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Off The Streets congratulates their 2005 Scholarship
Recipients and thanks their generous 2005 sponsors.
Below are details of each young person and the award
they received. |
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The
Elaine McTaggart Scholarship
donated by Elaine
McTaggart
Presented to Sami
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mother has struggled to financially support him
and his siblings while growing up. Sami excels in
basketball but is held back from reaching his potential
due to financial constraints. He will use his scholarship
funds to assist with the costs of pursuing a professional
basketball career. He has many achievements already
including the under 18 NSW state squad. His attendance
at the state championships only made possible through
local community fundraising. Sami is 17 and lives
with his family in Glebe. |
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The
Marcia Wisnewski Scholarship
donated by Colin
Bryant
Presented to Jamie-Lee |
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15-year-old Jamie-Lee moved to live with her elderly
grandmother in Pyrmont after her mother passed away
18 months ago. Jamie-Lee lived on the streets at
13 years of age and has been disengaged from school
for the last few years. She is now attempting to
gain a solid education and over the next two years
will use her scholarship funds to assist with her
education, purchasing computer and study equipment.
She will also benefit from life skills, personal
development and cooking classes. |
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The
Jorg Volker Scholarship
donated by Carmel
Volker
Presented to Nathan |
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At the age of 14 Nathan has been involved with juvenile
crime in his hometown of Albury and has spent time
in detention. Nathan shows the promise and will
to break this cycle and knows the importance of
gaining his education. Nathan would like to work
in the horse racing industry and is currently completing
a placement with a trainer in Albury. With ongoing
support from his mother, uncle and trainer, Nathan’s
scholarship funds will assist him with school and
private tutoring expenses, riding equipment and
ongoing industry skills and experience. |
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The
Laurance Wines Scholarship
donated by Dianne
Laurance
Presented to Leisa-Marie |
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Leisa has had an unstable home life with a family
history of mental illness and drug & alcohol
abuse. Over the last few years Leisa has regularly
moved high schools, causing disruption to her studies.
Now 17 years of age and in year 11 she lives independently
in housing supported by the Samaritans and attends
Northlakes High School on the NSW Central Coast.
Her scholarship funds will be used for private tutoring
& school expenses, living expenses so that she
can focus of her studies, and study equipment. |
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The
McGrath Scholarship
donated by McGrath
Estate Agents
Presented to Sam |
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19-year-old Sam currently lives in Barnardos supported
accomodation in Glebe. Until the age of 14 Sam battled
Leukaemia, undergoing regular hospital treatment.
Now fully recovered, Sam is focusing on sport and
physical development to improve his overall wellbeing,
as well as studying hard for his HSC. Sam aims to
attend university in 2006 & his scholarship
funds will be used for tutoring to maximise his
potential at school. Ongoing assistance will also
be needed for Sam to attend university. |
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The
A & D. J. Building Services Scholarship
donated by David
Salmon
Presented to Rafaela |
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Rafaela is 16 years old and lives with her twin
sister and mother. Living in Nimbin, Rafaela has
struggled with the strong influence of drugs in
her local community and identifies the clear need
for young people to pursue education and training
outside the town. ‘Rosie’, as she is
know by friends and family, attends a young women’s
group at her local youth club and acts as an important
role model for younger kids. She excels in photography
and will use her scholarship funds to purchase equipment
and pursue training in this field. |
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The
Northern Beaches Social Riders Scholarship
donated by the
Northern Beaches Social Riders
Presented to Brett |
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15-year-old Brett is from Modanville in Northern
NSW. Brett is an indigenous ward of the state, who
has struggled with positive role models all his
life. He is currently in the care of dedicated foster
parents through Youth Care UPA, a program that supports
young people in out of home care. Brett has a talent
for outdoor recreational activities and would like
to pursue training in the industry. He will use
his scholarship funds for TAFE courses in outdoor
recreation, wilderness training and additional specialist
education programs. |
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The
John & Pauline Camilleri Scholarship
donated by John
& Pauline Camilleri
Presented to Erin |
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17-year-old Erin lives with her parents in Illabo,
a small town in country NSW that has been in the
grips of drought for the last 5 years. Her family
struggles to make ends meet and despite offering
her ongoing encouragement and support, have been
unable to put funds aside to assist Erin to attend
university. Erin would like to be a Mathematics
teacher & will use her scholarship funds to
pursue further studies and complete teacher training.
