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Alpines Involvement with

Junior Achievement of the VI
Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide is the worlds largest organization dedicated to helping
young people understand the
economics of life and the Free
Enterprise System. JA has
worked in partnership with the
private sector and educators in
fulfilling its mission and vision. JA
Worldwide works in over 119
countries with over 8 million
students, to change the way our
next generation of leaders looks
at their role in the world.
Inside this
issue:
7th Annual
KOW

Education

Music & Sports

Team Alpine

About Alpine

Locally, Junior Achievement was

revitalized in 2008 and granted
approval by the V.I. Department
of Education to operate within
the territorys schools. The program has successfully reached
hundreds of students in public,
private and parochial schools on
all three islands.

JAVIs success is in part due to

the efforts of Alpine Securities,
specifically, Managing Partner,
Charles Kim. He is committed
to this programs success as he
himself was a student of JA and
has had the opportunity to serve
on every level of Junior Achievement as a student, volunteer,
supporter and now a Board
Member representing the VI and
the Caribbean within the JA
Americas regional office. Mr.
Kim believes, This is a proven
program that works. I have seen
the impact of the program and
know that it can have a transformative impact on the students of
our community.
Alpines, Charles Kim and Chief
of External Affairs, Jason Charles
are very involved with the local
program. In addition to their

roles in the recruitment, training

and Board, Alpine also commits
$40,000 annually to Junior
Achievement.

To insure that every child in the

Americas (United States Virgin Islands) has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system by which to create new economic opportunities that benefit
their communities.

JA Caribbean Conference
Junior Achievement of the
Caribbean held its third annual
Caribbean Conference on St.
Thomas, USVI from June 1st to
3rd , 2016. Managing Partner
of Alpine Securities and Regional Junior Achievement
Board Member, Charles Kim
co-hosted this event with JAVI
at the Marriot Frenchmans
Reef Hotel. Junior

Achievement Executive Directors and Board members gathered to discuss topics such as:
strategic planning, fundraising,
challenges and best practices.
The following countries participated in this years summit:
Turks and Caicos, St. Kitts,
U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Lucia,
Board members meet at Government House St.
Granada, The Bahamas and
Thomas, June 2016 with Lieutenant Governor,
Jamaica.
Osbert Potter.

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7th Annual King of the Wing

Congratulations to the

KINGS OF THE WING

2016
Restaurant Division

Employees of Alpine Securities and White Bay, along with winners of KOW
present Albert Bryan and Board Members Sadie Clendinen and John
Engerman of Junior Achievement of the V.I. a check for $58,783.01.

1st place Rum Shandy

2nd place Vicars Bar & Grill

The check presentation ceremony for the seventh annual

King of the Wing Contest was
held in the main conference
room of the Charles W.
Turnbull Regional Library on
St. Thomas at 10:30 am on
Friday, July 29th. Alpine Securities USVI, LLC and White
Bay Group, organizers of the
competition, revealed the
donation amount from this
years event held on June 4th.

3rd place Fatty's Bar & Grill/

Taco Hell

Non-Restaurant Division
1st place Wolfgang Vincent
2nd place Charter Caribe
3rd place Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity of St. Thomas

Best Decorated Booth

The King of the Wing is a

chicken wing cook-off that is

Virgin Islands Olympic

Committee

held at Magens Bay Beach.

Teams consisting of top local
restaurants, businesses, organizations and chicken wing
connoisseurs cook up mouthwatering chicken wing recipes
to wow the attendees and
claim bragging rights for the
best tasting wings on the island. This is all done to raise
money for a great cause.
This years beneficiary, Junior
Achievement of the Virgin
Islands (JAVI) is a 501(c)3

recognized organization dedicated to helping prepare young

people in the Virgin Islands
gain real world financial skills
needed to flourish in today's
global economy. JAVI has
programs tailored to various
education levels from elementary to high school, including
after school programs. Since
2010, approximately 3,000
students territory wide, attending both public and private
schools, have benefited from
Junior Achievements training.
In addition to raising crucial
funds for local charities of the
Virgin Islands, the King of the
Wing has become a premier
event on island. Starting with
fifteen teams in 2010, the
event has rapidly grown and
raised over $305,000 in its
first six years. King of the
Wing 2016, the largest to date
with more than 41 participating teams and celebrity judges,
CS Lee, Chris Oh and Ghost
Face Killah, succeeded in raising $58,783.01!

