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ROTARY YOUTH PROGRAM OF ENRICHMENT (RYPEN) |
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Jasmine
Mikschi (left) with sister Emily |
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Jasmine and Emily are the daughters of Club Secretary, Susan Tyrrell |
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Jasmine's address to the Parkwood Rotary Club on 13 March 2007: Hey everyone, I’m Jasmine Mikschi and I attend Yr 10 at Trinity Lutheran College. I’d like to start by thanking you for the opportunity to attend the RYPEN Leadership Camp in April. I believe this camp will be of great benefit to me. Actually, one of my goals is to be part of the leadership team at my school in Yr 12, 2009. I am currently participating for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh. This is an international young people’s award and is all about individual challenges. I am required to complete three sections of the award : skill, sport and service. For two of these categories I have to complete 3 months, and the other category I am required to complete 6 months. For my skill I am learning German. Each week I record my one hour German class at school. My goal is to be fluent, or somewhat close, over the next three years. As part of my sport category, I take part in a personal fitness cycle class at the gym each week. I have been doing this for two months and I can already see my fitness has improved. For my service component I have chosen a 6 month commitment. Last year I helped out with Rotary to serve breakfast to the kids at Musgrave School each week. This year I am helping out every Thursday afternoon for two hours at the Southport Baptist Church. There I help run the Kids Club and thoroughly enjoy working and getting to know the kids each week. On top of this I am required to attend two Duke of Edinburgh camps. I attend my first camp this weekend (17/18 March), at Mebbin near Murwillumbah. We are hiking approximately 15km over the two days, with all our gear on our backs including tents and food. I also hold a part time job at Slender Image Body toning Spa at Crestwood Plaza. There I work an average of 10 hours a week. I have been working with customers in the service and health industry. With all my current activities I believe the RYPEN Camp will be beneficial and another milestone in discovering my true self and the path I need to take to be the person I want to be. Thank you Rotary Club of Parkwood, no dream can be fulfilled without an opportunity to make it happen. Thank you greatly for this wonderful opportunity. |
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The District 9640 RYPEN program will be held at Camp Bornhoffen from 20th to 22nd April 2007 |
