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45 Events maltatoday, SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 2016 Banif teams go karting in heated tournament EIGHT teams of Banif employ- ees duked it out at Ta' Qali raceway in a heated go karting tournament organised by the Bank 's Sports and Social Com- mittee. The teams took to the tar- mac with the event being in huge demand by staff after last year's closely contested races. This year, the aptly named Powerhouse team emerged tri- umphant, demonstrating that strong teamwork in the office can also be put to good use elsewhere! The Banif team, together with friends and family, en- joyed a pasta dinner after the tournament, allowing them to exchange their thoughts on the race and catch up with team members from different de- partments and branches. Dream trip to Rio Olympic for Maltese Visa cardholder BERNARD Cefai has a very good reason to celebrate. This Banif Vi- sa cardholder won a four-day trip for two to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, thanks to Visa. The trip is worth approx- imately €25,000. Visa, worldwide sponsor of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, is giving this lucky Maltese Visa cardhold- er a four-night pack- age dream trip for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. In August, the win- ner and his guest will fly out to Brazil to experience the Opening Ceremony in vibrant Rio de Janeiro as well as attend two pre- selected events. The package includes viewing a football game as well as hotel ac- commodation and daily breakfast. On top of the thrill of experienc- ing the Olympic Games first-hand, Bernard and guest will also get treated to a complimenta- ry tour of an iconic Rio landmark. "Visa is continu- ously striving to cre- ate unique customer experiences and that is exactly what we are do- ing in Malta. This initiative further showcases Visa's constant drive to- wards offering great value to its cardholders whilst de- livering a valuable service," said Efraim Preisler, Senior Relationship Manager for Israel and Malta at Visa Europe. Bernard Cefai, the winner of the four-day trip to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 'Think Before You Click' campaign launched to protect children online 'THINK Before You Click ', a 20-week awareness campaign designed to empower children, parents and carers to protect themselves against the risks they may encounter on digital and social media platforms, was launched this morning. The campaign is driven by Magic Malta with the support of MSV Life, Malta's largest life insurer, in collaboration with The Office of Commissioner for Children and the BeSmartOn- line! project, which is managed by the Malta Communications Authority (MCA). "The campaign will be target- ing parents and carers and will be reinforcing messages on how young internet users can make the best use of the new technol- ogies and navigate their way on the web fully aware of the risks and dangers which may not be so obvious to them," said Com- missioner for Children Pauline Miceli. "The campaign's aim is to provide parents and carers with sufficient knowledge which will empower them to feel confi- dent in guiding their children to be safe online." Mark Spiteri, Senior Project Coordinator at the MCA, said: "The MCA, together with The Office of Commissioner for Children, the Foundation for Social Welfare Services and the Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education, has been working in the field of eS- afety for the past six years. It is heartening for us to see other entities recognising the impor- tance of online safety and invit- ing us to collaborate. Such ef- forts serve to continue engaging with the public, reach new audi- ences and strengthen our mes- sage in this regard. We encour- age other entities to follow suit. Education and awareness are key to ensuring a positive online ex- perience." Magic Malta's Arthur Caruana commented that as part of the public broadcaster's portfolio, Magic Malta assumed the re- sponsibility to team up with MSV Life, The Office of Com- missioner for Children and BeSmartOnline! to run such a campaign since the digital realm is almost taking over re- ality, especially among children and young people, particularly if they feel isolated or misunder- stood. "It is crucial that every- one understands that behind a screen or a digital profile there might be an unknown world which could compromise your wellbeing and of those around you." 'Think Before You Click ''s main messages are also to re- frain from being hurtful in mes- sages posted online, to report cyberbullying, to be aware that what is uploaded remains in the public domain forever and may be abused to harm the person or others. A person's digital foot- print also determines their pub- lic profile based on information available on the internet. With peer pressure being a weak point among young peo- ple, 'Think Before You Click ' al- so encourages internet users to say 'no' when asked to carry out something on the internet and not to feel bad or intimidated to stop a chat thread or refuse a friend request from someone unknown. Equally dangerous are false profiles showing they share friends in common to be more convincing in being trust- worthy. To avoid cyberbullying, it is advised to keep personal infor- mation, such as phone number and email address, private, fa- miliarise yourself with privacy settings and make proper use of them. If you become a victim of this form of abuse, it is strongly recommended not to retaliate, but to stop communicating with the person, keep a record of all the instances of abuse including copies of emails and messages as content can be taken down and inform at once the authorities concerned. If you need to talk to someone about online safety you can call the Helpline 179, send an email to 179.appogg@gov.mt , or visit w w w.besmartonline.org.mt. For more information about the campaign and its content, log on thinkbeforeyouclick.eu From left - Arthur Caruana, Mark Spiteri and Pauline Miceli Famalco Group employees tries their hand at zorbing FAMALCO Group staff this month took on their colleagues in a physically-tackling game of football zorbing, as part of the group's team-building event for June. Zorbing involves playing a game of football while encapsulated in a double-walled air-filled plastic ball. The sport first came to pub- lic attention within the extreme sports scene in 1998. Players usu- ally end up becoming more keen on knocking each other over than actually scoring a goal. Famalco Group's event proved a big success with the staff even though players spent more time rolling around on the ground than actually playing. The group's team building event programme provides employees an opportunity to get to know their workmates in a friendly en- vironment outside the office.