'I gained a sense of responsibility to help others': Trinity Young sa natanggap na nominasyon bilang Central Coast 'Youth of the Year'

Para sa dating The Voice Kids' Australia Season 1 semi-finalist na si Trinity Young, mas nananaig ngayon ang tungkuling tumulong sa ibang tao matapos siyang manomina bilang "Youth of the Year" ng Central Coast Council sa NSW.

Trinity Young receives her nomination certificate as one of Central Coast's 2021 'Youth of the Year' nominees. Source: Supplied by Trinity Young

Hindi naghihintay si Trinity na masuklian ang mga kabutihang nagawa niya para sa komunidad.  

"I did not expect anything to be given to me. I just do what I want for the community," anang 15-taong gulang na mag-aaral.

"I feel so grateful and humbled. I think I gained a sense of responsibility in life to be able to help people," pagpapatuloy ng dalaga.

 

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Mga highlight

• Iba't ibang parangal ang ibinibigay tuwing Australia Day para kilalanin ang mga nagawa ng maraming mga Australyano para sa komunidad at bansa.
• Ngayong 2021, halos 900 na natatanging mga Australyano ang kikilalanin sa Australia Day Honours list.
• Ang Filipino-Australian na mag-aaral at mang-aawit na si Trinity Young ay nominado para sa Youth of the Year award sa kanyang lugar sa Central Coast.

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Pagtulong sa komunidad

Kinilala ng kanyang paaralan ang kanyang mga pagsisikap para makatulong sa komunidad, kung kaya't naisumite ang kanyang nominasyan para sa nasabing parangal. 

"I was nominated for the Youth of the Year award by my school for partaking in the JUMP (Josephites Undertaking Mission Projects)," lahad ng dalaga.

Ang programang JUMP ay nagsimula noong ika-4 na termino ng 2017 kung saan ang mga mag-aaral sa hayskul ng MacKillop Catholic College ay tumutulong sa mga outreach program ng paaralan.

"For the past 3 years I have done 300 hours of service."

For her 'outstanding contribution to Outreach and Community service', Trinity was awarded the 2020 Mary MacKillop Award by her School's Secondary Principal Mrs Debra Ferguson. Source: Supplied by June Young

Ilan sa kanilang ginagawa ang paghahanda at pamimigay ng pagkain para sa mga walang tirahan, pagbabahagi at pagbibigay ng donasyon sa mga nangangailangan.

"One of the big highlights I had with the JUMP program was the White Ribbon Walk against Domestic Violence at The Entrance in 2017 and 2018," ani Trinity.

"I am also part of the Mini Vinnies Group which do a bunch of charities, for example every Easter and Christmas time we go to nursing homes to check on the elderly and give them what they need."

"I am also part of the Youth Ministry Group at my school helping in the various programs the school holds."

Hindi inaasahang pagkilala

Bata pa lamang ay aktibo na Trinity Young sa kanyang komunidad.

Hindi ito umaasa na makakatanggap ng anong parangal o pagkilala para sa kanyang ginagawa.

The young Trinity sings at one of the local Central Coast Council events on Australia Day years ago. Source: Supplied by T. Young

"It was very unexpected. I got a call from my dad one day when I was out, saying that my teacher phoned and informed him that I was nominated for the award," masayang kwento ni Trinity.

Ang nominasyon sa kanya ng kanyang paaralan ay bunga na rin ng pagkilala sa kanyang mahigit 300-oras na inilaan sa pagbo-bolutaryo sa ilalim ng JUMP sa pagtulong sa komunidad at sa kapwa.

"I feel very inspired when I went to the actual ceremony to see so many other people from the community do the same thing," aniya.

Hangad niya na maipagpatuloy ang pagboboluntaryo para makatulong sa kanyang kapwa.

"It really inspires me more to go out and do more stuff for the upcoming years."

Likas na matulungin

Sa tulong ng kanyang ina na may tungkulin sa komunidad Filipino-Australian sa Central Coast, namulat na ang batang Young sa mga gawain sa komunidad.

"I do a lot of stuff to help my mum with the community that she runs, the Australian Filipino Association of the Central Coast," kwento niya.

Trinity Young sings with her mum, June, to help raise funds to build a skateboarding rink in Central Coast, in memory of 10-year-old Banjo Pilon, who passed away when he was hit by a car while he was skateboarding in the area. Source: June Young Facebook

"We've been going to Maitland every single year for the Filipino community classes that my mum and a few other Filipino teachers had been taking part of."

"Some of our activities are we hold a class where we teach younger people or any one that wants to come the Filipino language and culture, doing sausage sizzle fund raisings just to bring out the Filipino community to New South Wales."

Kasalasan, ginagamit niya ang kanyang talento sa pagkanta upang makatulong sa mga pangangalap ng donasyon para matulungan ang ibang nangangailangan.

 

BASAHIN DIN / PAKINGGAN