To mark Volunteers Week 2024 CoastAbility held its annual Volunteers’ Dinner and Scholarships Presentation at Gosford RSL Club on May 21.
Members were thanked for their contribution and volunteer bus drivers were presented with a certificate of appreciation.
Scholarship winners for 2024 were announced at the event and presented with their $5,000 scholarships by solicitor Vin Goldrick and Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch.
The 2024 scholarship winners were: Mikaela Magro (National Representative, Deaf Football Australia Women’s Squad); Ella McKay (Bachelor of Education – Secondary); Riley Smith (Bachelor of Communication); and Adam Deas (Bachelor of Environment Science and Management).
A CoastAbility spokesperson said the four young people had demonstrated outstanding achievements in their endeavours.
Each year, CoastAbility offers academic and sporting scholarships to Central Coast young people who are living with a physical disability and studying at a tertiary institution or competing in sport at a high level.
CoastAbility is a Central Coast charity which supports local young people with physical disabilities from birth to age 25 by providing financial assistance towards the costs of disability related needs not covered by NDIS funding.
The scholarships are part of this commitment.
To find out more about CoastAbility go to www.coastability.org.au