CSS Group celebrated its 14th anniversary staff party at Margham dessert camp in Dubai on Friday 27th February, 2009.
The annual party began at 4 pm with an entourage of Land cruisers arriving at the venue.
The evening commenced with musical octaves from Stephen and Anand.
Stephen Devassy, leading pianist and key board player, is a much sought after name in the Indian music industry with experience spanning over a decade. Anand Narayan, a stage performer and an upcoming play back singer from Kerala, India has stunned audiences with his soulful songs. Over 350 employees, their families and guests had the experience of a mesmerizing performance given by Stephen Devassy and Anand Narayan. Kids were entertained with various activities like face painting, balloon making, and bouncy castle throughout the party.
As the venue lit up towards the evening, the party took turn with mimicry by Viji Kumar& team, solo performances from Valencia, Earnest and Group performance from Aparna& team dancing away to the tunes of catchy bollywood songs. The formal part of the party started with T S Kaladharan, Chairman CSS Group extending his a welcome address expressing his gratitude towards the staff for their hard work and dedication.
This year ‘Employee of the Year’ award was shared between Githesh Krishnan-Accounts Clerk, Dubai and Rahul Radhakrishnan -Operations executive, Abu Dhabi branch for outstanding performance in their respective fields. This was followed by the Chairman recognizing and felicitating employees who have completed 10 years of service. The honorees were Ahmed Al Rais-Sr. VP Air Freight, Angeli Sudheer-Sales Manager, Suku Sudhakaran -Transport Manager, Raufa Sheikh -Pricing Manager, Baiju Sadanand -Asst. Manager, Sharon Cunningham-Sr.Coordinator, Sree Valsan- Transport Coordinator and Angela Fernandes- Front office Assistant.
Finally the raffle draw took place. This year’s raffle draw saw very attractive gifts which were sponsored by ever supporting business associates within the industry. The highlight of the evening was auctioning of the raffle draw prize ticket to any destination of Emirates Airlines. In association with EHCC Association, CSS Group has identified the need for providing medical treatment facilities to Charmson who has been paralyzed after a terrible accident at work site. The bid for the ticket began at 3000 AED ended up being sold for 11,000 AED. Oliver Hahn, IFS Doha contributed to this cause.
It indeed was a display of togetherness when all were seen enjoying every moment of the evening along with their families, colleagues & guests.