This past month, the Enactus Okanagan College team blazed a trail of success at the Western Canada Enactus Regionals showcase in Edmonton, securing a podium finish in all three categories it competed in. The team clinched first place for its innovative ‘Paper Trail’ project and earned third-place recognition for both the ‘Revive’ and ‘Safe Haven project’ initiatives.
Enactus OC is a non-profit organization that enables value-driven student leaders to form connections, build confidence, and impact local communities through social, economic, and environmental projects.
The team, consisting of 27 students from OC’s School of Business, as well as Science and Engineering programs, participates in Enactus competitions to test their ideas against other student clubs across Canada.
Included in this year’s winning team were part-time Pushor Mitchell employees Josh Smith, Ryan Schmidt, Brian Usher, and Andrew Loken (former).
Pushor Mitchell LLP is proud to be a provider of sponsorship, mentorship, and guidance for the Enactus OC team and Safe Haven Project. We’d like to thank Pushor Mitchell COO, Kara James, and associate lawyer Colin Grimard for their ongoing involvement and support for the OC team and Safe Haven initiative.
The Safe Haven Project provides support to survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), which the World health Organization has identified as a major global public health concern. The project helps bring awareness to the issue of IPV, reduce the stigma for survivors of IPV, and supports survivors through education and resources like microloans.
The next step for the Enactus OC teams are attending the National Exposition in Calgary in early May.
We wish the whole team the best of luck!
For more information about Okanagan College’s Enactus program, visit Enactus OC.
To read more about the Western Canada Enactus Regionals showcase in Edmonton, read the College’s full article at OC News.
This article was written with contribution from Okanagan College, College Relations