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The
NRMA Insurance scholarship
donated by NRMA
Insurance
Presented to John |
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18-year-old John comes from a background of disadvantage
and abuse. John became involved with Coffs Harbour
PCYC through a program for at risk youth, targeting
young people who had been involved with the juvenile
justice system. He left school at an early age and
now realises the importance of his education. John
came through the PCYC program successfully and now
volunteers as a mentor for younger kids. He has
a genuine desire to break the cycle and make positive
changes for himself and his Aboriginal community.
John will use the scholarship funds to assist him
to gain the necessary education to become a welfare
worker in his local community. |
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The
Neville and Pam Burrows Scholarship
donated by Neville
& Pam Burrows
Presented to Jacqui |
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Jacqui is 18 years old and lives in Ulladulla with
her grandparents. DOCS removed Jacqui from her mother
after a traumatic family breakdown meant that at
the age of 12 Jacqui was the primary carer for both
her mother and younger brother. Based on her HSC
results, Jacqui will use the funds to pursue either
a communication degree at university, or appropriate
TAFE courses. She would like to work in the advertising
industry. |
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The
Pivot Group Scholarship
donated by Peter
Laurance
Presented to Matthew |
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Matthew is 18 years old and is currently completing
his HSC at Holy Spirit College in Wollongong. For
much of his life, Matthew’s mother has battled
cancer undergoing major surgery & ongoing treatment.
Matthew is 1 of 4 boys & over the last 12 years
he has had to take on an adult role in the family,
supporting his mother through her illness. Matthew
is a talented and determined student and based on
his HSC results will pursue either a university
degree or attend a private college to study sound
engineering.
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Youth
Off The Streets scholarship
donated by Marilyn
Dumbrell, Charleyne McHugh and Sally Richardson
Presented to Amy |
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Amy is of Polynesian background, the youngest of
5 children. Her family struggles with high socio-economic
disadvantage and after the death of her father last
year her role in the family became all the more
crucial. She lives with 11 other family members
in a 3-bedroom house in Ingelburn. Amy has an outstanding
volleyball talent and has been chosen to represent
NSW in 3 tournaments this year. Her scholarship
funds will be used to support the development of
her talent including training costs, selection camps,
equipment and tournament fees. |
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The
James Bean Computer Scholarship
donated in memory
of the late James Bean
Presented to Ashley |
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Ashley and his sister were removed from their mother
at a young age and placed with their grandparents
who with little money took on the children. His
grandfather died last year placing additional financial
strain on the family. Ashley has a strong understanding
of computer programming & software, but due
to financial constraints saw little chance of completing
further studies in this field once completing high
school.
Ashley has been awarded the James Bean Computer
Scholarship. James was a 21-year-old Macquarie University
student who was tragically killed in car accident
in June 2005. His family and friends have awarded
the James Bean Computer Scholarship in James’
memory and the scholarship is for a recipient to
pursue education and training in the field of computing.
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The
Farrell Foundation Scholarship
donated by The
Gregory Patrick and Marie Dolores Farrell
Foundation
Presented to Stepfanie |
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For much of the last year, 17-year-old Stepfanie
has resided in out of home care accommodation provided
by Marist Youth Care. She has recently returned
to the Blue Mountains to help support her family,
but attends TAFE and receives little income to provide
this ongoing support. Stepfanie has natural talent
in visual arts and will use the scholarship funds
to continue her education and complete TAFE courses
in visual and fine arts and purchase much needed
equipment. |
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Youth
Off The Streets would like to thank IGA
NSW who presented each 2005 Scholarship
recipient with a $250.00 grocery voucher,
generously donated by individual retailers
throughout NSW. IGA supported a Scholarship
in 2004 and recently raised $10,000 through
the City to Surf towards the Youth Off The
Streets Aftercare Program |
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Service
Learning Scholarship
donated by Back
to the Future Education |
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Community Service Learning is an innovative, values-based
intervention program being used with great success
in Youth Off The Streets residential programs. Service
Learning programs focus on the root cause of violent
and criminal behaviour amongst adolescents, helping
young people to develop a lasting moral framework
for positive behaviour. Young people are given the
opportunity to develop skills, self-esteem and positive
values through service to the community, understanding
the importance and value of being generous to others
is one of the key features of the program’s
success. Youth Off The Streets currently has three
main service learning initiatives in place and we
are delighted to announce that with assistance from
a scholarship donated by Back To The Future Education,
two young people from our outreach services will
be given the opportunity to take part in a new service
learning project in the Philippines. |
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Youth
Off The Streets thank the patrons of the Scholarship
Program; Mike Munro, John Stanley & Denis Handlin
Thank you also to the Selection Committee; Father
Chris Riley, John Stanley, Mary Lopez, Wendy Tierney,
James Williams, David Koch, Barbara Holborow and Christine
Bullivant.
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