Captured by : Youth for Tomorrow - Narayan Pissurlenkar_4
After a phenomenal response to the first season and a resounding success of semi-finals this season; The ‘Youth For Tomorrow’ Festival 2016, a grand youth festival organized by Adventz Foundation the group’s Corporate Social Responsibility arm in an association with Zuari Global witnessed yet another successful festival this year. The festival culminated in a grand finale held on December 17 at BITS Pilani, KK Birla Campus, Goa, amid outstanding performances by the seven finalists across 14 prominent schools in Goa!
The ‘Youth For Tomorrow’ Festival 2016 signifies Adventz Group’s commitment to Goa and its people; the community out-reach initiative to connect with the younger generation and usher in a new dynamism in the mindsets of young people. The festival comprised of two categories namely, Elocution and Solo Singing under the overall theme of “Together We Can”. It aimed to provide a platform for likeminded minds to unleash the power of their voice and put forth a powerful message of moving from envisioning to action for a better tomorrow.
The excitement in the air at the Grand Finale of the ‘Youth For Tomorrow’ festival 2016 was at an all-time high, as the seven finalists took the stage one last time, each performer trying to outdo the other in terms of presentation, skill and wit. The selected panel of esteemed judges included the likes of Lulu Fortes, Varun Carvalho, Seby Fernandes, Pankaj Kudtarkar, Colin Savio Coelho and Harshvardhan Bhatkuly went through a thorough process of selection and elimination to finally choose the final winners. The Adventz Foundation Trophy was won by Trusha Ganesh from Vidya Vikas Academy and Avantika Cardozo from Kings School, in the Elocution and Solo-Singing categories respectively! The winners and the runners up also took home attractive scholarships and other prizes. Alok Kumar, Head, Corporate Social Responsibility, Adventz Group stated, “We are extremely happy to provide this platform for the young ones and bring them together for the right purpose & give them a chance to be heard.”
The 14 participating schools were The King’s School, Vidya Vikas Academy,The Navy Children School, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Deepvihar High School, Regina Mundi High School, Fatima Convent High School, Loyola High School, Presentation Convent, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Narayan Bandekar School, Don Bosco, Sharada Mandir, Mushtifund Saunstha and Our Lady of the Rosary High School.
