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said. The three Departmental Award winners were the Human Resource Department at the Habtoor Grand Resort, Autograph Collection; The Early Years Department at Emirates International School – Jumeirah; The Group Risk Management Department at the Al Habtoor Group head office. In addition to the prize giving ceremony, a new category was introduced: The Employees’ Choice Ballot where staff from across the Group get the opportunity to vote for a new morale-boosting initiative to be implemented for a period of 12 months. The audience also got the chance to see fellow Habtoorian’s perform live at the event. The first performer AHG NEWS was Neelima Saseedharan, a telephone operator from Al Habtoor Motors in Al Ain, who performed a traditional Indian dance. Begimay Abdysamatova, a box office agent at La Perle by Dragone sang a solo of Hallelujah, and a Dance Troop from the Habtoor Grand Resort, Autograph Collection closed the ceremony with a contemporary dance medley. 24 | Al Shindagah | Issue 140 Business Unit Award: The Metropolitan Hotel Dubai CSR Award: Emirates International Schools Al Habtoor Community Service Ambassador: Dr Sheikh Fares Al Mustafa