10 Year Masked Ball - 10th September 2008
Our most recent event was our 10 year party. It was held in Waterford on the 10th September at a specially constructed marquee in Whitfield Sports Grounds. Getting into the spirirt of the masked ball theme all our employees had a throughly great night. Click on the thumbnails below to view photos from the night.

Awards and recognition are a consistent theme throughout the AOL Broadband corporate philosophy, not just annually, but on a day-to-day basis across all areas.

This is apparent through various formal activities and endeavours that the company undertakes across the business, but is also particularly clear in the social aspects of life at AOL.

Each year, the Communications Department organises two flagship company events, the AOL Summer and Christmas Parties. Christmas is serious business in AOL: in addition to the much talked about Christmas Party, each department runs a Kris Kindle with a limit of €10 per head,a free Christmas lunch is provided to all in the canteen and the centre itself becomes festooned in decorations as each department vies to outdo the other with the gaudiest of baubles.

Promoting team spirit is part of life at AOL Broadband and on an annual basis the business provides a generous budget to provide for individual team building events for everyone in Waterford. Teams then select from a range of activities, including karting, sailing, horse riding, going to the theatre, nights out, bowling or visiting the Dunmore East Adventure Centre for a range of activities. This helps everyone to get to know his or her fellow team members in a non-working setting. Within the team setting, team leaders also frequently organise team nights out and activities, with the support of the wider organisation.

AOL Broadband also has a very active sports and social club, and with 460 active members, this demonstrates the commitment of staff to socialise and interact with each other outside of company hours. In the past the club, which is subsidised by the company, has organised some fantastic events:

A family fun day takes place every Summer with races, face painting and bouncy castles. This coincided this year with our hosting of the AOL European Football Competition, which the men's team won the previous year. The club has hosts a range of parties for staff, including: the Valentine's Ball, Back to School night, Halloween fancy dress party and a Kids Christmas Party.

Having recently won Best Community Spirit regional final of the Contact Centre World Awards AOL Broadband understands it has a responsibility to the community in which it operates and has a clear Corporate Social Responsibility in place to ensure community spirit is promoted at every opportunity. AOL Broadband works hard to establish links with the local community and last year employees donated over 650 hours in voluntary work to the community and €36,000 in community funding.

The list of celebrations and social activities that take place at AOL Broadband is endless, from free massages in the centre and chocolate fountains to hosting in-house X-Factor competitions, so check out some pics above and let them do the talking…