TWO young men, one who has worked with children with a disability, and the other who has volunteered with youth services in Wodonga, have been named the city’s young citizens of the year.
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Jacob Hampton, 18, completed his VCE at Catholic College Wodonga last year and will work with a pharmacy for the next 12 months before taking up a university course in paramedic nursing in 2010.
Jacob wants to become a doctor and believes the paramedic studies will provide a more practical means to achieve his goal.
During his VCE studies, Jacob completed more than 250 hours of service to the Wodonga community, including the holiday and weekend program for Interchange that offers respite care for parents with high needs children.
He also attends Belvoir Special School for two hours each fortnight to help out and attends Melrose Primary School’s after-school care program monthly as a mentor for younger children.
“I started volunteering in year 10,” Jacob said.
Shane Tidy, 17, began work as an apprentice chef at Green Zebra in Albury three months ago after completing his year 11 studies in Wodonga.
He is a member of the FReeZA committee, the Wodonga Action crew and the Albury-Wodonga District Car Club.
Shane has volunteered with ArtsSpace Wodonga and with Wodonga Council youth services.
He was awarded the Trinity College Wodonga’s citizenship award in 2005 and the college’s creative youth award in the same year.
“I began volunteering in year 6,” he said.
“I get a lot of satisfaction by helping others.”
