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establishments that sponsor or
In doing so, they have had the
support teams and cities. The
pleasure of meeting and helping
platform is currently undergoing
to amplify the stories of some a complete redesign set for
great companies like GrubHub, unveiling at the beginning of
Groupon, LivingSocial, AddThis, October.
Desk, and Uber”.
They are excited about the
The competition has been
growth that is taking place.
around since 2006 and last
year’s event showcased startups “Our goal is to bring lots of
from over 43 U.S. states and 46 jobs to Cornwall, specifically in
countries. the tech and marketing sectors.
We have chosen this city for our
FanSaves was created last headquarters and we have a lot
year by Ferguson and Kris
of people interested in joining
McCarthy as a way to help junior our team. We believe that we
and professional sports teams can really put Cornwall on

increase their sponsorship sales, the map with FanSaves” said
a pain point that they often felt Ferguson.
themselves while working in
Fan Saves Co-founders Kris McCarthy and Shannon Ferguson
the sports industry. Photo Submitted The Startup of the Year
competition will be a big
Since then, they have pivoted milestone for this local
to include Cornwall Tourism into Ottawa, recently meeting see the value that FanSaves business and will put them on
on their platform, offering over with the Senators and OSEG can bring to their teams” said an international stage.
40 discounts and deals from (the Redbacks, Fury and 67s). FanSaves COO, McCarthy.
businesses in and around the “The fact that we’ve been The FanSaves app is currently
area. The pair has also hired having such positive meetings Their app works like a digital available for download for
coupon book and gives people free on the App Store and the
two new people to join their with these big teams is really
team and is currently scaling reassuring and it’s great they discounts and deals from PlayStore.

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Grade: 12 Age: 17
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September’s Favourite Sports Memory Experts
is courtesy of basketball player Kait
McLaughlin. In her own words:
As a basketball player, I have had many
remarkable moments, but my favourite

memory so far has been SD&G finals
against our rival school, Holy Trinity. Every
year, when the Panthers and Falcons play
against each other it’s always a challenging
battle. This year was no exception.

I recall that the first half of the game the
score was pretty even and that we needed
to elevate ourselves if we wanted to go to
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starting with communication on defence and creating more ball movement on offense. Soon
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desire to win, and most importantly, a game cannot be won by an individual but by a team.