A dynamic Macarthur women’s networking group may have a cheeky name – Business Relationships At Sunrise or BRAS – but it has a serious vision.
Since 2005 BRAS has been helping local business women reach their true potential and pass it onto others through business and friendship.
As part of its ongoing commitment to growing a prosperous Macarthur, BRAS invite local high school students to their monthly breakfast meetings.
“Students are very welcome to attend our breakfasts where we aim to provide them with an opportunity to meet and mix with local business women who can pass on knowledge and skills to assist them, not only in their personal lives, but for their future business aspirations,” says BRAS committee representative Josephine Byrnes-Luna.
Four students in Years 8 and 9 from Ambarvale High School, attended the most recent BRAS breakfast at the Hermitage restaurant in Leumeah.
This was on Wednesday, March 8 and was held to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The female students who attended form part of Ambarvale High School’s junior leadership team.
This is a group of 50 students who self-nominated to participate in a leadership program between Ambarvale High and MWLP.
They are currently working together to improve the school experience.
Guest speaker at the breakfast was Soochen Low, author of Yes You Can who spoke about how to unlock your best self by tapping into your joy by utilising the happy, positive, successful formula.
“The BRAS breakfast provided the girls with a unique opportunity to see the endless possibilities that lie before them, with the impressive array of skills and careers that were revealed by the other attendees,” said student learning advisor and teacher Jecyka Ablahad .
MWLP’s Sue Scobie said: “These young students are quite remarkable.
“Confident and strong contributors, they are focused, talented and considering an array of careers including medicine, law, social work, the armed forces and landscaping.
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BRAS and MWLP enjoy working together to link students to business, careers and opportunity.
♦ MWLP is a not-for-profit community organisation.
Its work focuses on improving education and transition outcomes for all young people; especially in preparing them for the world of work, nurturing aspiration, career management and entrepreneurialism, whilst simultaneously addressing the ongoing needs of business.
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