“Bigger Programs. Bigger Dreams. Bigger
Possibilities. Get ready to be RADICAL for GK!”
These are the main text captions that can be
seen in the latest GK 2009 teaser video and it
is an implication that it will definitely be
another exciting year in GK1mB Australia.
Following on from the milestone events last
year, the GK1mB Admin Committee together
with ANCOP and GK Youth Australia has
contrived on expanding the existing programs
and GK projects here in Australia to cater for
the increasing number of volunteers and to
ensure that “No one is left behind”.
The year may have just started however the
alluring force of Gawad Kalinga has already
gathered more than 100 youth from Australia
to experience GK through the Great Adventure
Tours (GK Youth and Youth For Christ
Oceania) this January 2009. In fact, the first
GK1mB Assembly which will be in March 2009
will also coincide with The GK Harvest – an
annual event that began in 2006 wherein
previous GAT participants share and showcase
their inspiring GK experiences to the audience.
All registered members of GK1mB are strongly
encouraged to attend the Quarterly
Assemblies and most importantly the GK1mB
Empowerment Day. “The Heart, Spirit & Mind
of GK”, “Radical Stewardship” and “Envision,
Endurance & Excellence”, are some of the
stimulating topic themes that will be discussed
as part of the Empowerment Day and
Assemblies. It is compulsory for all registered
GK1mB members to attend an Empowerment
Day in order to receive their Official GK1mB
Hero’s Card.
GK1mB is also proud to launch the BIG 5 GK
events in Australia starting with the Oceania
GK Congress in Melbourne, Victoria this May
2009. Bong Bernardo heads the Steering
Committee for this special event to promote
awareness of the work of GK amongst partners and prospective partners in the
Oceania Region as well as upscale the
recruitment of volunteers through the new
GK1mB program. The 2009 GK1mB Concert
Rally, City 2 Surf, GK One Day & Expo and The
Gawad Kalinga Concert are all included in this
year’s BIG 5 GK Events.
Although there are the BIG 5 Events, other
projects and programs will still be running
throughout the year. These include new
projects such as GK Ambassador, the Bayani
Challenge (Sulu, Philippines) and GK YGAT
Cambodia. Successful programs that have been
held in previous years will also continue in 2009
for instance GK YGAT Papua New Guinea, GK
YO! (Young Once) GAT and the REVERSE GK
Youth Great Adventure Tour – bringing GK
SIGA members and fulltime workers to
Australia to share with us their stories of hope
and transformation plus interact with our
different groups and partners of GK.
Training, meetings and workshops for all the 7
areas of volunteering in GK1mB will be
conducted throughout the year so it is
advisable for all members to be informed by
regularly visiting the GK1mB website
www.gk1mb.org for upcoming events and latest
news blogs. The 2009 leaders for the different
areas of volunteering will be revealed and
announced at the next GK1mB Assembly.
As of January 2009, there are 77 officially
registered members in GK1mB Australia. The
GK1mB Admin Committee encourages anyone
who would like to participate in any of the GK
programs and projects to register online and
“Be counted today!”
Get ready. Be involved. Find out what it means
to be RADICAL for GK in 2009.
*** Please visit our GK VIDEOS page to watch the GK Down Under 2008 video including the 2009 Radical for GK Teaser***
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GK1mB is also proud to launch the BIG 5 GK
events in Australia starting with the Oceania
GK Congress in Melbourne, Victoria this May
2009. Bong Bernardo heads the Steering
Committee for this special event to promote
awareness of the work of GK amongst partners and prospective partners in the
Oceania Region as well as upscale the
recruitment of volunteers through the new
GK1mB program. The 2009 GK1mB Concert
Rally, City 2 Surf, GK One Day & Expo and The
Gawad Kalinga Concert are all included in this
year’s BIG 5 GK Events.
