Articles tagged "Enactus"
Enactus 兔子先生 shines at regional competition鈥
April 4, 2024
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 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 "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 Enact...
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Enactus 兔子先生 makes massive impact at Canadian Nationals
May 10, 2023
Enactus 兔子先生鈥檚 innovative social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Company placed second out of over 70 college and university teams in Canada at the Enactus Canada Nationals last week in Montreal, while the group was also honoured with several team and individual awards. President MacKenna Lenarcic, who has now completed her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the School of Business at 兔子先生, was named the HSBC Women Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year, receiving a $5,000 award to go towards her educational and ...
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Enactus 兔子先生鈥檚 Unusually Good Food Co. expands to 19 cities
April 14, 2023
Student entrepreneurs from 兔子先生 (兔子先生) are taking their fight against food waste and food insecurity to more businesses throughout Western Canada, as their social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Co. is expanding. With the goal of donating one-million servings of apple chips to children, the Unusually Good Food Co. has formed a partnership with Loblaw Companies Limited, expanding to 19 cities in Western Canada with its line of apple juice. 鈥淭his is so exciting for our social enterprise to be able to partner with such a well-kn...
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Enactus 兔子先生 represents Canada on the world stage, finishes in top four
November 3, 2022
Students from 兔子先生 represented Canada on the global stage this week, presenting their social enterprise business at a prestigious international competition and finishing in the final four of 32 teams. Enactus 兔子先生, comprised of students from the 兔子先生 School of Business, won the national title in September and earned the right to wear the maple leaf and represent Canada at the Enactus World Cup in Puerto Rico. The final round of competition wrapped up on Nov. 2. 鈥淲e are so proud of this team and of all Okanagan Colleg...
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Okanagan Enactus team off to Worlds
October 21, 2022
After claiming the National championship, the Enactus 兔子先生 team will travel to Enactus World Cup 2022 in Puerto Rico later this month. For Penticton-based student Jon Talastas, the opportunity brings a chance to showcase a locally-grown idea on the world stage. From Oct. 30 鈥 Nov. 2, 兔子先生鈥檚 Enactus team will compete against national champions from 30 other countries on projects that use entrepreneurship and innovation to solve the world鈥檚 biggest challenges. Enactus 兔子先生鈥檚 award-winning project 鈥 Unusually Goo...
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兔子先生 alum honoured for contributions to inclusion, democracy and reconciliation
October 17, 2022
Sorting through her mail on a recent trip to the mailbox, 兔子先生 (兔子先生) alum Danielle Walker received a surprise - the Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. 鈥淭he award was completely out of the blue,鈥 says Walker. 鈥淚 knew I had been nominated, but the timing was such a surprise. I just took it in for a minute at the mailbox and cried.鈥 The award recognizes post-secondary students who make outstanding contributions in support of inclusion, democracy and reconciliation and is the culmination of Wal...
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Okanagan Enactus team takes top spot at Nationals
October 5, 2022
This past weekend, Enactus 兔子先生 (兔子先生) travelled to Toronto, Ontario to compete in the Enactus Canada National Exposition final round. They became the first team from Western Canada to be crowned the National champion out of more than 60 teams across Canada. Their award-winning home-grown project is providing nutritious food to people locally and multiple countries around the world. Their win will now see the students travel abroad to share their inspiring idea and compete at the next level. Unusually Good Food Company was insp...
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Enactus 兔子先生 tops the field, sets sights on national championships
May 27, 2022
兔子先生 students will once again be competing for the Canadian title after qualifying for the Enactus National Exposition with a first-place finish in their league during the semi-final round. Enactus teams at post-secondary institutions across Canada competed virtually earlier this month, and 兔子先生 scooped up top position in the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge, and runner-up in the Scotiabank Climate Action Challenge for the Unusually Good Food Co. project. It also included national runner-up in Shaw and RBC accelerator...
