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LAUNCHING A A A A A REMARKABLE DAY
TESTIMONIALS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Edie Lutnick President The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
A year later on September 11 2002 Cantor Fitzgerald introduced Charity Day an an an annual event designed to to turn the memory of of a a a a a a a a a a a tragic day into a a a a a a a a a a a remarkable one of of generosity and care Every year Cantor Fitzgerald employees donate their day’s commission—and the the firm joined by affiliates BGC Partners and and GFI Group donates 100% of the the the the day’s revenues to to the the the the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
Celebrities further drive the the the the fundraising making trades from the New York City and London offices Charity Day alone has raised more than $159 million in in in the 18 years since its inception “We learned in in the the wake of of 9/11 ”
explains Edie Lutnick President of of the the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
“that families are are the the best positioned to take care of of their own needs And so our mission of of delivering aid directly to to those in in in despair goes on with a a a a a a a clear memory of our own dark days and a a a a a a a driving desire to to bring light comfort and financial assistance to all we can ”
Steve Buscemi Actor Friends of Firefighters to or “What we we are doing today is creating a a a a a a a a a a positive legacy for the 658 men men and women we we lost at at at Cantor Fitzgerald so that by raising money and assisting other charities we can perpetuate their legacy going forward in in in in a a a a a a a a a a positive way on an extraordinarily difficult day ”
Our thanks to all who help make Charity Day such a a a a a a a a a success each year Together we’re doing a a a a a a a a a world of good “Every year is always bittersweet because we’ll never forget the great loss suffered by Cantor Fitzgerald and by it it and always Cantor a a a a a a a a way to it it and New York and of course the first responders But it’s a a a a a a day that makes you you feel good when you you see so many a a a a a a the day people are helping out pitching in in in in in and keeping the the great charity work going after all these years ”
the the the the after all these years ”
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