Join us on November 30th for a Texas Hold ‘Em style poker night at the renowned QG venue.

Attendees can look forward to an engaging poker tournament, complete with experienced dealers and exciting prizes. Doors open at 5:30pm, dealing begins at 6:30pm. A cash bar and dinner menu will be available.

Tickets to play are $100. Spectators are welcome with free advanced registration. All donations are welcome and appreciated. 

If your luck runs out during the first 2 hours of the event, rebuys are allowed by purchasing an additional $100 worth of chips.

A portion of your ticket price goes directly to supporting SIF programs. The remaining funds go to the winner's pot. Cash payouts will be made to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

Tickets for the Poker Night are available for purchase through Eventbrite. Early registration is encouraged, as spaces are limited for both spectators and players.

One of the greatest joys we have at Stocks in the Future is to reconnect with SIF alum as they make their transfer. (Students who are eligible to take their virtual portfolios and make it their own.) These are mini reunions where we talk about the past and celebrate the future.

Just this past week, we connected with Nathan who participated in the Stocks in the Future program at Hamilton Elementary Middle School. He is now attending UMBC and majoring in math. Once he graduates college, he plans is to become a math teacher! When he has completed his bachelor's degree, he'll take an intensive master's program where he can go quickly into teaching. 

Nathan was asked about his experience in SIF and his memories are rich! "I recall the time The Maryland State Comptroller visited our SIF class. He congratulated us for our work in SIF and encouraged us to continue learning financial concepts. He gave our teacher a medal for her efforts in teaching the class. I also remember taking a couple class trips. One was to Towson University to visit their trading room floor and the other was going to Enoch Pratt Central to celebrate our completion of SIF." When asked about his favorite experiences with SIF, he responded, "Most definitely, it was the time I was invited to attend The Mid-Atlantic Traderman's Association Conference with SIF Executive Director, Ms. Thernes at the Four Seasons Hotel. That day, we attended some of the sessions and also made a presentation about SIF during a luncheon." Nathan also recalls a valuable connection made while in the program and after the program. "My grandfather and I developed a special bond as we talked about the investing. He has a special interest in stocks and we continue our conversation about investing to this very day. He in fact, helped me develop a portfolio along with what happened at SIF."

Nathan has big plans for his portfolio as he goes into the future. He understands the need to save for emergencies and investing in big projects such as purchasing a house and retirement. "We developed a rich vocabulary while in the program. I continue to use and understand these words as I make my way into my financial future."

Included below are letters written by SIF students for you, our donors and partners. We thank you for your continued support!



Dear donors,

Thank you for all of the money that you have donated to our Stock in the Future class. We highly appreciate what you have done and I will continue to learn and thrive in this program. Before this class I did not know much about the stock world. I did not know about inflation and know that I have learned that it was also able to transfer into my social studies class. So in the end I am very thankful for what you have done.

Sincerely,

Desean

Dear Donors,

I greatly thank you for your generosity in your act of providing donations to the Stocks in the Future program. We students appreciate this. I hope it brings you much joy to know that you are helping many young men and women in their future. In case you are wondering, your choice to donate to Stocks in the Future was a very good one. This class teaches us many things that we shouldn't wait until adulthood to learn to invest in this society we do . One of these things has the effects of investing , saving, or just keeping our money ourselves. Thank you for making me successful in the future.

Sincerely,

Brenton