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USC students help raise breast cancer awareness
19 May, 2006
USC business students will team up with a local group of breast
cancer survivors to help raise money and increase awareness about
breast cancer.
As part of their studies at USC, business students can join the
'Students In Free Enterprise' (SIFE) program (further
information below) and have the opportunity to put their
knowledge into practice by teaching community groups essential
business skills, which assist them in the day-to-day running of
their business.
Community groups receive advice and support with business
development and the students gain valuable experience in dealing
with clients, business planning and improved ways of communicating
their ideas and strategies.
This year, SIFE students will work with Dragon's Abreast, a
group of breast cancer survivors who have an interest in fun and
challenging activities, whose main focus is promoting breast cancer
awareness.
The students will assist Dragon's Abreast in achieving their
business goals by teaching them business skills including
introduction to marketing and how to write business and marketing
plans.
Additionally, SIFE students will help the Dragon's Abreast group
raise awareness in the community about breast cancer.
Dragon's Abreast are part of the Breast Cancer Network in
Australia, which is the national voice of Australians affected
personally by breast cancer.
The national body - Dragon's Abreast Australia - have planning
well underway for the Dragon Boat Regatta (Abreast in Australia
2007), to be held at Caloundra and Kawana Lake on September 28-30,
2007.
Approximately 2000 Australian and international paddlers are
expected to be part of the event.
SIFE at USC - past achievements
Former University of the Sunshine Coast business student, Brenton
Tickner, was one of only five Australian representatives to travel
to Toronto, Canada, to take part in an international HSBC Financial
Literacy Forum and the 2005 SIFE World Cup.
Mr Tickner, who completed a Bachelor of Business
(Management/Marketing) in June 2005, is now working as Marketing
Coordinator - Strategy at the Hyatt Regency Coolum after completing
work experience there arranged by the University.
Last year, the USC SIFE team, lead by Mr Tickner, travelled to
Sydney to compete in the SIFE Australian National Competition.
After winning second runners up in the Cadbury Schweppes division,
Mr Tickner was invited to attend the HSBC Financial Literacy Forum
in October, followed by the 2005 SIFE World Cup also held in
Toronto.
More than 1000 people attended the World Cup and business
executives from 30 countries, including some of the world's top
CEOs, judged the competition.
One hundred universities from 27 countries were selected to
attend the day-long Financial Literacy Forum.
Mr Tickner, a Bli Bli local, took part in round table
discussions with other university students from around the world
about his team's entry in the competition and had the opportunity
to hear a range of international business speakers.
About SIFE
SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) is an international non-profit
organisation active in over 1800 university campuses in more than
40 countries which mobilises university students to create economic
opportunity for others while discovering their own potential.
SIFE teams create economic opportunities in their communities by
organising outreach projects that teach: market economics,
entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills and business
ethics. Their projects are judged at competition on creativity,
innovation and effectiveness.