The Ruby Peck Foundation for Children's Education is proud to announce the success of its first annual charity benefit which was held on Friday, December 1st, 2006. It was a two part benefit; an afternoon of finance and a night of magic all in the name of children’s education.
Former NBA New York Knicks & Chicago Bulls Championship player Trent Tucker was honored for his outstanding contributions to creative education. 100% of the evenings net proceeds benefited The Ruby Peck Foundation for Children's Education and The Trent Tucker Youth Program.
Speakers at the conference:
- Steve Galbraith, Limited Partner, Maverick Capital & former Chief U.S Investment Strategist, Morgan Stanley
- Jeffrey Saut, Chief Investment Strategist, Raymond James
- Jonathan Golub, U.S. Equity Strategist, JP Morgan
- Todd Harrison, CEO, Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia
- Jeff Bernstein –Portfolio Manager and Founding Partner, Keel Capital
- Phil Erlanger, President, Phil Erlanger Research Co., Inc.
- Jeff Macke, Senior Editor of Minyanville.com,
Co-host of CNBC's Fast Money - Stephanie Pomboy, President, MacroMavens
- Bennet Sedacca, President, Atlantic Advisors
- Steve Shobin, Vice-Chairman, Americap Advisors
- John Succo, Partner, Vicis Capital
- Greg Weldon, Founder, Weldon Financial
The night of magic; The Critters’ Choice Awards took place at COUNTRY located in the Carlton Hotel, voted one of the ’Best New Restaurants in the Country for 2006’ by Esquire Magazine. Our notable RSVP’s included NBA stars Trent Tucker, Patrick Ewing, John Starks as well as NFL star Howard Cross and HBO’s Entourage star Emmanuelle Chriqui.
The foundation was created in the memory of Todd Harrison’s grandfather Ruby Peck; the man who left a legacy for the love of learning.
We would like to thank our sponsors:
BTIG, Macromavens LLC, Midtown Partners, Mueller Capital LLC., Mark Kellner & John Succo
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Every child should have the opportunity to learn and develop the gift of his or her imagination. Behind every wristband is the commitment to lay the foundation for tomorrow’s teachers, healers, leaders and visionaries.
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