Nationals Spotlight
EnactusOC will once again compete for the Canadian championship title after qualifying for the Enactus National Exposition with the team’s first place finish in their league during the semi-final round.
The Enactus Nationals semi-final round of competition occurred in early May with Enactus teams from post-secondary institutions across the country competing virtually for a spot in the top 5. In addition to league champions, Okanagan College took home first place in the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge, and runner-up in the Scotiabank Climate Action Challenge for the Unusually Good Food Co. project, which takes unwanted apples from local orchards to create fresh apple cider and snacks for children and community members struggling with food insecurity.
The team also took the titles of national runners-up in Shaw Youth Entrepreneurship Accelerator and RBC Future Launch Accelerator for projects that worked with Indigenous youth and refugee and immigrant youth on entrepreneurial and career building skills. EnactusOC’s president Danielle Walker, also won the Student Leader of the Year Award, presented by Canadian Tire.
“We are all truly humbled by these awards. As my term comes to an end, I am so grateful to have been able to serve so many incredible students who give countless hours of their time to positively impact our community,” Walker says. “I have been fortunate to learn from some very dedicated and amazing OC faculty advisors and I have learned so much on this journey. EnactusOC has so many great leaders that put their hearts into everything that they do. The real prize has been standing beside my teammates and seeing the impact. Our team helped 22,000 children access nutritious snacks this year, this is our why. We are all winners when we can empower others.”
So far in the national competition, EnactusOC has received $11,000 in prize money through many top achievements. As one of five finalists for the entire country, EnactusOC will head to the National Exposition in September in Toronto with the winner going to the World Cup in Puerto Rico in October 2022.
To learn more about the Unusually Good Food Co. and support the EnactusOC team on their road to nationals, visit https://www.unusuallygood.ca.