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'Change your Life' winner chosen
31.08.2010
Danielle Boylan, a 23-year old from Clondalkin in Dublin has won a prize package worth €35,000 from National College of Ireland (NCI), Metro Herald and Ireland AM.
She was chosen from more than 400 entrants and six finalists as the winner of the 2010 Change Your Life Education Fund.
She will receive an educational fund worth €20,000, along with other supports like a laptop, software and personal style package and mentoring provided by international financial services company Citi.
Entrants were asked to submit their personal stories and answer the question: Why do you want to change your life, and how could education help?
Determination to succeed
Danielle impressed the judges with her determination to succeed against the odds.
Born into a big family in a difficult area of Dublin, poverty prevented Danielle from following her educational dreams when she finished school. She also suffered two bereavements when her brothers, Sean and Gavin, died while she was in her teens and early twenties, respectively.
These experiences made Danielle determined to live her life to the fullest. She dreams of being a role model to her nieces, nephews and wider community. Danielle takes up her place on NCI’s BA (Hons) in Business in September. One to watch as a possible entrepreneur.
Photo: Danielle Boylan with Sinead Desmond of TV3’s Ireland AM
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