The 2020 ambassadors of youth charity, Stand Tall, revealed

Youth Charity, Stand Tall, announced their new ambassadors last week  in the lead up to their 2020 Sydney event.

18-year-old Anna Cocquerel, a young actress best known for playing the role of Coco Astoni on Home and Away and 24 year-old Daniel “D Minor“ Harvey, who brought judges to tears in the recent Australia’s Got Talent with his powerful song “Concrete Pillow “ will share their courageous stories at the 2020 Stand Tall Sydney Events on 4^th and 5^th June 2020.

The sold-out June 2019 event, in its new home in the ICC First State Super Theatre, was opened by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Premier Gladys Berejiklian. An Independent Impact Study conducted by UTS showed significant increases in student hope and wellbeing following this event.

Anna Cocquerel will share her courageous story of overcoming severe dyslexia and bullying, with an expected 10,000 high school students at the Stand Tall events on 4^th and 5^th June 2020.   Until the age of 9, Anna was unable to read and write and was eventually diagnosed with severe dyslexia which resulted in her suffering from low self-esteem and debilitating anxiety throughout much of her teenage years.

However, she realised that life’s challenges can make you stronger and she never gave up. Whilst in senior school, she started auditioning for acting roles, landing the part on Australia’s much-loved soap Home and Away. Anna recently completed her HSC, which was a monumental achievement given all of her past struggles.

Anna said “I teamed up with Stand Tall because I want to help kids understand that their struggles can empower them and being different can be a superpower, because when you see the world differently it can give you a whole new perspective”

Daniel ‘D Minor’ Harvey is a very popular and humble award-winning international recording and performing artist who continues to write and perform inspirational rap songs that have quickly built a strong following. He has just released his new anthem “Home Run” this week.   At the age of eleven, Daniel found himself homeless with his twin brother, which became the inspiration for his first hit single ‘Concrete Pillow’. D Minor’s early love and passion for music quickly became his salvation; by throwing on his headphones he would escape his troubles and write rap lyrics in pursuit of his dream to inspire young people through his music and story.

D Minor said “What drew me to Stand Tall was their passion for young people and the message that no matter how many times you walk through a storm in life just stand tall and keep moving forward. What I want to achieve as an ambassador is to share my story and music in hope to inspire anyone going through some form of struggle and to help raise awareness for youth homelessness.”