UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY

ANNUAL REPORT

2019/2020
 Our PROJECTS
FEEDKC
Year 3

OPPORTUNITY:
35 million tons of edible food is wasted per year, yet 1 in 6 people go hungry every night in the United States. We
found that hunger is not a supply issue, but a distribution issue.

SOLUTION:
Our team built a platform to connect those with surplus food to those who face food insecurity. The new FeedKC.us
web application redistributes still-edible food from businesses to food banks.

ACTIONS: OUTCOMES:
Manually recovered prepped meals and edible excess Recovered 3.5 tons of food in Kansas City since
food from our current recovery network project inception
Created 5 prototypes of a FeedKC web application to Prevented 169 lbs of methane from being released
perfect user experience into the environment
Partnered with 6 restaurants and food banks for Prevented 4,467 lbs of CO2 from being released
recoveries and use of the FeedKC app into the environment
Conducted Beta tests and stress tests of FeedKC.us Provided 2,351 meals to Kansas Citians in need this
Launched FeedKC.us in March 2020 year

DART OPPORTUNITY:
Year 1 Kansas City's public transportation is lacking in connectivity, efficiency, and reliability.
In fact, only 18.3 percent of jobs in the region are accessible by transit within 90
minutes, which is detrimental to job seeking and low-income commuters.

SOLUTION:
Our team up-cycles traditional bikes into affordable, high-quality e-bikes. Selling this
service allows us to finance the provisioning of target, reduced-rate e-bikes to qualified
applicants at a 2-to-1 ratio, empowering upward mobility through personal mobility.

ACTIONS: OUTCOMES:
Used Human Centered Design Research to determine Due to Covid-19,
problem-solution fit outcomes are unable
Built prototype 1.0 to be collected
Conducted 40 feedback surveys after first test rides
Used survey responses and consumer interviews to
improve product
Researching in preparation for prototype 2.0
Formed 2 community partnerships
 Our PROJECTS
GENERATION GREEN
Year 1

OPPORTUNITY:
Over 3 million pounds of plastic is wasted every day in Missouri alone, yet new plastics are still being produced.
At the same time, teachers need affordable and long-lasting school supplies for their classrooms.

SOLUTION:
Our team discovered that we could repurpose LDPE plastic into handheld wet/dry erase boards. Recycled
materials means lower cost and durable supplies to encourage creative learning in local schools. We call them
Bottle Boards.

ACTIONS: OUTCOMES:
Consulted with chemists to ensure the viability of product and safety of Produced 96 Bottle Boards
manufacturing from 100% recycled material
Formed partnership with a local creative reuse center to continue Received orders for 103 Bottle
research and begin manufacturing Boards from teachers and
Prototyped 8 versions of erase boards with plastics such as HDPE, PETE, organizations
and LDPE Repurposed 90 lbs of plastic to
Designed and produced handheld wet/dry erase Bottle Boards from promote active learning in
LDPE plastic schools
Launched an effective marketing campaign for both product and Generated $251 in revenue
recycling sectors
Received funding from Unilever Bright Future Project Accelerator Award

EDUCATE TO ELEVATE
Year 4
OPPORTUNITY:
Ogwuokwu Community School serves 5 villages and 400 children, yet had no water
supply or sanitary facilities, and still has crumbling structure. These conditions are
inefficient, unhealthy, and damaging to a child’s education.

SOLUTION:
In previous years, we have improved opportunities at the Ogwuokwu Community
School through access to clean water and sanitation. This year we have continued
our efforts to provide them with a safer environment for learning.

ACTIONS: OUTCOMES:
Conducted Human Centered Design Fundraised $846 towards
Research to reassess the needs of the renovating the Ogwokwu
school Community School's main
Hosted 3 fundraising nights at local building, with plans to create a
restaurants safe learning environment
OTHER TEAM INFORMATION
PRESENTATION TEAM
Riddhi Sharma
Delhi, India
B.B.A Entrepreneurship, 2022

Peter Trinh
Vung Tau City, Vietnam
B.S Computer Science, 2020
UMKC ENACTUS SPONSORS & Salem Habte

PARTNERSHIPS Overland Park, KS

B.B.A Entrepreneurship, 2020

Lindsey Temaat
Leonardville, KS
B.A Communications, 2021
A.A Allen Community College, 2019

Brian Bartenslager
Leavenworth, KS
B.B.A Entrepreneurship, 2022

Kelly Nguyen
Kansas City, MO
B.B.A Finance, 2021

BUSINESS ADVISORY
2019-2020 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW BOARD
Melynn Sight
President, nSight Marketing

Beth Hoover
Sales Partner, Cerner

Jon Kohrs
Owner, Fresh Eggs

Rob Givens
Retired CEO, Mazuma Credit Union

Kathe Rusnek
Marketing Professional

David Oliver
Attorney, Berkowitz Oliver LLP

Cary Clark
Retired Enactus Advisor, UMKC

Dick Gibson
Retired Business Executive

Brian Klaas
Dean, Bloch School

Edward Murphy
City Manager, Avis Budget Group,
Inc