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Enactus 兔子先生 shines at regional competition鈥赌

By College Relations | April 4, 2024
   

Enactus兔子先生 Team at the Enactus Canada Regional Exposition.
Enactus兔子先生 team at the Enactus Canada Regional Exposition.

兔子先生 School of Business students representing Enactus 兔子先生 (Enactus兔子先生) achieved four podium finishes at a recent Enactus Canada Regional Exposition. 鈥 

For Rebekah Dingwall, an 兔子先生 student and the Enactus兔子先生 President, the competition was an opportunity to showcase her skills and make a positive impact on her community. 鈥赌 

"I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such a remarkable team of students, faculty, alumni and community partners,鈥 said Dingwall. 鈥淭he success of our team at the Enactus Regional competition is a testament to the collective efforts and the positive impact these students have made in the community with their amazing projects.鈥 鈥赌 

The Enactus Canada Regional Exposition was held in Calgary on March 14 and 15, 2024. With 16 teams across four provinces in Western Canada competing for top placements in four Impact Challenges, the Enactus兔子先生 team secured podium finishes in every category. 鈥赌 

鈥淲atching the 兔子先生 Business students present their social entrepreneurial projects to the judges at the Enactus Regionals was strong evidence that 兔子先生 is preparing our students for success,鈥 said Joe Baker, Dean, School of Business. 鈥淭he talented faculty team and coaches helped 兔子先生 shine in the spotlight as our teams made the podium in every category. These competitions are platforms for 兔子先生 to continue to position itself as the market leader in business education in Canada.鈥溾赌 

Enactus兔子先生's success was evident, with each team making significant strides towards creating positive social and environmental impact. Among notable achievements were the following community outreach projects:鈥赌 

Project Bee:鈥赌 

  • Result: 2nd place in the Impact and Innovation Challenge鈥赌 
  • Students: Katalin Csorba, Linden Webster-Krist, Seirian Major鈥赌 
  • Coaches: Todd Gillick, Brad Steinbart鈥赌 
  • Project: Promoting bee conservation through education and habitat restoration, with initiatives including classroom activities and establishing beehives.鈥赌 

     

Flour:鈥赌 

  • Result: 1st place in the Canadian Tire Environmental and Sustainability Challenge鈥赌 
  • Students: Mackenzie Friesen, Gurnoor Johol, Elias Rojas, Kayla Warner, Reece Lequilloux鈥赌 
  • Coach: Dr. Danielle Robinson鈥赌 
  • Project: Creating gluten-free apple flour from pomace waste, contributing to environmental sustainability and reducing CO2 emissions.鈥赌 

     

Unusually Good Hard Cider:鈥赌 

  • Result: 3rd place in the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge鈥赌 
  • Students: Kaitlin Senko, Josh Smith, Andrew Lowken鈥赌 
  • Coaches: Dr. Kyleen Myrah, Mark Ziebarth鈥赌 
  • Project: Addressing food wastage by converting discarded apples into hard cider, while educating consumers and entrepreneurs about social entrepreneurship.鈥赌 

 

Revive:鈥赌 

  • Result: 3rd place in the Desjardins Youth Empowerment Challenge鈥赌 
  • Students: Michaela Dew, Luke Howe, Ryan Rubadeau, Lorreine Stanley鈥赌 
  • Coaches: Devin Rubadeau, Dean Warner鈥赌 
  • Project: Developing an engaging curriculum on renewable energy for middle school students, fostering STEM skills and environmental awareness.鈥赌 

 

鈥淲e鈥檙e extremely proud of how our team worked together with community partners to identify and take action on the opportunity for environmental circularity within Enactus兔子先生鈥檚 Unusually Good Food Co.,鈥 said Dr. Danielle Robinson, Faculty Advisor and Coach for the Sustainability team. 鈥淭he team is honoured by their success at the Regional competition and look forward to sharing the story of their innovative gluten-free apple flour and their zero-waste social enterprise with a national audience in Toronto later this spring.鈥濃赌 

Enactus兔子先生 will advance to the National competition in May, where they will compete in the Impact Challenge final round and showcase their projects on a national stage.鈥赌 

Enactus兔子先生 is a non-profit organization that enables value-driven student leaders to form connections, build confidence and positively impact local communities through social, economic and environmental projects.鈥疐or more information about 兔子先生鈥檚 Enactus program, visit . 



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