President's Report
We are coming off a very busy year in 2022, and 2023 looks to be just as busy!
The Good Friday Appeal is being supported by YOGs again this year and is an important community event that YOGs can contribute to. This is very popular with younger YOG’s, but any YOG can join in! Please contact the Yarra Development Office to learn how you can get involved in this worthy cause.
We were at the YVG New Parents Welcome Night this month. This is the second time we have attended. Many of the parents weren’t aware of YOG and were very impressed that the school supports such an association of past students, as well as the increased effort we make in providing access to professional/career support to current students. Another sign that we are on the right track with our strategy!
We had another extremely popular event happen this month – YOG Speed Careering! This is where YOGs donate their time to talk with students about their career paths, subject choices and tertiary education experience. This is now in its 7th year and grows in popularity each year. It is a really great example of how current and past students can connect and how YOGs can contribute to the Yarra community.
Last year, we held our YOG Uni Catch Ups in which YOGs donate their time to help Year 11 and 12 students with their university decisions, and show them around their campus explaining more about life at Uni. It was the first time we could do this face to face, and we hope to make this a mainstay of the YOG calendar.
More and more YOGs are coming back to talk with current students (in small and large groups) about their professional experiences. YOGs have appreciated the experience when they were students and are now contributing back to the community in the same way. This really captures the Yarra Spirit and what YOG is all about!
This year, we will be looking to introduce more initiatives that support YOGs helping each other or the current student body with career support (e.g. business breakfasts, mentoring programs). Please reach out if you have any great ideas on how YOGs’ can continue to add value in this area.
Just a reminder that the YOG association is there to support you getting in touch with other YOGs, to both benefit from and contribute to such a great association. If you’d like to champion a get together of some type (such as drama, music, sport) then please get in touch with the Yarra Development Office!
I look forward to seeing you at a YOG event sometime soon.
