On Wednesday, the Surrey Board of Trade and PowerPlay Young Entrepreneur awarded the first winner in their ‘Dragon’ Style Pitch Event in their Grade 4-8 Program at Boundary Park Elementary (12332 N. Boundary Drive, Surrey).
WINNER:
Name – Kehan Hettiarachchi
Grade – 6
Business Name – Krazy Pots – Pre-filled pots with soil and wild flowers to help bees.
Judges included Surrey Board of Trade’s Luke Arathoon, Jag Shergill-Lawson Lundell, Doug Tennant-Semiahmoo House Society, David O’Sullivan-PW Trenchless with Bill Roche of PowerPlay. One third of Surrey’s population is under the age of 19. As part of their commitment to boost youth entrepreneurship in our growing community, the Surrey Board of Trade recently launched a Youth Entrepreneurship and Advocacy Action Plan (YEAAP) providing targeted services and programming for Surrey’s young people.
