Enactus SLC looks to inspire, empower, and take action to solve social, economic, and environmental problems through entrepreneurial action.

 

ONGOING PROJECTS

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LUUMI
LUUMI

Learn how we teamed up with Canadian brand LUUMI to Unplastic The World by creating a fundraising kit to slow down single-use plastics by helping to get these products into the hands of consumers.

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The Chill Zone
The Chill Zone

Empowering students with the skills to take care of their mental health through events and our guidebook.

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Project HEW (Hazardous E-Waste)
Project HEW (Hazardous E-Waste)

An ongoing initiative, Project HEW aims to promote the proper disposal of electronic waste in the community.

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Courage with DR Congo
Courage with DR Congo

Collaborating with community partners Cathy Cleary, Marketing Program, and Shopify. Students created and managed an online e-commerce site after being engaged into learning how to e-commerce literate. The students learned this through the Shopify Badge Program which was created for our students by Shopify which follows a three-step process; Shopify Basics, Shopify Seller, and Shopify Live

The store is still operating and running online check it out here: https://couragecongo.com/

Shopify Badge Program
Shopify Badge Program

Understanding e-commerce is in demand now more than ever, that is why we launched our Shopfiy Badge program. Working alongside Shopify, we have taught students how to create and operate their own e-commerce Shopify website. They have earned experience by completing a three step process designed for our students; Shopify Basics, Shopify Seller, and Shopify Live. They have put these skills into action, expanding their e-commerce literacy.

Halloween Harvest
Halloween Harvest

Halloween Harvest is a food bank fundraiser, where Enactus SLC and Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) students work together to collect food and monetary donations from local neighborhoods for the Partners in Mission Food Bank.

Young Women Innovators Conference
Young Women Innovators Conference

The Young Women Innovators Conference (YWIC) offers grade 7 & 8 women from various school boards in our community the opportunity to gather at St. Lawrence College for a day of fast-paced and dynamic innovation.

Our team of college student volunteers, partnered with two dozen female community leaders, offer these young women education, mentorship, female role models, and the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship first-hand. We encourage these young women to not limit themselves and to take advantage of the wide world which awaits them, resulting in a more confident, innovative and adaptable mindset.

Manage Your Money
Manage Your Money

Taking control of personal finances is a real challenge, especially for young people entering adulthood. This program prepares students and crown wards in our community to efficiently and effectively face their financial responsibilities by following the key pillars of financial independence. This is achieved by providing valuable information and solutions for common situations, such as budgeting, cost of living, banking and planning for the future. Participants increase their financial literacy skills and become more confident to overcome any potential future challenges.

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Manage Your Energy
Manage Your Energy

Impacting the environment around us is sometimes as simple as turning off your lights. Energy conservation is not only good for the environment, it is something that everyone can do.

In our fun and interactive workshops, our clean energy experts teach you life hacks to significantly reduce your utility bill, reduce emissions and create a sustainable future.

Check out one of our money saving hacks here

PAST PROJECTS

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Kingston Youth Financial Literacy Symposium
Kingston Youth Financial Literacy Symposium

With the help of DECA Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute (KCVI), the Kingston Financial Literacy Partnership, and the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston, we host a day of experiential learning for 200 grade 7 & 8 students.

College and high school volunteers, together with an industry professional, deliver fun and engaging hands-on sessions for various financial literacy topics.

Participants learn how to grocery shop on a budget, decipher between wants and needs, set goals, save and invest, prevent and detect fraud, use technological resources and apps, and budget in today’s instantaneous world.

Recipes for an Empty Wallet
Recipes for an Empty Wallet

Recipes for an Empty Wallet is a food and financial literacy program that aims to improve the quality of students’ eating habits by assuring their capability to purchase healthy grocery choices on a tight budget. This program consists of a recipe book, comprehensive workshops and video tutorials developed by our culinary specialists.

Recipes for an Empty Wallet explains how you can make the $7.49 per day food budget and still eat nutritious and delicious meals. All of the recipes in our cookbook meet with the Canadian Food Guide requirements.

Download the cookbook in English or in French

Grounds to Heat- Inactive
Grounds to Heat- Inactive

Grounds to Heat is a program where we transform coffee ground waste into energy, reducing greenhouse gases in the process. Methane gas and run-off fluids are released during the decomposition process. Our team collects the coffee ground waste which then goes through a pelleting process, creating biomass pellets. This product will then be used as a biomass fuel source.

Using coffee waste as a biomass fuel source, not only diverts waste from landfills, it also offsets the need to use conventional fossil fuels as a heat source. We collect the coffee waste from around the St. Lawrence College Kingston campus, and our industry partners, Green City Initiative’s and Robinson Innovations, collect and pelletize the waste.

On Board-Inactive
On Board-Inactive

Made possible with a grant provided by Scotiabank, On Board tackles issues by laying a foundation for success for the Syrian newcomers in Kingston. We developed a program which addressed employability, aid in finding housing and jobs, and allowed them to pursue language classes, all by addressing the need for affordable transportation.

With the support of Kingston Transit and the Kingston Community Health Centre's Kingston Immigration Partnership, Enactus SLC, ran a transit orientation for Syrian newcomers facilitated entirely in Arabic.

On Board also contains a follow-up to the transit orientation, bringing Syrians to St. Lawrence College. Here we aim to address their concerns and remove barriers they may associate with pursuing educational opportunities here in Canada, such as enrolling in language classes or completing an apprenticeship.