Enactus Saint Mary's
SAINT MARY'S IS TEAM CANADA
Enactus Saint Mary’s University is representing Team Canada at the Enactus World Cup Exposition 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan!
We need your help to get there!
21 deserving students will represent Saint Mary’s University in Astana, Kazakhstan this Fall. We need your help with growing their projects and with travel expenses.
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Gabe Martin
“Many students from past years who deserved to have won the national title put us in the position we are in now, so when 22 of our students go to Kazakhstan to represent Enactus Saint Mary’s, it is for every student that was ever a part of the program”.—Gabe Martin, Co-President of Enactus Saint Mary’s
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Enactus World Cup
With over 80 student volunteers and community members, Enactus Saint Mary’s won first place at the Enactus National Exposition for their solutions addressing food insecurity and food waste. Highlighting their two unique business ideas, Square Roots and Plastarch, Enactus Saint Mary’s aims to take first in the global competition in October.
Enactus World Cup Exposition
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Impact this year:
Servings of vegetables provided
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LBS of food kept in the supply chain
Project Highlights
Square Roots:
Founded in 2016, Square Roots, a registered Community Interest Corporation purchases perfectly healthy but cosmetically imperfect produce from local farms and sells it for a 56% discount at community locations across Canada.
Plastarch:
Plastarch Packaging is a fully compostable, bioplastic alternative for the restaurant industry, created from a starch base. Currently, Enactus Saint Mary’s is developing the products and testing them for quality and durability in the Saint Mary’s University chemistry department. Plastarch products look and feel just like regular single use plastics, they are firm with some flexibility, and don’t get soggy like a paper straw.
The fun part – The main ingredient in Plastarch products is potato starch.
Please watch a message from Michael & Jason
Enactus is the largest student leadership organization in the world and strives to solve environmental, social and economic issues through entrepreneurial action. Enactus chapters (universities and colleges) from around the world work to solve global issues and showcase their successes through regional, national and worldwide competitions.