BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners” or “BGC”), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, announced today that BGC, together with its affiliate Cantor Fitzgerald, raised approximately $12 million for charities around the world, at the companies’ 11th annual Charity Day on Friday, September 11, 2015. Each year, BGC and Cantor Fitzgerald donate 100% of the global revenues generated on Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and dozens of charities around the world.
“Since first established 11 years ago, Charity Day has symbolized the importance our company places on making a difference in the world and paying tribute in a positive way to the loved ones we lost on this anniversary of a day that is forever in our memory,” said Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BGC Partners. “We are honored to be able to support a multitude of worthy charities and causes around the world and I am deeply grateful for the generosity our clients, partners and employees have continued to demonstrate for our philanthropic efforts on Charity Day and throughout the year.”
Charity Day has raised approximately $125 million globally since its inception. Held in commemoration of the 658 Cantor employees and 61 Eurobrokers employees lost in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, Charity Day, in conjunction with the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, has expanded its mission to assist charitable causes worldwide.
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Contests may come and go, but there’s one that has stood the test of time thanks to some real “sticking” power...the Duck® brand Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest. Since its inception in 2001, the challenge, which tasks students to create unique prom attire from Duck Tape®, has attracted more than 6,000 students from across the United States and Canada and has awarded $300,000 in scholarship money to students and schools.
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At a time when healthy New Year’s resolutions are starting to fade, Primrose Schools, a high-quality early education and care provider with more than 290 schools coast-to-coast, is helping parents and children get excited about healthy living through its Healthy Bodies program. All Primrose schools across the country are focused on helping families live healthier, active lives in 2015 and beyond by incorporating fun activities into the classroom and providing resources for parents to use at home.
“At Primrose, we know the habits children develop early on shape their lifestyles into adulthood,” says Jo Kirchner, president and CEO of Primrose Schools. “It’s important for care providers and parents to work together, especially during the crucial first five years of a child’s life, to foster habits, values and behaviors that will lead to healthy choices later in life. Active Minds, Healthy Bodies and Happy Hearts® has been a part of our DNA at Primrose since our inception and our programs continue to evolve with ever-changing technology so that we can better partner with and equip parents to foster healthy living too.”
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Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit leading more than 2,500 volunteers with nationwide presence who provide emergency and other financial assistance to the families of service members and wounded warriors. Operation Homefront has provided assistance to thousands of military families since its inception in 2002. Recognized for superior performance by leading independent charity watchdog groups, nationally, 93 percent of total donations to Operation Homefront go directly to programs that provide support to our military families. For more information, go to www.OperationHomefront.net.
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The Amgen Foundation today announced $2.5 million in new grants for the Amgen Biotech Experience, an innovative science education program, bringing the total committed to nearly $8 million since the program’s inception in 1990. The Amgen Biotech Experience provides a real-world biotech lab experience to middle and high schools in Amgen’s U.S. and United Kingdom (U.K.) communities and will engage more than 50,000 students this year. Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), a global nonprofit organization that creates learning opportunities around the world, has also been named Program Office to oversee the program’s implementation and facilitate its continued development.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/59861-amgen-biotech-experience-lab-science-education-grants-for-students
This month, MultiVu, PR Newswire’s full service multimedia and broadcast division, celebrates 10 years of providing innovative communications services to tens of thousands of companies globally.
Since its inception in April 2002, MultiVu has been committed to delivering its clients the best-of-the-best in talent, production services and multimedia platforms that allow them to create the most dynamic campaigns and engage their audiences through all of the channels on which they are active. Coupled with PR Newswire’s nearly 60-year legacy in the communications industry and superior distribution network, MultiVu’s offering remains unique and unparalleled.
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As National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month comes to a close, m.powerment by mark. in partnership with the Avon Foundation for Women, announces a total of $1 million in funds raised since its inception in 2008. m.powerment by mark. is dedicated to breaking the cycle of dating abuse and partner violence and provides grants to agencies across the country that bring awareness to the cause.
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The true life story of how a successful new tract home investor went from zero to hero, back to zero. D. Sidney Potter is someone who ate, slept, and breathed real estate flipping since its newest inception in 2002 to its crash in 2007. He employed a controversial burn and churn strategy of buying multi-homes and rapidly reselling these homes at a substantial profit. This methodology proved to be effective, brutal, and efficient. Having made just over a million dollars in four short years, Sidney then found himself engaged in the cleanup, which nearly ruined him financially. Learn about the book and about this author: http://theflip.tv
D. Sidney Potter is someone who ate, slept, and breathed real estate flipping since its newest inception in 2002 to its crash in 2007. He employed a controversial burn and churn strategy of buying multi-homes and rapidly reselling these homes at a substantial profit. This methodology proved to be effective, brutal, and efficient. Having made just over a million dollars in four short years, Sidney then found himself engaged in the cleanup, which nearly ruined him financially. The true life story of how a successful new tract home investor went from zero to hero, back to zero. Learn about the book and about this author: http://theflip.tv
The Epilepsy Foundation’s National Epilepsy Awareness Month gets a boost from Paramount Pictures and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions with a red carpet affair and after party for Morning Glory, starring Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, and Rachel McAdams.
The event benefits TalkAboutIt.org, created by Greg Grunberg (star of the upcoming NBC series ‘LOVE BITES’) in collaboration with the Epilepsy Foundation. Grunberg, the father of a child with epilepsy, and chair of the National Walk for Epilepsy since its inception, joins the Foundation to educate people about seizures, including the proper first aid of never putting anything in the mouth of someone having a seizure.
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