PADADA WORLD YOUTH DAY VOLUNTEER IN SYDNEY

World Youth Day (WYD) is the largest youth event in the world and was held in Sydney from Tuesday 15 to Sunday 20 July 2008.

WYD08 attracted 223,000 registered pilgrims, including 110,000 from 170 nations making it the largest event ever hosted in Australia.

The Diocese of Digos was represented by Ann Athens Garrote who flew her way to Sydney as one of the 2000 volunteers of the said event. It was an overwhelming experience for her meeting and working with people from different parts of the world. Volunteers acted as marshals to keep the flow and the orderliness of the whole event.

As gratitude for making the whole event a success, the Archdiocese of Sydney personally invited the volunteers for a Volunteer Thank You with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the delight of everyone.

The next World Youth Day as announced by His Holiness Pope Benedict the XVI will be in Madrid, Spain on the 20th of July 2011.  ¡véale en Madrid!!!

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