COMPETITIONS & EVENTS: Cornerstone Competition
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COMPETITION DETAILS
Past Winners
2012 Best in Show (Fall): Making a Little Boy's Dream a Big Reality
Members included Andres Alvarado, Teddy and William Doodnauth, Mary Hannah Hardcastle and Cody Lynch
Yael is a five-year-old Central Florida boy living with a life-threatening illness. It is his dream to go on a cruise and see the ocean. Thanks to a group of students enrolled in the Cornerstone Course, that dream is one step closer to becoming a reality. The team, “Hope’s Reality,” worked with the non-profit organization New Hope for Kids. Members included Andres Alvarado, Teddy and William Doodnauth, Mary Hannah Hardcastle and Cody Lynch. The group held fundraisers and events throughout the semester to help fund Yael’s wish.
2012 Best in Show (Spring): Their Beat Was Hard to Beat!
Team members included Daniel Ahye, Tom Clemente, Vanessa Lago, Tyler Lincoln, Ruth Nelson, Ali Nasser and Jason Sena.
A group of students that wrote, performed and recorded their own original rap music video to motivate middle school students for the FCAT exam, took home the top prize at the Cornerstone Social Entrepreneurship Competition. “Team U-Knighted” worked with Junior Achievement at Memorial Middle School to host an FCAT night.
The purpose of the event was to inform students and parents about the importance of the test. The group showed their video at the event and the audience liked it so much they asked for permission to share the video with other county middle schools. The group also collected enough prizes so that every student, parent, faculty member and staff member who attended was able to leave with a prize, including theme park tickets for grand prize winners. Team members included Daniel Ahye, Tom Clemente, Vanessa Lago, Tyler Lincoln, Ruth Nelson, Ali Nasser and Jason Sena. The team received $700.
2011 Best in Show: Team Wins More Than Competition
“Knights Rescue,” comprised of business students Daisy Daimwood, Sharon Moore, Taylor Traback and Kelsey White
A team of students that helped raise money for the Devereux Foundation took home the top prize at the new Social Entrepreneurship Competition. The real winners however, were the children who will benefit from their efforts.
“Knights Rescue,” raised funds for the organization which helps persons with emotional, behavioral and developmental disabilities transition from troubled lives to lives filled with personal accomplishment and hope. The money they raised will be used to purchase and assemble “welcome bags” which will be given to incoming foster children who use the services provided by Devereux. The bags will include items such as toiletries, toys and school supplies.
2010 Best in Show: Team From Humane Society Wins Cornerstone Competition
Winning team members included Jake Goodyear, Ashley Ham, Steve Kling, Jennifer Lynch, Winter McNair, Aaron Preston, Diane Raines and Abbey Worden
A team that raised funds and awareness for the Halifax Humane Society (HSS) was selected as the winners of a new competition designed to highlight the contributions that CBA students made to our community this past semester.
“Knights to the Rescue,” based from the UCF Daytona campus, raised $3,119.12 worth of cash, pet food, and supplies for the HSS. Additionally, they led numerous events educating people about the dangers of pet overpopulation and fostered sustainability by obtaining ongoing agreements with several Daytona hotels to donate gently used towels to line pet cages and keep animals warm.
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