Articles tagged "Enactus"
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠć students lead the charge with EnactusOCās project on renewable energy education
October 28, 2024
For °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć students Reece LeGuilloux and Kayla Warner, their involvement with the student business club Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć (EnactusOC) is about more than just extracurricular activities, itās about making a real difference.The two second-year business students recently achieved a major milestone when the Enactus°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćproject, āRevive,ā was awarded $4,300 in funding by 100 Women Who Care in the South Okanagan/Similkameen area. This funding will help expand their renewable energy education program to middle schools a...
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Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćhas a strong showing at Canadian Nationals
May 23, 2024
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠć students met with success as they competed against other students across Canada with the latest venture from its sustainable business the Unusually Good Food Co., at the Enactus Canada National Exposition in Toronto that took place May 14-16. Two teams from Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćtook part in the competition which brought together students from post-secondary schools to present unique new ideas and test them against their peers while being judged by industry experts. The Nationals team made it through to the semifinal roun...
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Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć shines at regional competitionāÆāÆ
April 4, 2024
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠć School of Business students representing Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć (EnactusOC) achieved four podium finishes at a recent Enactus Canada Regional Exposition. āÆ āÆ For Rebekah Dingwall, an °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćstudent and the Enactus°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćPresident, the competition was an opportunity to showcase her skills and make a positive impact on her community. āÆāÆ "I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such a remarkable team of students, faculty, alumni and community partners,ā said Dingwall. āThe success of our team at t...
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Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćmakes massive impact at Canadian Nationals
May 10, 2023
Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćās 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 OC, was named the HSBC Women Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year, receiving a $5,000 award to go towards her educatio...
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Enactus OCās Unusually Good Food Co. expands to 19 cities
April 14, 2023
Student entrepreneurs from °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć (OC) 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. āThis is so exciting for our social enterprise to be able to partner with such a...
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Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć represents Canada on the world stage, finishes in top four
November 3, 2022
Students from °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 OC, comprised of students from the °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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. āWe are so proud of this team and of all Okanaga...
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Okanagan Enactus team off to Worlds
October 21, 2022
After claiming the National championship, the Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 ā Nov. 2, OCās Enactus team will compete against national champions from 30 other countries on projects that use entrepreneurship and innovation to solve the worldās biggest challenges. Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćās award-winning project ā Unusu...
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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćalum honoured for contributions to inclusion, democracy and reconciliation
October 17, 2022
Sorting through her mail on a recent trip to the mailbox, °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć (OC) alum Danielle Walker received a surprise - the Lieutenant Governorās Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. āThe award was completely out of the blue,ā says Walker. āI 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.ā The award recognizes post-secondary students who make outstanding contributions in support of inclusion, democracy and reconciliation and is the culminatio...
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Okanagan Enactus team takes top spot at Nationals
October 5, 2022
This past weekend, Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć (OC) 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 ...
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Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć tops the field, sets sights on national championships
May 27, 2022
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 acc...
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Enactus°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćheading to nationals after dominating in multiple categories
March 18, 2022
Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć students have their sights set on nationals, after making the podium in four competitions at the Enactus Regional Exposition ā including three first-place finishes. They performed so well, that Enactus°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćwas recognized with an Excellence in Innovation Award, provided when students demonstrate their commitment to tackling some of Canadaās biggest challenges. āWe have come a long way this year,ā explains Danielle Walker, Enactus°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćPresident. āOur team has tripled in size, we have scaled and rebranded project...
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Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćawarded new funding to cultivate student entrepreneurs
February 1, 2022
Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 organizationās mission is to support economic development projects that will have long-lasting and measurable benefits in the region. āWe are excited to see how this grant helps Enac...
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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćEnactus wows on the national stage with pitch competition win and top-four team finish
May 21, 2021
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćwas 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...
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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćbusiness students take trio of first-place finishes at Enactus Western Canada Regionals
March 30, 2021
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćEnactus initiative FruitSnaps was entered...
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Enactus OCās CANsave program celebrates remarkable reach, new financial literacy resources for youth with diverse needs
March 9, 2021
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćās Enactus team is marking a memorable milestone this month, having mentored more than 50,000 Canadian children through its CANsave financial literacy program ā and the programās latest focus may be its most inspiring yet. Developed entirely by °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 Gr...
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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćEnactus helps young females navigate the future
January 15, 2021
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćās 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 ...
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