FirstRand Volunteers COP 17 Cycle Challenge

To raise awareness around climate change issues, 12 employees from the FirstRand Group today embarked on a gruelling cycle challenge from Johannesburg to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP17). The FirstRand Group cycle team consists of staff from FirstRand, First National Bank, Rand Merchant Bank and WesBank.

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The FirstRand Volunteers Programme Photo Exhibition on 9th November 2011

The FirstRand Volunteers Programme hosted a Photo Exhibition on the 9th November to showcase the work of the 36 beneficiaries who have been supported by FirstRand employees over the past year. The exhibition also acknowledged the work of employees across the four divisions of the group who have committed their time and money to assist and empower underprivileged communities.

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FirstRand Employees Housebuilding in Tembisa

120 FirstRand employees from FirstRand, First National Bank, Rand Merchant Bank and WesBank spent the week of the 17th to 21st October out in Tembisa building homes for needy families. The four divisions of the group partnered with The Niall Mellon Trust, whose main aim is to provide quality social housing for impoverished communities.

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FirstRand Volunteers involved in Nelson Mandela Day 2011

On Monday morning, 18th July the learners at the Tsakane Primary School in Brakpan received a library of their own at a formal opening ceremony, so that they too can experience the same joy of reading as Madiba has. This container library was handed over to the principal, educators and learners of the school by the Department of Education, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and volunteer employees from First National Bank (FNB). The volunteers spent the day decorating the container library with murals which depict the ethos of The Tsakana Primary School.