Jessica CoulombeB次元官网网址檚 dream came with a daunting $46,000 price tag. Faced with those seemingly insurmountable odds, the Belmont secondary student could have given up, but instead she got to work.

Her goal was to raise enough funds to attend the famed Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Saskatchewan, a highly regarded sports school that has produced such NHL stars as Vincent Lecavalier, Rod BrindB次元官网网址橝mour and Brad Richards.

The high cost of tuition, room and board meant she would have to do some fundraising, and rather than ask for a simple sponsorship, she decided to start her own clothing company.

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The first thing she needed was a company logo and a name, and that proved to be a challenge. It was a conversation with her dad and twin brother that helped her come up with the latter.

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Next, she designed the logo.

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Coulombe raised enough money to be able to attend Athol Murray College in Grade 11, where she started out as a seventh defenceman on the womenB次元官网网址檚 team, but saw her game evolve into that of a top-six forward.

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She has returned to Belmont for her Grade 12 year to be closer to her family, especially her father, a member of the Canadian Armed Forces who had returned from deployment.

This season, sheB次元官网网址檚 playing for the Pacific Steelers.

Totally Offside used to sell hats and different styles of t-shirts, but after running out of their initial stock, Coulombe decided to focus on selling the popular hoodies and baseball-style tees.

Now, her goal is to sell 1,000 hoodies and sheB次元官网网址檚 begun taking applications from fellow athletes who are in need of funding to pursue their goals.

As for her own goals, Coulombe, 17, is keeping her options open. SheB次元官网网址檇 like to play university hockey but sheB次元官网网址檚 also hoping to pursue a career in the medical field.

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For more information on her company, visit .

joel.tansey@goldstreamgazette.com