City Chicks 4 Charity

City Chicks 4 Charity (CC4C) is a non-profit organization founded by young, active career driven women who are looking to give something back to the community while balancing a busy professional and social life. Our goal is to provide other young metropolitan area professionals a friendly and fun environment to engage with a unique variety of charitable endeavors. The charity lends its time, money and efforts to various non-profit organizations around the world dependent upon the passions of our members, current affairs and pre-established partnerships of our sponsors.

BTIG’s 9th Annual Commission for Charity Day

Who: CC4C, BTIG, Celebrities, & Amazing Children Charity Organizations

What: BTIG’s Annual Commission for Charity Day

When: Wednesday, April 27th

City Chicks 4 Charity was honored to be a part of BTIG’s 9th Annual Commission for Charity Day. The event took place on April 27th at the BTIG offices. The City Chicks were on hand at the New York event alongside celebrities such as Michael J. Fox, Matt Dillon, Darryl Strawberry, Nick Swisher, Jorge Posada, Eli Manning, Steve Schirripa, Sean Avery, John McEnroe, Joe Girardi, Petra Nemcova, Bode Miller, Reggie Jackson, Joe Namath, and more.

The celebrities performed guest trading duties for the afternoon, with all commissions being donated to a range of children’s charities. The event raised over 4 million dollars benefiting a multitude of organizations including the following:

All Stars Helping Kids - www.allstarshelpingkids.org
Autism Speaks – www.autismspeaks.org
Deafness Research Foundation – www.drf.org
Food Allergy Initiative – www.faiusa.org
Franciscan Hospital for Children – www.franciscanhospital.org
Hedge Funds Care – www.hedgefundscare.org
Jacob’s Cure – www.jacobscure.org
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research – www.michaeljfox.org
Project Sunshine – www.projectsunshine.org
Smile Train – www.smiletrain.org
Solving Kids Cancer – www.solvingkidscancer.org
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – www.stjude.org
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children – www.stmaryskids.org
The Happy Hearts Fund – www.happyheartsfund.org

The day was absolutely amazing to watch unfold. Celebrities, charities, and a few families began arriving to the offices around 11am. The traders immediately took the celebs under their wings aiding them in trades, coaching them through each conversation. Celebrities also took the time to play with the children that were able to attend, high fiving and signing autographs. The day was absolutely amazing to be a part of, and we cannot wait to attend again next year!

To find out more, check out this New York Times article:http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/celebrities-fill-trading-floor-for-charity/

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