Farhan Lalani and Alim Abdulla
Leede Financial
Farhan Lalani and Alim Abdulla knew they wanted to be involved with STAND from the very beginning. While they spend their days managing millions of dollars in assets at Leede Financial Markets Inc., they knew that they could use their skills to give back to the community. “Our industry has access to resources and connections that we knew could be beneficial to the foundation” says Farhan, “we always thought it would be interesting to adapt the tools we use to make money and give back to the community.”
And give back is exactly what these two have strived to do. Since working with STAND in its early stages, the two have helped raise significant funding for the program. One of the key initiatives they were able to achieve was transitioning their annual corporate golf fundraiser to benefit the STAND foundation. Last year, thanks to their efforts, $22,000 was donated during the golf tournament. “Helping those less fortunate is integral to a functioning, growing and prosperous society. Helping STAND has been a learning experience for us as well” says Alim, “we’re hoping to take the lessons we learned from last year and raise even more money this year, and Leede Financial has provided tremendous support in our efforts.”
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