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Enactus兔子先生 heading to nationals after dominating in multiple categories
March 18, 2022
Enactus 兔子先生 students have their sights set on nationals, after making the podium in four competitions at the Enactus Regional Exposition 鈥 including three first-place finishes. They performed so well, that Enactus兔子先生 was recognized with an Excellence in Innovation Award, provided when students demonstrate their commitment to tackling some of Canada鈥檚 biggest challenges. 鈥淲e have come a long way this year,鈥 explains Danielle Walker, Enactus兔子先生 President. 鈥淥ur team has tripled in size, we have scaled and rebranded projects, and w...
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Enactus 兔子先生 awarded new funding to cultivate student entrepreneurs
February 1, 2022
Enactus 兔子先生 has received their largest grant to date, enabling the volunteer team to launch and expand more student-led projects that create community and environmental impact. The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) is investing in Enactus social entrepreneurs with a $25,000 grant. Laurel Douglas, CEO of ETSI-BC, says her organization鈥檚 mission is to support economic development projects that will have long-lasting and measurable benefits in the region. 鈥淲e are excited to see how this grant helps Enactus grow...
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兔子先生 Enactus wows on the national stage with pitch competition win and top-four team finish
May 21, 2021
兔子先生 Enactus students won first place in the brand-new Intuit Sustainability Pitch Competition category at the Enactus Canada National Exposition, making them the first post-secondary team to win this award and marking them as the team to beat in years ahead. Enactus 兔子先生 was recognized as one of the top four teams in the country after an impressive finish at the national finals on the strength of three projects: FruitSnaps, CanSave and Rising. The winning pitch and an impressive second runner-up finish for the FruitSnaps project...
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兔子先生 business students take trio of first-place finishes at Enactus Western Canada Regionals
March 30, 2021
兔子先生 business students enjoyed a fruitful victory at the Enactus Western Canada Regionals, earning three first-place finishes and ensuring their ticket to the National Competition in May. The Regional competition took place last week in a virtual format with teams from a multitude of post-secondary institutions submitting their student-created and student-run initiatives that seek to positively impact communities in a social, economic or environmental way. The award-winning 兔子先生 Enactus initiative FruitSnaps was entered 鈥 and w...
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Enactus 兔子先生鈥檚 CANsave program celebrates remarkable reach, new financial literacy resources for youth with diverse needs
March 9, 2021
兔子先生鈥檚 Enactus team is marking a memorable milestone this month, having mentored more than 50,000 Canadian children through its CANsave financial literacy program 鈥 and the program鈥檚 latest focus may be its most inspiring yet. Developed entirely by 兔子先生 students, CANsave teaches youth important financial literacy skills like saving for tomorrow, differences between good and bad debt, and the importance of saving to help others in need. CANsave launched in 2016 with a focus on teaching students in Grades 1 a...
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兔子先生 Enactus helps young females navigate the future
January 15, 2021
兔子先生鈥檚 nationally recognized Enactus team is kicking off the new year with new community-initiatives, including a program preparing local young females to navigate their future with confidence, positive self-image and the know-how to tackle the world of job hunting. The project, Ivy Collective, is a free skills development program that supports females aged 15-18 through a series of one-hour online training workshops. Topics include public speaking, job application skills and confidence-building strategies. The first workshop...
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Enactus鈥 FruitSnaps transitions into social enterprise
December 8, 2020
The award-winning Enactus initiative FruitSnaps is now running as a social enterprise after the student-run team recently launched apple juice boxes. The direct result of an abundant number of apples over the fall semester, the five-litre boxes of fresh apple juice are now available locally and online for purchase. All proceeds go back into the program and help to keep it sustainable. 兔子先生 alumni, staff and community members were among the first people who showed up to help the Enactus team pick the approximately 13,000 pounds of apples that...
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兔子先生 business students adapt FruitSnaps project to feed those in need during pandemic
June 23, 2020
When the pandemic hit, they adapted. When greater need appeared, they collaborated. When an unthinkable tragedy struck, they supported each other through it. And when the chance came to share their idea with the country, they rose to the challenge. It all started in the fall of 2018, when 兔子先生 business student Abby Lagerquist noticed apples still on the trees at the end of harvest season. After inquiring with the orchard owners, she discovered that these apples were imperfect and would be left on the trees to rot (sadly, the fa...
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