ROTARY Club of Appin Park Wangaratta has awarded its annual John Guilfoyle Community Youth Award for 2024 to Ellie Samson.
Ellie, who completed year 11 at Cathedral College in 2024, was nominated by Wangaratta Hockey Club, where she is an active junior coach and works with young hockey players and around the club assisting with training and twilight hockey.
She is also a senior level hockey player with the club.
Ellie will also be taking up further studies through her scholarship to Southern Sports Academy in Wagga NSW under their hockey program.
The award was presented on behalf of the Wangaratta Club and the Rotary Club of Appin Park Wangaratta by the son of John Guilfoyle, Ian Guilfoyle, at Rotary's presentation
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night last month.
Meanwhile, the club's short term Rotary Youth Exchange participant, Audrey Proft, arrived in Verona, Italy in mid December, where she will spend six weeks living with the family of Guilia Zancanaro, who spent six weeks with Audrey’s family last July.
Audrey, who is studying year 12 at Galen College this year, will celebrate her 18th birthday in Italy before heading back home to Wangaratta on January 26.
