Sergeant Rhonda Spence and PCYC Napranum youth are all smiles after a year of giving back to their western Cape York community. Photo: Supplied.
While many children eagerly await their presents from Santa, the youth at PCYC Napranum are preparing to spread the Christmas cheer in their community this festive season.
After a year of fulfilment through being of service, the 2024 club theme of Giving Back will conclude with the youth hand-making Christmas decorations for their loved ones.
“We are helping our young emerging leaders learn how it feels to have purpose – having that feeling that they are doing more than just living for themselves,” club manager Sergeant Rhonda Spence said.
“These young leaders are now encouraging other younger youth to be a part of this journey through means such as the making of Christmas decorations to give to families in Napranum to spread the joy of the holiday season.
“Our youth over our Christmas holiday program will be busy making plenty of Christmas decorations and will be delivering them to family before Christmas.”
Throughout the year, the young leaders also learned how to be of service by cooking and delivering meals to community Elders.
“With the increase in cost of living, our youth came together and brainstormed ideas on how to start their journey of giving back,” Sergeant Spence said.
“They immediately knew that family is most important in their lives, and looking after their grandparents is essential so that [the Elders] know that they are important to them.”
Just in time for the wet season and a new year of learning, Sergeant Spence said PCYC Napranum will open its new youth facilities in the coming weeks.
“Our new youth spaces are nearing completion, and once completed, our youth will have the opportunity to do more exciting activities across the club with minimal distraction from sports and games,” she said.
“It will also support our desire to hold more events for our youth with community attendance to help us showcase all the good work our youth do.
“In 2025, our club theme is Together, where we will teach our youth to support peers and community together, displaying kindness, happiness and teamwork.
“Our passion in 2025 is also to encourage school attendance; we believe that education is the key to unlocking opportunities for our youth and it also helps them to reach their full potential.”
Next year, the team at PCYC Napranum will focus on what it means to be Together in a remote community. Photo: Supplied.
