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A group of students from Saint Mary’s University have been crowned the winners of the 2020 Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Project Accelerator, a unique competition that encourages innovative thinking, creative problem-solving and teamwork to discover and nurture social innovation ideas that resolve the community’s most pressing problems.

The team focused its efforts on The Square Roots Token program, which launched in 2017 in an attempt to tackle both food insecurity and food waste. It was created to address the problem that one in six households in Nova Scotia cannot afford healthy, fresh meals and that avoidable food waste costs Canada over $50 billion dollars every year. The program has been offered in Nova Scotian restaurants where $5 physical tokens are sold and can be redeemed for a meal for someone in need; meals that didn’t get sold after being prepared.

While the program had been successful, the students from Saint Mary’s University worked together to develop an app to make it easier for both restauranteurs and customers to manage, access and scale the program. To date, over 2,000 people have been impacted, including over 1,700 people who have new or improved access to information, communication and technology.

“Enactus Saint Mary’s is so grateful for this grant and partnership. It will allow us to scale our project globally and divert much more food waste. We are so passionate about this project and this grant allows us to continue doing what we love helping people and the earth,” said Bethany Ripoll, President, Enactus Saint Mary’s University.

Saint Mary’s University, who beat out 23 other projects in this year-long project, has been awarded $4,000 in a cash grant to put towards their project. The runner-up team from British Columbia Institute of Technology was awarded $3,000 and the second runner-up team from Thompson Rivers University was awarded $2,000. This is in addition to the $45,000 in cash and technology funding from Samsung that the teams from the competition received this school year.

“At Samsung, we believe in empowering future generations to achieve their full potential, enabling them to pioneer positive social change and build a better world. We are inspired by what these students have accomplished and how they have embraced technology as a force for good,” said Jennifer Groh, Director of Corporate Communications and Citizenship, Samsung Canada.

About Solve For Tomorrow

Launched in 2010, Solve for Tomorrow was designed to increase interest and proficiency in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education, and to encourage young people to apply STEM in finding creative solutions to solve challenges and address risks faced in their local communities to build a better tomorrow.

 
Samsung Electronics announces the expansion of its award-winning lifestyle Home Entertainment portfolio with the addition of The Terrace, its first outdoor 4K QLED TV and accompanying soundbar. Enjoy your favourite entertainment in your backyard or patio with Ultra Bright Picture Quality, built-in Smart TV features and Weather-Resistant Durability. It’s everything you love about the Samsung QLED experience, now outdoors. Learn more

Apart.
We’re all feeling it right now.
But it’s not going to define us.
Instead, let’s come together—not with hugs or handshakes
Come together from the four walls that surround us but can’t constraint us.
Together, we’ll turn living rooms into classrooms, gyms and offices that welcome in the rest of the world.
We may be apart right now. But we won’t let distance stop us living together.
Stay apart, stay together.
We’ll get through this, together.
Samsung.

#StayApartStayTogether #GetThroughThisTogether

The Galaxy S20’s groundbreaking camera is built on the Galaxy S series’ legacy of innovations. The flagship series has been pushing the boundaries of mobile camera capabilities right from the start, bringing technological breakthroughs to everyone. 

Check out the infographic below to learn more.

Featuring an Infinity-O Display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a powerful quad camera system with a 108MP lens and 100X Space Zoom, as well as a long-lasting intelligent battery, the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is packed with innovations that transform the way we connect and share. Check out the video below to see the components that form the foundation of these groundbreaking features.

*For illustrative purposes only. Please do not disassemble the device or recreate the steps shown in the video.

With the holidays around the corner, children everywhere are anxiously waiting for Santa, and the children at SickKids are no different – except they worry that Santa may not find them while they receive treatment away from home.
 
To ensure that doesn’t happen, Samsung Canada partnered with Masterchef Canada’s Chef Mary Berg and some very special assistants from SickKids, to bake an unforgettable cookie for Santa at the Samsung Experience Store.
 
Up until December 24, 2019, Samsung Canada will match individual donations to the SickKids Milk & Cookies Campaign, up to a total of $25,000. Samsung is also accepting donations in-store at the Samsung Experience store locations at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, CF Sherway Gardens and Yorkdale Shopping Centre.
 
“We are a proud supporter of SickKids and are committed to helping kids miss home a little less while they’re in the hospital,” said Jennifer Groh, Director Corporate Communications and Citizenship, Samsung Canada. “Raising awareness and funds during a time that can be very challenging for children and families is important to everyone at Samsung Canada and is part of our continued, meaningful partnership with SickKids.”
 
To help spread the holiday cheer and donate, visit http://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/samsung.

October marks Samsung Global’s Month of Giving, where employees from around the world give back to the communities that they serve. Here in Canada, all employees came together and volunteered on Friday, October 11, 2019 in support of local charities as part of the annual Samsung Day of Giving,

Employees across Canada took part in a variety of activities, including ecological restoration, tree planting, park beautification, food sorting and packing, working with children and seniors and creating care kits for local hospitals. Specific community partners involved in this year’s annual Day of Giving include:

•       Greater Toronto Area: Credit Valley Conservation, Daily Bread Food Bank, Jays Care Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities Toronto, SickKids Foundation and David Suzuki Foundation
•       Vancouver: Greater Vancouver Area Food Bank, Quest Food Exchange,  Metro Vancouver Regional Parks and YMCA Greater Vancouver
•       Montreal: Le Centre d’action bénévole de Valleyfield

“It’s really inspiring to see how enthusiastic and passionate our employees are about giving back. It’s an initiative that stems from our global vision that we thrive when our partners and communities thrive,” said Jeff Jo, President and CEO, Samsung Electronics Canada. “Everyone at Samsung Electronics Canada is incredibly proud and committed to building and supporting programs that make a meaningful impact.”