Known for his work with children and the impoverished, Christopher Robert Callahan has become a beacon of philanthropy. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 8th, 1985 to Dr. James and Mary Callahan. Dr. James Parnell Callahan, an accomplished Radiologist and Mary Callahan, a terrific teacher and school psychologist, moved the family to Bucks County, Pennsylvania approximately 10 miles north of Philadelphia. The family added a daughter, Julia Grace Callahan, on April 7th, 1988. Christopher Robert Callahan spent his childhood in Washington’s Crossing, Pennsylvania playing sports and learning the importance of helping those who cannot help themselves. He associated with such influential men as Rory Sheppard, Christian Petrillo, and Kevin O’Connor. Early charitable acts involved The Martin House of Trenton and multiple Soup Kitchens in Trenton, New Jersey. Upon graduation from high school, Christopher Robert Callahan chose to attend the distinguished Tulane University to obtain his undergraduate degree. Tulane University, situated in the heart of beautiful New Orleans, Louisiana is a haven of higher learning and cultural understanding. During his four years in New Orleans (Fall 2003-Spring 2007), Christopher Robert Callahan experienced the destruction of Hurricane Katrina first hand. His Katrina story, as told by him below:

I arrived in New Orleans on the Friday before the storm. I exchanged pleasantries with my friends and partied that evening. The next day, my roommate told me he was purchasing a plane flight to escape a massive storm that was headed for New Orleans. I did not believe that the storm would be serious and I laughed at the concept of leaving. Everyone I talked to that day were either preparing to leave or had already left. Only myself and two of my close friends, Dr. Robert Reily and Taylor Sherman The Great, refused to acknowledge that which awaited us. We continued to party all weekend when we were awoke on Sunday morning, at approximately 11 AM, by my roommate. He said he was driving to the airport and that we should leave immediately. We refused to listen. We turned on the television and heard pleas from the news anchors to leave. This was the first sign that impacted my thinking. We decided that if we were going to stay for the storm we would need supplies such as water and non perishable food. We left my two friends basement apartment and searched for supplies. Everything was closed and boarded up. The streets, normally alive with vigor and spirit on a beautiful New Orleans Sunday were bleak and empty. We walked for over an hour and found no supply store open. At this point I began to stray from my position of wanting to stay. I convinced Dr. Rob Reily that we should go to his house in Atlanta however Taylor Sherman The Great steadfastly refused. It was now about 3:30 PM on Sunday. The storm would hit New Orleans approximately 14 hours later. We had a significant problem now; Dr. Rob Reily’s car had little gas and we could not make the extensive journey towards Atlanta without at least six tenths of a tank. A larger problem was that there were no gas stations open. My friends had a neighbor who had also decided to stay for the storm. She informed us of a small gas station a couple of miles away. We determined that if that gas station was not open we would have to face the fact that we could not escape Katrina. Luckily, it was open and had just enough gas for us to fill up the tank. We decided to leave however Taylor Sherman The Great decided to stay for the storm with his neighbors. Dr. Rob Reily and I spent twelve hours in the car and traveled a mere 150 miles to nearby Tuscaloosa, Alabama where we stayed at a friend’s apartment. We were two of the last couple thousand people to leave the city before they shut down the highways. Had we waited a mere hour more, we would not have been allowed to leave. We made it to Atlanta safely and Taylor Sherman The Great met us in Atlanta a week later.


After graduating from Tulane University in May of 2007, he has dedicated his life to serving those who are in need. He resides in Newtown, Pennsylvania where he runs the Taylor Sherman Foundation. For more information on the Taylor Sherman foundation please contact 267-975-5990.





Associations: