The four guest speakers include:

WALI SHAH - an alumni of RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrants, Wali Shah delivered TED talks, created poetry for corporate events, narrated voice overs for commercials, and spoken at hundreds of schools and colleges across North America. Wali has toured Canada coast to coast as a WE Day performer, and closed out President Barack Obama's keynote speech with a poetic message in Toronto.

COREY HIRSCH - a former NHL goaltender, NHL goaltending coach, and Olympic silver Medallist, Corey Hirsch was featured in an article in the Players Tribune opening up about his struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder while on the rise to a promising career in the NHL. He has since dedicated himself to ending the stigma of mental health and becoming the National Youth Ambassador for the Center for Addiction and Mental Health.

ASHLEY BENDIKSEN - as a survivor of abuse, trauma, homelessness, and loss, Ashley is an expert in abuse prevention and personal development, is a certified life empowerment coach, author, nonprofit founder, and award-winning activist.

MISSY MacKINTOSH - an internationally acclaimed artist with over 15 years of experience. Her work has been featured in multiple publications like Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, and WedLuxe Magazine. She’s also the Founder/CEO of the first Professional Performing Clean Makeup Line - MisMacK Clean Cosmetics. She graduated from Salmon Arm Senior Secondary School and lives in Canoe, BC.

This project is funded through an RBC Future Launch grant of $15,000 - part of a 10-year $500 million commitment to help Canadian youth prepare for the jobs of tomorrow.

The Shuswap Youth Launch team is made up youth aged 15 - 22, partnered with the Salmon Arm Rotary Club to act as team mentors, and School District 83 as their charitable organization to assist with receiving and dispersing grant funds.

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