At Grupo Castrosua, the Christmas spirit arrives with full force. The month of December is packed with fun activities, solidarity initiatives, and moments of camaraderie among colleagues. This year, for the first time, we celebrated our Christmas gathering at night. As every year, the members of the staff gathered at the Hotel Scala in Padrón to celebrate the start of the Christmas holidays together. During the event, we presented the fourth edition of the D. José Castro Award for Best Colleague and the D. José Manuel Castro Award for Best Professional. The Christmas dinner took place last Friday, December 15th. All the information and photos from the event are on our facebook page.
Another of the activities this December is 1 KILO, 1 TOY. A solidarity campaign aimed at collecting toys in good condition and non-perishable food items to donate to those most in need. Through this charitable initiative, we highlight our most altruistic side. The goal is that no child goes without a gift this Christmas. The collaboration of our colleagues, as every year, has been exceptional.
But if there is one activity that is synonymous with Christmas at Castrosua, it is undoubtedly the hot chocolate event, which for some years now has been promoted by the company’s Internal Communication Team. This initiative is aimed at the youngest members of the family and brought together 220 people at the company’s facilities in Santiago and over 100 at those in Villagarcía. Our children, nephews, nieces, grandchildren, or godchildren enjoyed a delicious hot chocolate with churros, took a bus ride, and got to know the environment where we carry out our professional activities. Each year we exceed the number of attendees! This means that the little ones thoroughly enjoy getting to know their parents’ ‘school’.
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CHOCOLATADA CARSA 2017
Also aimed at children is our traditional Drawing Contest of Grupo Castrosua, where the little ones create postcards combining the Christmas theme with the world of buses. This year we had 42 participating artists between the two factories. The prizes are divided into three categories: the first for children between 2 and 4 years old, the second for those between 5 and 7 years old, and finally, the third for those aged between 8 and 10 years old. The members of the Internal Communication Team act as the jury, and we distributed the prizes to the winners, whose identities were revealed on the day of the hot chocolate event.
And to further spread the Christmas spirit, we have designed a commemorative Christmas card. The year 2018 is a very special year for Grupo Castrosua. Here is our message to everyone:
In 19848 we began this journey. With you, we have faced challenges, provided solutions, and created a service based on trust.
For all the road ahead, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2018.
