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All Community Engagements
December
2022
Giving Back During the Holiday Season
During the holiday season, our branches assembled and delivered over 350 Essentials kits to local shelters! The kits included blankets, shirts, gloves, socks, combs and oral hygiene products. It was a wonderful time to work as a Team to benefit the community.
November
2022
Premier Sponsor of the 7th Annual Coronado Island Film Festival
CalPrivate Bank was a Premier Sponsor at the 2022 7th Annual Coronado Island Film Festival. It was a wonderful evening that presented unique displays of art, culture, and community!
October
2022
Gold Sponsor of The Million Dollar Challenge
CalPrivate Bank was a Gold Sponsor of this epic 640-mile ride from San Francisco to San Diego. Our Senior Vice President of SBA Business Development, Joe Taormino, rode side-by-side with para-athletes, disabled athletes, and CAF supporters to provide opportunities and support to people with permanent disabilities, so they can pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics.
October
2022
Giving Back to Those Who Gave Everything
Tim Himstreet, our Director of Commercial Banking, Captained a team for another fun event for The Commercial Real Estate Development Association, NAIOP, and the Professional Developing Leaders under 35 in San Diego. The event raised over $32,000 for Veteran’s Village of San Diego
October
2022
Proudly Sponsoring the March of Dimes’ Signature Chef’s Gala
Robert Mandelbaum from our La Jolla Branch is on the San Diego Board for the March of Dimes. CalPrivate Bank was a proud sponsor of the March of Dimes’ Signature Chef’s Gala at the L’Auberge in Del Mar. Proceeds from this benefit help the March of Dimes fund research, education, advocacy, and programs that help more moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.
April
2022
We Rock Our Red and Help Save Lives
Our La Jolla Branch represented CalPrivate Bank at the 2022 Go Red for Women Luncheon. The American Heart Association has over 90 years of lifesaving history to combat the fight against heart disease and stroke. Our Team is proud to be a part of this powerful movement and purpose to fight against heart disease. “The American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative, Go Red for Women, is a comprehensive platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women globally” For more information, check out Go Red for Women | The American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative
December
2021
Holiday Cheer at the Ronald McDonald House
Our Finance Team used their holiday dinner budget to serve the community at the Orange County Ronald McDonald House. They cooked for the guests and their families while spreading holiday cheer! The Ronald McDonald House Charity has made a strong impact in the world by providing 685+ programs and reaching 60 countries/regions, 1.5 Million overnight stays with families, and 74,000+ Volunteers. The Ronald McDonald House – “Helping families feel at home- even when they can’t be”
September
2021
15th Annual San Ysidro Health Classico de Golf Tournament Sponsor
CalPrivate Bank was a swag sponsor for the 15th Annual San Ysidro Health Classico de Golf tournament, the event raised over 200K to honor a great cause, their Senior Health Services. SYH is a network of innovative healthcare centers and programs in San Diego County, bringing essential medical, dental, specialty and counseling services to 108,000 registered patients annually — the majority of whom are women, children and seniors.
September
2021
Coronado Hospital Foundation’s Golf Tournament Sponsorship
Our Coronado Branch participated at the Coronado Hospital Foundation’s Golf Tournament at the Coronado Golf Course. Coronado Hospital Foundation, through philanthropy, has been committed to supporting and championing frontline health care workers—physicians, nurses, and caregivers who courageously deliver extraordinary care to patients at Sharp Coronado Hospital —a legacy that dates back to the Foundation’s inception since 1978. The Golf Tournament raised over $240K! Funds from the tournament will be earmarked for The Campaign for Emergency and Intensive Care at Sharp Coronado.
April
2021
Soroptimist “Gift and Uplift” Campaign
The Coronado branch is a long-time supporter of our local Soroptimist Organization – Soroptimist International of Coronado. They were pleased to recently present a donation for their “Gift and Uplift” Campaign. Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization working to provide women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. SIC is an amazing group of women, doing amazing things for other women! For further information, please visit their website: coronadosoroptimist.org
December
2020
Supporting our Restaurant Community through Uncertain Times
2020 was a hard year for so many businesses, and restaurants have been one of our local communities’ most struggling business sectors during this time. Changing local guidelines have caused restaurant operators to close, re-open with delivery and takeout only, re-open with limited indoor dining, and back to delivery and takeout only. Very sadly, some won’t survive. Restaurants are vital to our communities, and we are giving back in 2020 by purchasing gift cards from some of our favorite local establishments in the communities we serve, and then providing the gift to others.
July
2019
13th Annual White Light White Night Event With Walk With Sally
CalPrivate was a proud sponsor of the 13th Annual White Light White Night event with Walk With Sally on Saturday, July 20, 2019. It was a night of celebration and hope! Because of this event Walk With Sally is able to continue to grow in our mission to provide hope through individualized mentoring and community support services to empower children experiencing trauma through a parent, guardian or sibling's cancer journey.
