‘Pitch It’ participants gaining valuable skills

Many of our Cape Breton students benefit from valuable learning activities that are outside of their day-to-day classroom experiences.

Such was the case when Wendy Bergfeldt hosted “Pitch It!” at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion. “Pitch It!” is Junior Achievement’s version of the TV show “Dragons’ Den.” Young entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of local business leaders.

The business leaders were Jim Kehoe, Kirk MacRae and Parker Rudderham. They are proof of the old adage that if you want something done, ask a busy person. These gentlemen are very active in their businesses and in the community, yet they found time to give advice to these aspiring entrepreneurs.

The companies that pitched their ideas were Whitecap from Baddeck, Cook for the Cause from North Sydney, Get Dyed from Sydney and TeaWorks from Iona. These young people were poised on stage, articulate and certainly a credit to their schools and their proud parents.

Those behind TeaWorks from Rankin School of the Narrows in Iona won the opportunity to represent our area in Halifax. Good luck. We will all be cheering for you.

Junior Achievement is a student venture which inspires high school students to understand the role of business by creating a business of their own. By collaborating with professional volunteer advisers to design, organize and operate a real business, students experience how a small enterprise functions.

Congratulations to the Credit Union for lending its expertise to the program, the advisers who mentor these students and the business leaders from the Sydney and Area Chamber of Commerce who came out to support this valuable learning experience. Yvonne Kennedy, member

Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board