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- ATLANTA – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta will benefit from any field goal scored by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, thanks to “Kicking for Kids,” a joint effort by Raymond James Financial and the Buccaneers that provides funds to children’s hospitals across the country.
For every field goal the Bucs’s place-kicker makes during the November 29, 2009, game against the Atlanta Falcons, the financial services firm will donate $500 to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Even if no field goals are made during the game, $500 will be donated to the hospital.
“At Raymond James,” explained Chairman and CEO Thomas A. James, “we believe our firm and our associates should give something back to the communities in which we live and work. Supporting worthy charities and organizations - such as children’s hospitals - is a long-standing tradition at Raymond James. During these challenging economic times, the need to support those who are less fortunate is greater than ever.”
Clay C. Rucker, Senior Vice President of Investments for Raymond James & Associates in the 3348 Peachtree Road office in Atlanta, is representing the firm and will present the final check to the hospital.
“It is a privilege to continue to support the remarkable work being done every day at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta,” said Rucker. “Giving is gratifying in and of itself, but it also serves to provide the foundation necessary to make our community a great place to live.”
So far this season, a cumulative total of $8,500 has been donated by Raymond James to children’s hospitals in Buffalo, N.Y., Miami, Orlando, Fla,
Philadelphia, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Washington, D.C.
Over the course of the Raymond James Kicking for Kids program, which began in 2000, more than $172,500 has been donated to children’s hospitals across the country.
Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) is a Florida-based diversified holding company providing financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies. Its three wholly owned broker/dealers (Raymond James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James Ltd.) and Raymond James Investment Services Limited, a majority-owned independent contractor subsidiary in the United Kingdom, have a total of more than 5,300 financial advisors serving approximately 1.9 million accounts in more than 2,300 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are approximately $223 billion, of which $29 billion are managed by the firm’s asset management subsidiaries.
For additional information, please contact Clay C. Rucker at 404-240-7670 or
Dena Butler at 727-567-1088.
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