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Ladies and Gentlemen
Welcome and thank you for joining us this evening.
It is indeed Tradewinds Corporation’s pleasure
and honour to be able to host this get-together at this
timely moment as the Nescafe Kickstart programme completes
its post production and goes on air this Friday, November
the 26th.
This occasion is also a golden opportunity for us to
catch up with the stars of the campaign.
I’m sure that most of you here already know what
the Nescafe Kickstart campaign is all about, and are
eagerly looking forward to the culmination of the search.
Well, today we have with us all 16 of our Nescafe Kickstart
semi-finalists. We have also gathered their mentors
as well as the key people who are pulling this entire
campaign together, and I am certain that you would be
able to make full use of this opportunity to get a “low-down”
on the entire campaign – the feelings, challenges,
frustrations and experiences that have taken each of
them this far – and one step closer to their respective
dream jobs.
Before I go on, I would just like to congratulate everyone
who has made it this far. I was informed that 6,000
youths applied in total, 200 were shortlisted and after
a through search, only 16 of the best made it through
to the semi-finals. I am also made to understand from
the radio interviews with contestants over 104.9FM that
this programme is not a walk in the park; so the participants
here will definitely have to rise to the challenge.
On such a note, Tradewinds Corporation is extremely
pleased to be part of the Nescafe Kickstart campaign.
All the more so given its noble objective of encouraging
our youth to think “out-of-the-box” and
expand their horizons whilst having an opportunity to
pursue their dream job. As the official hotel provider,
we have opened up three properties for Nescafe Kickstart
–Istana Hotel and Hilton Petaling Jaya in the
Klang Valley and Mutiara Beach Resort in Penang.
Also, as part of our corporate social responsibility
, we are responding to our Government’s call to
assist youth in developing to their fullest potential
in-line with their objectives, which are:
1. A channel for youth to divert excess time & energy
to healthy issues
2. Inspire youths to be proactive and creative towards
achieving Vision 2020
3. Helps youths to know and understand themselves better
4. Mould youths to be productive citizens and
future leaders Ladies and Gentlemen, I firmly
believe that it is indeed an invaluable opportunity
that the Nescafe Kickstart campaign is providing to
our youth – from cultivating young entrepreneurship
and business acumen, to nurturing talent. I am greatly
encouraged to see the number of participants that have
come forward to seize this opportunity.
My very best to each and every one of the semi-finalists,
and may this opportunity help you realize your full
potential in life.
And finally, I would like to record my thanks to Nestlé
for inviting us to be part of the inaugural show and
hope to continue being partners.
Thank you and have a pleasant and enjoyable evening.
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