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Events 27 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 11 JANUARY 2015 ROCS Group starts year with a bang Enjoying a successful and high pro- file presence on the market, in 2016 ROCS Group will be celebrating 45 years from its establishment. The family-owned Group is synony- mous with the local insurance, in- vestment, travel, media, retail and property markets and its winning track record has earned it the trust of many leading international com- panies. Together with this high achieve- ment ROCS is expanding its online and geographical borders. Launch- ing its new and highly efficient website, improving customer serv- ice as well as, making it easier for individuals to peruse offers and request more information, be it on holidays, insurance policies and much more, all from the comfort of their homes. Another exciting venture by the company is its expansion in three new locations in Malta. Including a 400m2 property in Mosta, a 300m2 property in Fgura and two new state of the art properties in Flori- ana, one for the company's back of- fice team internally known as The Base and one for a new worldwide brand which will be launched very soon. Colin Aquilina Head of Finance and Business Development at the ROCS Group commented, "The plan ahead is clear for all the team. Throughout the past years the ROCS Group has established itself as a leading household name and today we have the honour to fur- ther grow the ROCS network to three new locations and one great new brand. We have entrusted one of Malta's leading architects, Colin Zammit from Maniera Group, to take care of our projects and we are confident together we will deliver. We are liv- ing in exciting times, where every day is simply a great day, and rest assured this is just the beginning and the plan we have ahead is full of surprises, the ROCS way – a job worth doing is worth doing well!" Not only are these new locations being launched in the first six months of the New Year but other sites, even in Gozo, are being con- sidered for this major ROCS expan- sion, making it easier for our clients to visit our offices. Going hand in hand with this development ROCS will soon be launching a recruitment campaign, potentially employing an addi- tional 70 new professionals to join the ROCS team. So anyone who is interested to join this ever growing crew and embark on this new ad- venture, should lodge his / her CV's on the ROCS new website at http:// www.rocsgrp.com/careers.html To find out more about this and other current ROCS Group news and offers, kindly visit the offices in Floriana or Mellieħa. You can also call the ROCS Group on 2015 1515, or check out the ROCS website www.rocsgrp.com. Alternatively, email the team directly on info@ rocsgrp.com for more information. You can also visit their Facebook page at ROCS Group. HSBC staff and kids raise money for charity at Christmas Banif's children's Christmas party is a ho-ho-hit! Vodafone Malta Foundation supports L-Istrina 2014 Staff of HSBC Bank Malta and their children showed that com- passion has no age-limit by rais- ing funds for WaterAid during Christmas. The tone of the event was set by a choir group from Maria Abdilla Vocal Studio who toured around HSBC Operations Centre and HSBC Business Banking Centre in Qormi, as well as the HSBC UK Contact Centre in Swatar. The group performed carol sing- ing from which €440 was collect- ed. Another €1,000 were raised from the staff children's Christ- mas party. The Bank matched these amounts and the funds will go towards the HSBC Malta Wate- rAid Ghana Project, as part of the HSBC Water Programme. The Vodafone Malta Foundation once again supported l-Istrina by donating €30,000 during the twelve- hour national fund-raising mara- thon at the Mediterranean Confer- ence Centre in Valletta. Members of Vodafone staff were also on hand to participate directly in the effort by answering the donation telephone lines. When presenting Vodafone's do- nation, Foundation Board mem- ber Jason Pavia commented "As in previous years the Vodafone Malta Foundation is proud to be support- ing l-Istrina. The Vodafone Malta Foundation believes very strongly in the importance of social solidarity within our community and today's donation is a tangible way of sup- porting the Community Chest Fund in its aim of assisting individuals and organizations that may from time to time require particular help". The Limestone Heritage got a lit- tle taste of the North Pole as Santa, Rudolph and friends came to town for Banif 's Children's Christmas party! The kids were in for a day packed with fun activities and festive cheer. Pony rides and animal pet- ting went down a treat, with plenty of 'Ooh!'s and 'Aah!'s as the park's newest inhabitants – two two- week old baby goats – were intro- duced and immediately became the centre of attention. The children were also shown a video about Malta's rich geological and quarrying history before get- ting a chance to try their hand at stone-carving. As expected, they took to the studio with loads of en- thusiasm and came up with quite a few fantastical creations. And then of course it was time for the most highly anticipated moment of all – presents! It's safe to say that every child left the par- ty with a smile on their face, eager to play with their new toys, books and gadgets as soon they got home. Well done to the Bank's Sports and Social Committee for organising the very merry festivities. Vodafone members of staff helped directly in the Strina fund-raising campaign Santa and friends were at the Limestone Heritage for the Banif Children's Christmas party ROCS Group is expanding to three new locations