Giving money saves you time.
Giving time enriches your experience.
Through the direct contact with other people you find out so much about their lives, problems, hopes and successes.
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On the 9th of July, the Bundesgärten Wien and Schatzhaus Österreich witnessed the enthusiasm and dedication of our Group Markets Business Development team. This event was organized to support and help maintain the beautiful gardens.
A team event was once again on the agenda in 2024, but it was to be a little different from previous years: We put our hands in the service of a good cause.
As part of the Navigator programme, we were asked to carry out a social/volunteering project that not only follows the CSR/ESG concept, but more importantly, can make a meaningful impact within the communities we serve. We decided for the “Train of Hope” project, a centre for Ukrainian refugees, where we all committed to take a few hours in our day to physically help out in their afternoon/evening activites.
To make this day a success, preparation was essential. To this end, each team member was assigned a task. These included documenting the day, making reservations, creating name badges, organising goody bags and much more.
Sabine Eger, who has worked for Erste Bank for more than 35 years as a service employee behind the teller counter, had the wonderful idea of doing something good for our fellow human beings. It didn't take long for the idea of cooking for the homeless to take root and germinate among us colleagues at the Jedlersdorf branch. We enthusiastically embraced Sabine's idea to help people who are marginalised in our society to believe in themselves by providing them with a warm meal and compassion for their situation.
As a parting gift on the occasion of my retirement, I asked my colleagues from Social Banking Erste Bank for a meaningful day together.
As a parting gift on the occasion of my retirement, I asked my colleagues from Social Banking Erste Bank for a meaningful day together.
Just like the statement by his colleague Georg Schneider: "vüü Fleisch". The department conjured up delicious roasts from a total of 25kg of minced meat. The lovingly prepared menu was rounded off with parade soup to warm up, mashed potatoes and cucumber salad as side dishes and pudding and cake as a sweet finish.
This urgent ad-hoc help was conveyed to Time Bank by Monika Gröger.
The Time Bank Community reacted quickly and so the artworks could be installed at Christian-Broda Square and Esterházy park on 19 October 2021.
The “Kulturbuddy” project of Caritas Vienna offers people interested in culture and sports an opportunity to volunteer. As a Kulturbuddy, you accompany residents from Caritas Vienna social institutions to cultural and sporting events.
The flea market at the now closed IT site Geiselberg generated proceeds of more than 75,000 euros for charitable purposes and resulted in many grateful NGOs who were happy to receive more than 1,500 in-kind donations.
The implementation of the project was not exactly made easier by the COVID19 measures. The task was: To implement a social project together in a group of 10 colleagues in times of Corona.
As part of our 2020 Christmas campaign, Erste AM donated 1,500 euros. This donation was handed over to the VinziWerk and supports people in need.
For their team building event this year, the COO team - comprising Holding employees of Group Digital Transformation, Holding IT and Group COO Governance - chose a very special mission...