The Club Mudgee Max Potential Mudgee/Kandos-Rylstone/ Gulgong program called it a year at the 2019 showcase on Friday night.
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The annual event is when the students shared their experiences in the personal leadership program through their displays.
During the evening's formalities, Abilee Cummins presented the Young Adult Reflection. "Most of us agreed to 'give it a crack' to get our mum or dad off our backs, and for the rest something easy that would look good on our résumé. Looking back, 'easy' was a poor choice of word, this program was an emotional roller coaster and a lot of hard work and dedication was put in by all of us," she said.
"It was quite noticeable that we were all focusing on 'Make things happen', we had no choice but to get on top of our time management and organisation - and I think this where we learned a lot of valuable skills for future. It was a lot of hard work, but it was all worth it, when you take a step back and see all of the life skills we've learned, the tools and strategies we've been taught, and how much we've changed and grown throughout this experience."
Guest speaker, Dugald Saunders MP, said after spending the afternoon with the young adults and coaches "everyone tells the story that they get something out of being involved in this". And urged them to continue putting what they've learned into action.
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"Every one of the young adults here has a slightly different story, but the one thing that I got from speaking to all of them individually was, that all feel like they have gained a bit more empowerment - they're all feeling more confident within themselves and the way they're moving forward now," he said. "You've now got the opportunity to continue to be leaders and volunteers within your community. And I think all of you will be able to make that difference in whatever you choose to do."
The Community Coach Reflection was presented by John Sun and for him it fulfilled a goal he had. "The reason I'm doing the program is because last year when I just moved from Melbourne to Mudgee I felt that I need to contribute to the community and I heard about it from my colleagues who did it last year," he said.
"Personally I gained a lot from this program for my professional position, because we had group sessions and I tried to achieve my personal goals - speaking today is one of them, giving a speech to such a big function in my second language. I always encouraged Adrienne along the journey to 'X out the negatives' and today I want to achieve that as well, because I wanted to set an example."
Club Mudgee president, Scott Fittler, confirmed that they will continue their support for the 14th year in 2020. So far there's been over 180 students complete the 22-week program, about 70 coaches (many repeat), and over 70 business partners.