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My name is P.J. Fleming and I am 18 years old . I have been in the youth club for just over two years now and I would like to share with anyone who may have come across our website with experiences I have had as member of the Aontas Ogra Youth Club . I walked into the Youth Club as what I now consider to be an average young person , which means I was totally ignorant of the things that were going on around me and the things I was capable of doing . I did not know about such things as community work and the pure unequablable pleasure which I now derive from being able to work to make my own life and the lives of the people around me to be a little more fun and worthwhile . When I look at what other people of my age and far younger than me are doing with their lives I despair , because they are immersing themselves in a world of alcohol , drugs and sex . I am not saying that these type of things are not going to happen anyway in people's lives , but I believe that countless young people are forcing themselves into these situations prematurely. Why are young people in such a rush to grow up? I would prefer to be able to deal with these inevitabilities of life when I am older and wiser and more able to handle them. And it's not as if these things won't wait for you. I am now treasurer of the club and through the club I have become a member of the executive of the community council here in Athy. I hope that the club can also afford to throw more challenges my way in the future. These things have all gone some way to making me what I am today . I am urging young people from Athy or the surrounding areas to open their minds a bit to a different but ultimately worthwhile experience and any saturday night they want come on up to The Aontas Ogra Youth Club and see for yourself .
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