On Friday the 11th of December, Virtuosa had their Christmas party and needless to say it was one that touched more than just the Virtuosa team member lives.

The day started with the team separated into groups and by participating in a game similar to the Amazing race – each group had different tasks to complete. While we were trying to figure out the clues running from one destination to another, each group had to collect a reward from one of the stopping points. One group had to collect and carry garden tools while the others had to pick up rolls of grass and trees for planting: it was clear from then on that we were not on our way to a party venue at all.

As the teams arrived at the final destination, we were surprised to be greeted by the school children at Witkoppen School – a “less fortunate” school within the community of Fourways, Johannesburg. The challenge for the day were to plant the grass and trees for the kids at this school and the Virtuosa team got straight to work as you can see below.

With a sense of giving back to the community, the whole team took up the challenge with enthusiasm. Virtuosa also volunteered to paint one of the classroom walls with the Witkoppen School logo & motif  (images below).

As a team, we are proud to be giving back something to the community and to have the opportunity to do something different for our year end party. What better way to build team moral and spent the whole day together as a team. It was totally AWESOME (describing my feelings in layman’s terms) to spend time with the children of Witkoppen School as they appreciated our presence and gift.