MARCH
2019
Boys & Girls Club of La Habra Financial Literacy Event: Debt to Income Lesson
Boys & Girls Clubs of La Habra's mission is to help youth of all backgrounds, especially to those who need us most, to develop the qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders. CalPrivate Bank’s Beverly Hills team, along with Maria Vizcarra, introduced a DTI [Debt to Income] lesson during a Financial Literacy event. The middle/high schoolers of the Boys & Girls Club of La Habra were very excited to see the team there again and to learn how to manage their debt as they become young adults.
JUNE
2019
Soroptimist International of Coronado: Legends Luncheon
Soroptimist International of Coronado is a global volunteer organization working to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. The organization’s annual legends luncheon program consisted of honoring Dr. Susan Stone, awarding scholarships and recognizing local programs, which are building bridges of opportunity for women and girls. CalPrivate Bank was a proud sponsor of this event and had great volunteers working the registration table, auction transactions and much more. 100% of the proceeds from the auctions and donations went directly to programs that support women and girls.
JUNE
2019
Promises2Kids: 2019 Dream on Concert Gala
Annually, Promises2Kids provides over 3,000 current and former foster youth in San Diego County with the tools, opportunities, and guidance they need to address the circumstances that brought them into foster care. These youth are taught how to overcome the difficulties of their past, and grow into healthy, happy and successful adults. Rob Pedersen, SVP/SBA at CalPrivate Bank serves as Board Chair for Promises2Kids & CalPrivate was a proud sponsor of the 2019 Dream on Concert Gala raising funds to support this great organization.
February
2019
Student Led Community Fundraising
The first grade class of Coronado’s Christ Church Day School, opened a pop-up restaurant to raise money and awareness for the Monarch School, a K-12 school dedicated to the educating the homeless children of San Diego. CalPrivate Bank’s Coronado Branch supported the fundraising efforts for a community luncheon organized by the students, as part of this initiative. In addition, the branch provided a tour of the bank and education on bank departments and operations.
October
2018
Freedom To Live: Charity Golf Tournament
Freedom to Live is a nonprofit organization providing affordable housing, expert consultation and coordination of necessary services to ensure a successful pathway from hospital to home for spinal cord injury patients and other catastrophically disabled individuals and their families. With support from CalPrivate Bank and other companies alike, their annual charity golf tournament raised over $175,000 for people suffering from spinal cord injuries. Phil Michelson, John Schroder and the organizations Executive Director Sian Welch, are shown here at the October 2018 event. CalPrivate Bank welcomes the opportunity to support organizations such as Freedom to Live with their community focused initiatives.
November
2018
Serving Seniors
Serving Seniors is a non-profit organization assisting seniors in poverty live healthy and fulfilling lives. Services provided include nutritious congregate and home delivered meals, social services, health management, transitional housing for homeless and lifelong learning. The organization also has two residences which house 350 units of affordable senior housing with onsite social workers, nurses and meals. CalPrivate Bank supports the Serving Seniors programs through donation of blankets, socks, bedsheets, clothing, gift cards, umbrellas, toiletries and food and beverages for low-income seniors.
December
2018
Mychal’s Learning Place: Art Show
Mychal’s Learning Place believes that children and adults with developmental disabilities deserve to be challenged with opportunities that build self-esteem and independence, creating long-term success for life. The organization provides after school programs and well as adult day programs with job training, in a safe and loving environment. With CalPrivate’s support of the Mychal’s Annual Art Show, the organization continues to reach new children and young adults engaging them in independent living skill training and development through the path to independence program, as well as providing parent and support training for anyone who has a family member with a disability.
December
2018
Hope Leadership Academy:Toys For Hope
Hope Leadership Academy is a youth ministry that seeks to ensure that youth from fatherless homes in underserved communities receive support, guidance and a plan to break the cycles of divorce, poverty and hopelessness. Annually a Toys for Hope Toy Drive provides messages of hope for the holiday season for underserved children of Barrio Logan and Oceanside. The community outreach that CalPrivate Bank supported through this engagement, feeds over seven thousand people, while giving toys to more than five thousand kids. Through the HLA partnership we are focused on empowering change and giving the gift of hope during the holiday season.
November
2018
The Chicano Federation: Child Nutrition Program
The Chicano Federation, Child Nutrition program ensures that children are given every opportunity to learn healthy eating habits through education and sound nutrition practices. Through a collaboration with over 850 home day-care providers, Chicano Federation provides services for children to receive proper nutrition, and nutrition education, creating a healthy foundation within their local Southern California homes. CalPrivate Bank’s funding for this program, aids in the education of day care providers and parents, provides books, games and toys as well as continued education for children and families of a large and diverse population.