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Star Power - Cancelled

Tue, 19 June 2007, 05:13 pm
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Hello 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

Plugging Holes

Wed, 20 June 2007, 09:17 am

There were adverts in local papers including some of the mainstream newspapers. There were countless fliers thrown around (I know I threw a few), I believe there was promotional discussions on certain radio stations. I know for a fact that the message reached more than enough people who would have been prime candidates for the thing.

They have either let apathy get the better of them or not bothered altogether. To those who took the chance and did registered, good on you. You can recognise an opportunity when you see it. To those who didn't and now may be having feelings of regret, when the door is there you have to open it.

Opportunities like this do not come every day. As for Turean's Comments about things on a silver plate, that was it guys. The silver plate was handed round and found wanting.

It brings to mind a story about a man lost at see who asks his god for help. When a boat arrives and offers him a ride home, he refuses saying that God would save him. This is repeated when a fishing trawler then an ocean liner appears. His refusal results in his death. Upon reaching the Gates, he asks "Why did you not help me?" The Lord's reply, I sent you three boats and you refused every one. What more could I do?"

I am disappointed as I type this. Please forgive any edge to my words.

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Jeff Watkins
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