Students in attendance from Concordia, McGill and Universit de
Montral were treated to a very enjoyable evening in elegant surroundings,
overlooking the Traders’ Floor. The evening began with a brief history of the
historic Windsor Hotel, followed by a very informative overview of the multitude
of services provided by la Caisse. Louis-Etienne Fortin, Desjardins
Securities broker provided a broad overview of markets, measures and
indicators, while responding to technical questions from the students. A wine
and cheese reception followed.
In addition to the evening’s focus on banking, a photo exhibit by
Concordia University Communications graduate Adriana Luhovy featured a
collection of tw
enty-one photographs, including those taken in 2008 during her
visit to
Entitled L’Art de la Bourse (The Art of Stock Markets),
this highly successful event was conceived and organized by Anastasia Kyva, law
student and current board of director’s intern. It provided the students with
the opportunity to meet and learn from members of Desjardins administration
about financial planning. Also present were Caisse populaire Desjardins
Ukrainienne board members Marta Mayer, Gregory Kowryha, Steven Spilkin and
their staff youth representative, Adrian Kowryha.
The event demonstrated the important and multi-faceted involvement
of the Caisse populaire Ukrainienne de Montral within our community. It
is intended as one of several upcoming events of the Ukrainian credit union to
involve young people.
1 - Yourko Kulycky (centre-left) and
Louis-Etienne Fortin (front) surrounded by members of Caisse populaire
Desjardins Ukrainienne de Montréal
2 -