Award for surf club project
Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club's Aaron Camp was awarded Initiative of the Year for the program, The Project, at the annual Surf Life Saving NSW Awards of Excellence in Sydney on Saturday, August 3.
The Project is a participant-led endeavour where participants learn skills that are immediately transferrable to their.
These include networking, budgeting, public speaking and social media awareness.
Additionally, the program this year took the participants to visit Arcadian Surf Life Saving Club in Far North Queensland to expose them to significantly different lifesaving challenges than would be faced at the member's own clubs.
Through the program, the branch has seen record engagement with the SLSNSW Youth Opportunity Makers Program with 18 applicants received.
This initiative aims to improve member retention and engagement of this age group and to provide for a platform to develop future leaders, according to Mr Camp.
Media release, 14 Aug 2013
Matt Miller, Surf Life Saving NSW