The Club has sponsored 10 candidates ( Click on "Read More" below for their details) to attend the 2020 Rotary Youth leadership Course in January.
A celebration dinner was held on the 7th January at the Uniting Venue facility in Elanora Heights, twenty one Members/Partners and Parents of our sponsored candidates attending the dinner.
Mariela Salisch has produced a short 4 minute interview of one of our SALT Female Apprentices Kym Bouchard from Toowoomba which I will ask to play at our next Club meeting on the 15th January
RYLA 2020 WAHROONGA CANDIDATES
05 to 11 January 2020 at the Conference Centre at Elanora Heights
Adam West | Asquith Boys High UTS, B M’ment | Vice Captain Asquith, VC 1st Soccer, Capt 1st Cricket Bronze Duke of Ed Local Berowra Soccer and Cricket Working as Maintenance Officer Bush School LTS |
Will Giacometti | Barker College UTS, B Bus | Boarding Assistant in UK for Gap Year AFL with North Shore Bombers Church Youth Leader Casual Sports Coach Barker |
Bill Chen | Barker College Syd Uni, B Arts/Law | Hornsby K’gai Rotaract Treasurer Barker Army Cadets SRC Member Year 12 Assoc Dip Piano School Maths Mentor |
Charlotte Weatherall | Maitland Grossman High UNSW (ADFA) B Elect Eng U Newcastle, Psych | Hornsby K’gai Rotaract Secretary ADFA Royal Aust Navy Midshipman (2 yrs) Burn Bright Relationship and Service Mgr (2 yrs) Queens Guide, Guide Leader Rotary Youth Exchange NZE and Spain |
Phoebe Biddle | Barker College UTS, B Bus | Hornsby K’gai Rotaract Duke of Ed Gold PCYC Waitara |
Danuka Tennakoon | Knox Syd Uni B Comm/ Actuarial | Vice Capt and Head Prefect Knox Duke of Ed Gold Knox Tutor |
Kiarash Kyanian | Knox Syd Uni B Biomedical Eng B Commerce | Cadet Under Officer Knox Premiers Award for HSC Excellence Dean’s List for Excellence in Academic Performance Duke of Ed Gold |
In addition, The Youth Committee has arranged for two additional RYLA candidates based on the recommendation of Louise Azzopardi who spoke to us about SALT, short for Supporting And Linking Tradeswomen in Australia. This organisation In less than 10 years, has grown from just seven founders to over 35,000 members. The organisation is run by volunteer tradeswomen who are passionate about generating change and encouraging girls and women to consider a career in trades.
Kitiara Porter | Welder and Regional WorldSkills medallist | Currently working for Birdon Marine Design in Port Macquarie as a 3rd Year Boilermaker. Birdon has a wide variety of Armed Forces contracts |
Kymberly Bouchardt | 4th Yr Electr Apprentice Cert 111 in Bus Admin Completing Business Diploma | Born in Weipa in North Qld, Currently located in Toowoomba. Kym was Assistant Business Manager for JCU Vet and now Apprentice with Aurizon Australia’s largest Rail Freight operator. Personal aim is to become a project Manager |
Sponsor Organisation: Rotary Club of Wahroonga Youth Committee: Phillip Comfort, Barbara Salisch and Bob Howe