Star Power - Cancelled
Tue, 19 June 2007, 05:13 pmwho cares70 posts in thread
Star Power - Cancelled
Tue, 19 June 2007, 05:13 pmHello everyone
I am very disappointed to have to inform everyone that Star Power has been cancelled.
This is due to the lack of entrants in the competition for this year. We are so very disappointed as we had the support of such amazing groups that would have offered training and workshops and opportunities for the youth of WA.
I must say that when I kept receiving emails asking how people could get the auditions without having to do the training, I started to wonder at the youth of WA.
I want to stress to everyone now that all entrants will be receiving their entry money back in the next week.
( For those narrow minded and petty people who thought that Star Power was trying to rip people off and went to the amazing lengths of having us investigated, well, the investigation found nothing, and you simply made us realise how many people out there don't understand that there really are people who are prepared to work for no financial reward at all in order to help others. The cancellation of the competition has cost us money.)
It seems that the youth of WA are not interested in training and workshops and opportunities . It seems that the youth of WA want to have the rewards without the work. That is a very sad generalisation I know and I am very sorry for the people who did enter. We simply couldn't make it work on those numbers.
I thank everyone at the ITA for their support , I thank the people who were helping us, I thank the entrants and I thank the people who saw this competition for what it was and wanted to do all they could to help. I am sorry that we couldn't make it happen.
Kerri
Tis a Pity
Wed, 20 June 2007, 08:52 amI was looking forward to making it through to the workshops and in honesty that was the main reason I entered. I'm not a fan of Home and away or All Saints despite their reputations, so the workshps were my main consideration when I entered.
People saying that the "youth of WA" (and youth in general) want things handed to them on a silver platter. Don't make broad generalisations. I will give creadit though, after reading Taurean's comment I was ready to attack but at least you had the decency to apologise to the "other half" of the "youth."
There are many of us wanting and willing to work for our supper. I also know various people who did not enter for other reasons - such as extended family holidays right smack bang in the middle of the heats, final year uni - they want to giv their concentration over etc etc. There are a variety of what I think are legit reasons not to enter despite the brilliant opportunities the competition offered.
As for advertising. I'm not sure but I only ever heard of it on ITA and if I hadn't been visiting this site I wouldn't of had a clue it existed. Perhaps, and I don't know if this was done, Posters around major shopping centres and newspaper ads were needed. (cheaper then tv advertising too) and radio stations offer free "plug your thing" segments where people plug their businesses etc.
Ah well, maybe next year???
~ Tari
The Writer is a child forever listening at the keyhole of the adult world.
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