Crowd Favorite
as voted on by the
KOW APP
The Smoking Rooster

KOW 2017 is tentatively set

for Saturday, June 3rd.

Thanks to all our judges!

Especially celebrity judges:
Members of the Culinary Academy of the Virgin Islands take a brief break
from cooking at KOW 2016.

Chris Oh
CS Lee

For more information on the event, check out the Facebook page at

Ghostface Killah

www.facebook.com/alpinekow or email KOW at kingofthewingvi@gmail.com

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National Academy of Finance VI Chapter

and develops students interested in the
field of Finance.

Chief of External Affairs, Jason Charles

of Alpine Securities presented a check
for $2,000 to both Charlotte Amalie
High School and Ivanna Eudora Kean
High Schools Business Division
Chairs , Ms. Addellyn Williams and Ms.
Coreen Celestine. This program is
being promoted at both High Schools.
The NAF program encourages, teaches

The academy is a career-themed curriculum that links together education

and business. The birth of this program was to respond to the private
sectors need for a workforce that has
acquired stronger financial skills. Many
graduates of this program are now
pursuing careers in the field of finance.

Students and advisors representing both the Charlotte

Amalie High School and Ivanna Eudora Kean High School
during the July 18-20th Next 2016 Power Up Your Network Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Education
Alpine is proud to assist Virgin Islands
schools and students. Here are projects
sponsored so far in 2016

Integrated Technology Compatibility

Seminar for 400 teachers in the St.
Thomas/St. John District.

STEAM Fair, K-12th grade students

competed in Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts and Mathematics

District Intermediate Spelling Bee

Charlotte Amalie High School Pride

Week

Quiz Bowl

Parent Teachers Association

Bring Learning in the Living Room

PBS station (VI Public Televisions

System)

a collaboration between the VI Department of Education and the local

Andrew Park joins Antilles School Board

Alpine Partner and Chief of Operations, Andrew Park has recently joined the Board of Trustees of the Antilles School on St. Thomas. Andrew will work with the board in conjunction
with Antilles new Head of School, Liz Morrison to further the standard of educational excellence in the US Virgin Islands.
In consideration of his special skills and knowledge, Andrew has been designated to work both
in the Finance and Investment sub-committees of the board. Antilles board members serve on
a volunteer basis for a term of three years and can be renewed a limited number of times.

Get Involved VI and the Community

Foundation of the VI to sponsor an
anti-bullying initiative in the schools

Music & Sports

We recognize the importance of extracurricular activities. Alpine contributes to many
initiatives outside the classroom to help students pursue their musical or athletic passions.
This year, we presented a donation to the
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School for two
students to travel to a band competition in
Washington, DC.

This summer we donated to a variety of sport

organizations including the:

Rookies Baseball, Inc.

Zero Tolerance Basketball Org.

Sky High Volleyball Inc.

VI Olympic Committee

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

Banco Populars Ultimate Flavors of the

Islands where young local chefs apprentice
with seasoned professionals in the culinary
field, proceeds benefitting the Raphael
Wheatley Skills Center (St. Thomas Culinary
School).

Cancer Support VI Fund which has donated

over 1 million dollars to cancer patients on

Employee Family Fun Day

Alpine believes a profitable workforce is one
where the employees can grow, succeed and
have some fun too.
Every quarter the Alpine Team and their families come together for a Fun Day. This summer
Alpine headed to our neighbors in the British
Virgin Islands for a family oriented team building hike, swim and lunch at the bubbling pool in
Jost Van Dyke.
Previous events included 8 Tuff Miles, Walk for
Wishes, various fundraising galas to include,
Cancer Support VI, St. Thomas Historical Trust
and various school galas.

Alpine Securities USVI was organized in March 2008 in the United

States Virgin Islands. Alpine Securities USVI serves as a proprietary trading company which engages in trading the US and international equity and currency markets. The driving vision of Alpine
Securities USVI is to be the premiere global equity trading firm in
the Caribbean.

6100 Red hook Qtr. 2

Suite A3-1
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: 340-714-2020
Fax: 340-715-2010
E-mail: contactus@alpineusvi.com

In a region foremost known for its natural beauty and dominant

tourism industry, Alpine's presence, veteran Wall Street experience and cutting edge technological infrastructure provides promising opportunities in the fields of finance and economics for some
of the brightest minds on the islands.