26.1.2011
On 25 January, Croatian Telecom opened, in the premises of HT Museum, the exhibition of photographs by HT Group
mployees – Photo Tower 2010 – and presented the Croatian Association of the Blind with the donation of more than HRK 80,000.
The joint charity campaign of Croatian Telecom and its employees is part of the internal communication project with the significant title “Photo Tower”.
Croatian Telecom continues the good tradition of recognizing and encouraging creativity of its employees and to this end it organizes every year the internal prize-winning competition for the best photographs on the corporate portal IntraNet and exhibitions of selected works of art with the aim to present at least a part of its rich collection to the public. There are about one thousand attractive photographs stored in IntraNet Photo Gallery already. A total of 317 works of art were entered in the competition during 2010. The jury, including the well-known and renowned professional photographer Damir Hoyka, and IntraNet visitors chose the best thirty photographs for the exhibition Photo Tower 2010 and the charity auction at which HT Group employees placed bids.
An additional value of Photo Tower is the donation campaign in which HT and its employees put together funds from the Company's budget and funds raised through the internal auction of the best photographs to provide assistance where it is needed most and in this way show their social responsibility and awareness.
The exhibition Photo Tower 2010 was opened by Member of the Management Board of HT and Chief Operating Officer Business Irena Jolić Šimović, who presented a cardboard check to the President of the Croatian Association of the Blind Vojin Perić.
“I am very pleased to welcome you here, in HT Museum, where impressive photographs by our employees are displayed today. We are proud that this competition for selecting the best photographs taken by HT Group employees has become our tradition. The idea behind the competition and its goal are – to recognize and evaluate creativity of our employees and then raise additional funds through the auction to help those who need it most. This year, we have raised, in the joint action of the Company and its employees, more than HRK 80,000, which will be used to help the Croatian Association of the Blind equip their “computer corner” in the education and rehabilitation camp in Premantura and buy necessary technical aids for the blind.
I sincerely hope that our donation will be helpful and contribute to the quality of life of the blind and visually impaired in Croatia, which is not only my personal wish, but also the wish of all HT's employees and all authors of the photographs who have generously waived their copyrights and in this way made this auction possible, and the wish of all who placed bids and purchased these photograph”, said Irena Jolić Šimović.