Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
November 23, 2016

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour:

Minister Congratulates Accomplishment of Memorial University’s Enactus Team

Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Memorial University’s Enactus Team on winning the 2016 Enactus World Cup in September.

After competing against more than 1,700 teams, Memorial won this year’s competition with Project Suc-Seed. This initiative, created in partnership with Memorial’s Faculty of Engineering, provides year-round locally grown produce through a hydroponic system comprising recycled materials in places like coastal Labrador. They also engaged at-risk youth through Choices for Youth to manufacture the hydroponic units.

Enactus is an international non-profit organization focused on student entrepreneurial action to help create a better world through community development projects. The organization provides students with an invaluable opportunity to impact their communities using innovative ideas, creativity, partnership and hard work to deliver sustainable change.

Mr. Speaker, Memorial University’s Enactus team was established in 1992 and focuses on projects that create economic impact to improve the standard of living and quality of life for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and people around the world. They have won the World Cup twice and have nine national titles to their credit.

Once again, congratulations to Enactus Memorial on another outstanding achievement and thank you for your continuous dedication to helping make our province, and the world, a better place.

Thank you.

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2016 11 23                              2:25 p.m.