The FBI Experience: VTB charity events

Even since school started, we had been looking forward to internships as we will be able to have a physical experience on what we had learnt. However, never did we know that what we will be undergoing will be far more than what we can imagine.

Through our stay in VTB Bank Europe plc, we were tasked not only to help out with the routine work assigned, we were also ask to help out in various interesting activities such as organizing party for the staffs, auction of items, charity event as well as the selling of the furniture.

As these activities are not related to our course, many may think that we will not benefit from it. However, we think otherwise. Through the various events that we participate in, we had learnt the importance of systematical organization as well as teamwork. In addition, we learnt to be more confident in ourselves and speak up to interact with other people. Lastly, our supervisors allow us to be fully in charge of those activities which thus help build up our leadership quality.

One of the most memorable events that we can remember vividly is definitely the charity event. Not only did we get to enjoy ourselves, we also played a part in contributing to the society through helping the people in need.

However the process of organizing this event was not easy. We had to book the bus services for the elderly as well as to book the duck tour in advance due to the number of participants we had. In addition, we also needed to preorder some goodie bags for the elderly as “souvenirs”. During the preparation, we met with many obstacles such as the failure of communication, the failure of understanding the services we required for the day, etc. In addition, as we are handling the elderly, we had to take into consideration such as the number of humps that we will encounter through the journey, the distance from the drop off point to the ending point and etc. However, we managed to overcome the obstacles to make this event a success.

Although we did not play a major part in the lives of these elderly, we knew that the small little things we did will definitely add colours to their life. We believed that through the half day interaction, the elderly will understand that they are not standing alone in society and there is always helping hands around to give them ample support.

This charity event was indeed a fun and unique event for staff to bond. On top of that, the most valuable reward that we received was to see the smiles that we brought to the elderly.

The event has definitely made us change the traditional thinking that working life is dull and boring. Should there be any more of these events, we will definitely agree to help out without hesitation.