Helping Aussie Teens!
"This
program has changed my life. I have met some of the most wonderful
people who I now call my friends and love very dearly; and I have been
mentored by a few of the world's greatest.
Before my time in the youth program, I was a very shy, very quiet girl. Anyone who knows me now can see a changed Georgia. I have developed into a confident person who is capable of anything.
To be
part of something like the Kokoda kids has brought the best out of me -
and for that matter, it has brought the best out of everyone in the Gold
Coast team" - Georgia Hansson, 2009 Kokoda Kid
Kokoda Challenge Melbourne - registration is now open!
This is what it's all about...
The best way to describe last Wednesday night is INSPIRATIONAL.
An intense
feeling of fullfilment overflowed into the room as the 2009 Kokoda Kids
completed their 14 month journey in the company of their proud parents,
supporters and the Kokoda Diggers at the official Graduation Ceremony
held at Southport R.S.L. Each one of them stood tall, reflecting on their achievements and the positive changes that they have made in their lives.
Ben
Tuckwell, a Brisbane Kokoda Kid, shared with the crowd of more than 150
his previous fear of public speaking - exemplifying his new found
confidence. Georgia Hansson, a Gold Coast Kokoda Kid, described herself
as "one of the luckiest people in the world". And Rayce Jovan from the
Gold Coast branch thanked the Diggers for the life we have today.
