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PPO shares the warmth this winter

As part of its pledge to provide ongoing assistance and support to the residents of Boitumelo Children’s Home in Soshanguve, Pretoria,  employees of Project Portfolio Office (PPO) came together in full force to collect blankets in order to provide the home with some much needed warmth over these cold winter months. More than 95 blankets … Continue reading "PPO shares the warmth this winter"

Project Portfolio Office hosts an Easter event for the kids of the Boitumelo Children’s Home

Project Portfolio Office (PPO) recognises the importance of sustainable community development and contributed to this cause by hosting an Easter event for the children and volunteers of the Boitumelo Children’s Home in Soshanguve on Tuesday, 15 April 2014. This type of giving back to the community is a key value held by all employees at … Continue reading "Project Portfolio Office hosts an Easter event for the kids of the Boitumelo Children’s Home"

Project Portfolio Office chooses Boitumelo Children’s Home to make a sustainable difference.

“We rise by lifting others” Robert Ingersoll Project Portfolio Office (PPO) is committed to making sustainable improvements in everything we do and extend this philosophy to our culture of “giving back”. Our team is committed to change, and for this reason has selected the Boitumelo Children’s Home as the recipient of our sustainable contributions over … Continue reading "Project Portfolio Office chooses Boitumelo Children’s Home to make a sustainable difference."

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

Fabulous food, FUN and games, (try spelling your name with your whole body...) as well as directing your own 3 minute masterpiece was on the line-up at PPO’s quarterly team building event. Each team worked together to write a script, produce, direct and act in the "Movie" using random props and clues. Just 45 minutes … Continue reading "LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!"

PPO Celebrates Valentines Day

Valentine’s Day is abuzz here at PPO today. We challenged our team to dress for the occasion and offered a mystery prize for the best dressed. The teamsters in SA came dressed as their grand sparkly selves (as they usually do), with a little twist of romance. We decided in all fairness, that there were … Continue reading "PPO Celebrates Valentines Day"

Spreading the cheer

We saved the best for last! As part of our corporate social responsibility endeavors, the PPO team hosted a Christmas themed event for the children living at the Phehella Day and Night Care Centre in Silverton, Pretoria. When we arrived, arms laden with gifts and snack packs, the party guests, in their Sunday best, were waiting for us at the garden … Continue reading "Spreading the cheer"

Red hat lunch

As the holiday season approaches, the thoughts of the PPO’ers turn to last minute travel plans, turkey dinners and sunny days on the beach. But before wrapping up the year and bidding each other adieu, we took the time to celebrate another great year over a festive meal and plenty of bubbly. The venue, a … Continue reading "Red hat lunch"

PPO before and after

It took months of preparation and buckets of sweat, but finally the office was ready for the grand reveal. The extreme makeover was unveiled earlier this month at an intimate cocktail party attended by staff, family and friends. The theme for the event was “here is the before, now come see the after”! With this … Continue reading "PPO before and after"