Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, HSBC, PNC Bank, Wachovia and Washington Mutual Partner to Build Habitat Homes in Queens and Harlem for ``Community Build Day 2005''.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- $52,500 Grant Check Presented to New York Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. , HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , PNC PNC Purdue University North Central (Westville, Indiana) PnC Point 'n Click PNC Police National Computer PNC People's National Congress (Guyana) PNC People's National Congress Bank, Wachovia and Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU. Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. have partnered to build Habitat for Humanity homes in Queens and Harlem for The Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Roundtable's "Community Build Day 2005." The building activity kicked off on August 5 in Jamaica, Queens Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. It was settled as a town by the English under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 12. , with a team of employee volunteers led by senior executives from the participating financial services companies and Habitat for Humanity New York. The day began on August 5 with Steve Bartlett, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Financial Services Roundtable, presenting Roland Lewis, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity New York, with a grant check for $52,500 made possible by all of the financial services companies participating in the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. builds. On August 13, which is the designated "Community Build Day 2005," these same companies will bring together more employee volunteers to help build a Habitat home in Harlem. "Community Build Day demonstrates to the public how the financial services industry works 365 days a year to improve the cities which they serve," said Steve Bartlett, President and CEO of The Financial Services Roundtable. "The member companies of the Roundtable are competitors in the marketplace, but this day shows our cooperation in the community." Said Roland Lewis, Habitat for Humanity New York Executive Director, "Habitat-NYC is pleased that so many prominent New York City financial institutions have crossed corporate lines to support the cause for decent and affordable housing for all New Yorkers." "Our partnership with Habitat is a natural one since we share with them a mission to foster homeownership," said Jennifer Armstrong, Citigroup Global Consumer Group's Senior Director of Retail Banking North America, who is also a member of the Habitat for Humanity New York board of directors. "Habitat helps give people the tools they need to succeed - the financial education, access to financial products and services, affordable mortgages, and a helping hand through volunteerism -- and we are very pleased to partner with our financial services industry colleagues to support these efforts." "Credit Suisse First Boston is proud to have the opportunity to participate in our first Community Build Day," said Bob O'Brien, Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston. "Habitat for Humanity has been a great partner that enables our employees to provide both a needed resource to the community and volunteer in a very rewarding way working alongside family partners. We're pleased to deepen our relationship with Habitat through the Community Build Day and look forward to joining our banking colleagues in future efforts." "HSBC is proud to join once again with our colleagues and our peers in giving back to a community that gives so much to us," said David Kotheimer, Senior Executive Vice President of HSBC Bank USA HSBC Bank USA, N.A., the United States subsidiary of the HSBC Holdings plc, is a bank with its head office in New York City. History The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation acquired a 51% shareholding in Marine Midland Bank of New York State, headquartered in . "The Community Build Day effort and our partnership with Habitat for Humanity underscore the tremendous good that results when the private and public sectors join with the not-for-profit community to bring about meaningful change." "It is always rewarding to see the families we help through partnerships with organizations like Habitat for Humanity," said Don Giffen, Chief Executive Officer of PNC MultiFamily Capital, the affordable housing group at PNC. "Through PNC Bank's affordable housing activities, we get to see firsthand the impact investments like these can have on a community." "With this event, financial services companies put competition aside and focus on something we all care about: helping families achieve the dream of home ownership," said Wachovia's North Atlantic Regional President Jim Fitzgerald. "This build is just one example of Wachovia's commitment to strengthening New York City's communities." "We are proud to join Habitat for Humanity and other members of the banking community to help to make the dream of homeownership a reality for New Yorkers," said John Benevento, Senior Vice President and Group Manager of Washington Mutual's retail branch network in Manhattan, The Bronx, Westchester, Connecticut and Long Island. "Community Build Day 2005 will be a great way a host of organizations will come together and provide hands-on support for affordable housing initiatives." This year marks The Financial Services Roundtable's (FSR (Free System Resource) In Windows 3.x, the amount of unused memory in various 64K blocks reserved for managing current applications. Every open window takes some space in this area. See Windows memory limitation. ) 4th annual "Community Build Day." As part of this day of community service, 38 Roundtable member companies have committed to help build and repair homes in 22 cities across the United States in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, NeighborWorks(R) America, and Rebuilding Together. Serving as Chairman for "Community Build Day 2005" is Frederick W. (Rick) Geissinger, Chairman and CEO of American General Financial Services. National Co-Sponsors are: ACE INA Ina (ē`nä), city (1990 pop. 60,062), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It is an agricultural and industrial center with a famous agricultural school. , AEGON USA, American General Financial Services, Citigroup, Countrywide Financial Corporation, HSBC--North America, MBNA MBNA Monument Builders of North America MBNA Mercedes-Benz North America MBNA Maryland Bank, National Association MBNA Maryland Bank North America MBNA Mount Baker Nurses Association (Bellingham, Washington) America, Raymond James, State Farm(R), Wachovia, Washington Mutual, and Wells Fargo. Participation in "Community Build Day" is one part of a commitment to community involvement that FSR member companies make. In FSR's latest Community Involvement Survey, financial services companies donated or raised nearly $1.11 billion in direct charitable contributions, and employees donated 9.2 million volunteer hours, the equivalent of more than 4,600 full-time employees. About The Financial Services Roundtable The Financial Services Roundtable represents 100 of the largest integrated financial services companies providing banking, insurance, and investment products and services to the American consumer. About Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity International Habitat For Humanity International (HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international, ecumenical Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing. , based in Americus, Ga., is a Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing. By the end of 2005, Habitat will have built its 200,000th house and more than one million people will be living in Habitat homes they helped build and are buying through no-profit, zero-interest mortgages. About New York Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity - New York City's mission is to build community by constructing homes for ownership with people with low-to-medium incomes. The Habitat for Humanity building method--using sweat equity Sweat Equity The equity that is created in a company or some other asset as a direct result of hard work by the owner(s). Notes: For example, rebuilding the engine on your 1968 Mustang to increase its value. , abandoned land bought for $1.00, and volunteers to do much of the construction--makes it possible to build low-cost homes with New Yorkers in need. |
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