you reach your goals this coming year!

Reach out:
Paul Casey
509-392-1895
[email protected]


Address

Columbia Park
Kennewick, WA
99336

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