Work often takes precedence over everything in our lives. However, paying too much importance to our professional life could take a toll on us. Including fun activities at the workplace is the key to bringing in positive effects like reduced stress, lower risk of burnout and a greater sense of wellbeing. At CSS, we understand the significance of work-life balance in the lives of our employees. CSS cares deeply about the physical, emotional and mental well being of our employees. Keeping this in mind, we organized a T20 Challenge for our internal teams.
The T20 Challenge
The Champions of CSS Group T20 Challenge was held on the 18th and 19th of March at the spectacular JMR sporting club, in Sharjah. The T20 matches commenced at 14:00 hrs. on both the days. The theme of the CSS Group T20 was “Innings to network”. These matches were planned so that our teams could interact with each other in a fun manner and develop a team spirit. All our team members were warmly welcomed for the event with their families. Transportations arrangements were also taken care of, so that the teams could enjoy the day to the fullest. Before the teams started playing the matches, they were encouraged to join the event with a “Team Spirit”.
The T20 Teams
Four teams were formed to compete against each other in the T20 challenge. Team one was CSS HQ (Captained by Ranjith H), team two was CSS eLogix (Captained by Jassim), team three was ISS Relocations (Captained by Sooraj) and team four was CSS Kingston (Captained by Niji). Each of the teams was provided with a dedicated coach and a team manager to gear up the teams for the T20 challenge matches.
The Winning Team: CSS HQ
The teams put up a competitive yet friendly fight against each other. A strong team spirit was visible in all the players who thoroughly enjoyed the cricket matches. The winning team of the T20 challenge was CSS HQ. CSS eLogix procured the second prize, while ISS Relocations and CSS Kingston took the third and fourth spot in the T20 tournament.
The Committee Behind The T20 Event
A committee was formed to make the T20 Challenge a success. The members of this committee were T.S Kaladharan, Krishna Kaladharan, Don Raveendran, Susanth Shekhar, Unnikrishnan K, Alan Ramesh, Shabeja Rose and Radhakrishnan Machingal. Each of these members put in their time and effort to make this event a huge hit. This team carefully planned each and every detail. Right from executing the event, forming the teams, planning the entertainment stalls and charting out the transportation, all the details were seamlessly taken into account to make sure that all the employees and their families enjoyed the T20 Challenge to the fullest. Several fun stalls were put up at the sporting club.
Kids Entertainment Corner
While the T20 matches were going on, fun and frolic was planned for everyone, especially the kids. There was a dedicated Kids Entertainment Corner, which catered to the playful needs of the little ones and ensured that they were never faced with boredom. All the kids enjoyed the bouncing castle and slide. There were also pony rides for the kids to explore.
Cotton Candy and Popcorn Counter
Everyone loves sweets, especially melt-in-the mouth cotton candy and crunchy caramel and salted popcorn. This is why we included this cotton candy and popcorn stall. The cotton candy was an instant hit with a queue of people immediately lining up to get their sweet candy. The popcorn machine kept on popping with both salted and sweet variants, which everyone liked. Kids and adults enjoyed munching on popcorn and cotton candy as the T20 matches were played.
Balloon Twisting
Another star entertainment stall for the kids was Balloon Twisting. The skilled balloon-twisting artists at the stall impressed our little ones with balloons turned into the shape of dogs, butterflies, flowers, windmills and even horses. It was indeed a fun sight to watch the kids at the event carrying balloons of different shapes and sizes with a smile on their faces.
Art and Craft Station
Since kids of all age groups love art and craft, a special art and craft station was set up. This stall had all the required materials for creating beautiful crafts and helped the little ones create some amazing art with paper, glitter and paint. The kids were entertained for hours at the art station and proudly displayed their creations to their parents.
Face Painting
A stall for Face Painting was put up, where everyone was free to go and get their face painted with their favorite design. This stall was an instant hit with both kids and adults. Almost everyone wanted to get his or her face painted. From superhero designs to butterflies, flowers and animals, there was so much laughter and joy at the Face Painting stall.
Music Medley and Bollywood Dance
Music is indeed the heart and soul of any event. Keeping this in mind, CSS planned for a Musical Medley along with Bollywood Dance songs. There was a dedicated DJ to mix up the tracks and add catchy beats. Everyone at the event, both young and old found himself or herself tapping their feet on the dance floor to the joyful music played at the station.
Live Food
No event is complete without food. There was an enticing live food stall that displayed how the dishes were prepared. Whether it was starters, main course dishes or desserts, every dish was cooked to perfection with mouthwatering taste. There was a wide range of dishes to choose from.
Chayakada
Another outstanding stall at the event was the “Chayakada” which served authentic lip-smacking tea to one and all. It was a pure delight for everyone at the event to drink this traditionally prepared tea and watch the matches.
Team Spirit and Networking
The two-day T20 challenge event ended with fond memories and a fostering of a team spirit among our employees who thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to network with each other and understand the importance of supporting each other.