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Callan Capital Participates in Junior Achievement’s 2019 Stock Market Challenge
Callan Capital was pleased to sponsor and participate in Junior Achievement’s 2019 Stock Market Challenge in San Diego. More than 150 students from local San Diego high schools got a taste of the fast-paced, high-stakes stock market through the competition. Callan Capital also participated in the corporate, adult event at night, taking the first-place spot in the competition. Using state-of-the-art technology in a simulated trading environment, each team began with $500,000 in fictitious funds and interacted with on-site traders to buy and sell shares in 26 companies with the goal of building the highest-net worth portfolio by the end of the trading period.
The event was designed to connect teens to the future world of business and to raise funds for Junior Achievement’s financial literacy programs. The stock market challenge raised over $41,000. For more information on Junior Achievement, please visit https://www.jasandiego.org.
Rob Mikulski Elected as 2019 JA YES Board Co-Chair
Callan Capital is proud to announce that Rob Mikulski has recently been elected as 2019 Co-Chair for the Junior Achievement of San Diego County Young Executive Society (JA YES). JA YES is a dynamic group of young professionals from various industries and corporations in San Diego, who raise awareness and act as ambassadors on behalf of Junior Achievement, offering support through fund raising, “friend-raising”, special projects and expansion of JA programs and initiatives.
For more information, please visit http://www.jasandiego.org/about/ja-yes
PEERS Annual Gala Benefiting Rady Children’s Hospital
Callan Capital partners participated in the PEERS Network annual gala, A Night in Mykonos. The Bohemian-themed gala raised over $100,000 for the PEERS endowment and Rady Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The PEERS Network is a professional non-profit 501 (c) (3) group funded by local entrepreneurs whose aim is to give back to the San Diego Community. For more information, please visit https://www.peersnetwork.org/.
Callan Capital Hosts Big Brothers Big Sisters Financial Literacy Workshop
Callan Capital hosted a financial literacy workshop to teach high school aged “Littles” from Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego important financial concepts that will help them today and in the future. Students learned important aspects of budgeting, savings, taxes, credit and financial aid for college.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego provides lasting, professionally supported, 1 to 1 mentoring relationships for kids who need an extra layer of support. In addition, the Big Futures Program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego promotes workforce readiness, high school graduation and career exploration for high-school aged Little Brothers and Sisters. Callan Capital’s services and values align perfectly with the Big Futures mission by providing financial literacy to these children. For more information on the Big Futures and Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego, visit http://sdbigs.org.
Callan Capital Sponsors Play4SAY Event
Callan Capital was proud to sponsor and participate in Play4SAY, hosted by SAY San Diego. The event provided a meaningful way for business professionals and local leaders to be kids for a day while giving back to the community. Members of the Callan Capital team participated with competing teams in rounds of lawn games like Bocce, Bag-O, and Ladder Ball.
SAY’s mission is to partner with children, families, and communities to overcome barriers and create opportunities that enable them to realize and sustain their full potential. SAY San Diego partnerships and services focus on strengthening the whole child, whole family, and whole community. SAY addresses the comprehensive needs of the entire family rather than focusing on one symptom or problem and works with systems such as law enforcement, schools, and local government to affect positive change.
For more information on SAY San Diego, please visit https://www.saysandiego.org.