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Blog: Help this South Pas Native and Pasadena Resident Win Her Dream Job Down Under!
Local Resident Beat Out 40,000 People To Make The Short List For The Wildlife Caretaker Position In Australia's Best Job In The World Contest.
Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime and Pasadena resident Chanel Hason needs your help to turn her dream into a reality.
Out of nearly 400,000 entries from around the world, Hason, who grew up in South Pasadena, has been chosen as a Top 25 finalist in The Best Job in the World competition https://bestjobs.australia.com/.
The next phase of the contest, which ends May 7, is for the finalists to generate an off the charts social media campaign. Then they have the potential to move on to the next round before the final selections. Hason is vying for the Wildlife Caretaker position located in South Australia for a 6 month contract worth $100,000!
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“My passion in life is ocean conservation, environmental education and promoting sustainable living,” said Hason who graduated from CSU Monterey Bay with a degree in Marine Biology. “I want to promote a good role model for women in the science field to never give up and follow their dreams.”
Hason, who also studied in Queensland, Australia, has logged in thousands of hours volunteering with animals such as sea otters, sea lions, river otters, sharks, octopus, tuna, and beluga whales among others. She has also volunteered at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Long Beach Aquarium and has lead Coastal Clean Up Days.
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People are encouraged to visit, like and share her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ChanelForWildlifeCaretaker. As well as her Twitter handle which is @PSChanel #ChanelWC.
“To help my chances of making the Top 3, I need to get as many non-monetary endorsements as possible from friends and family,” continued Hason. “It could be simply a Tweet, a Facebook posting or a picture of someone holding a sign that reads "Chanel for Wildlife Caretaker" or "Australia, Pick Chanel.” Hason is also reaching out to celebrities and prominent people in the community to endorse her campaign by writing a letter of support addressed to the Tourism Australia board as did Sargent Jim Valencia of the SPPD.
Supporters are invited to stop by Dog Haus Biergarten in Old Pasadena on Thursday May 2, 2013 from 8pm-10pm where Hason will throwing a "Kangaroo Island or Bust!" gathering.
Hason has also done extensive research on the Great Barrier Reef and is currently a Pasadena Jaycee Member and a Volunteer Advisor for the YMCA Youth and Government Program.
The winners of the Best Job in the World competition will be announced on June 21, 2013.
Stay tuna. I mean tuned!
