December 8, 2011
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Final exams are looming for students of the Haskayne School of Business and smiles are probably the last thing you would expect to see in Scurfield Hall. But that’s exactly what you’ll find if you show up on Thursday morning, December 8, when the participants of the Selling Smiles Program will proudly present their earnings to a very deserving local family.
For the past six years, HSB assistant professor Derek Hassay has challenged the students in his Sales Management course to gain “real world” selling skills by selling Cutco Cutlery to raise funds for the Children's Wish Foundation. Sales teams of 5 students are given a small budget and sample kits, and asked to develop and implement an effective sales strategy. Not only do they learn valuable selling and sales management techniques such as handling rejection, it also teaches them the value of giving back to their community. To date, his students have raised more than $150,000 for the Children’s Wish Foundation, granting wishes for 11 local children.
Again this year, students have been phenomenally successful in their sales and fundraising efforts. The actual dollar value will be revealed at a presentation ceremony this week, where a giant cheque will be given to this year’s wish family: the Nowaks. Six-year-old Chance – who met this year’s 63 member strong student sales team on September 30th – suffers from tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect. Thanks to the efforts of HSB students, he and his family will travel to Walt Disney World this coming March.
What: Selling Smiles 101 students and faculty to present giant cheque to Children's Wish Foundation family
When: Thursday, December 8, 10:30 am
Where: BMO forum, 3rd Floor Scurfield Hall, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Media Contact
Kathleen Crowley
Haskayne School of Business
403-220-3175
kathleen.crowley@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
