Stars Become Brokers For BGC Charity Day

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:30:00 -0000

BGC will hold its 4th Annual Global Charity Day on Thursday 11th September.

Consistent with its theme, “Working Globally – Giving Locally”, BGC’s offices around the world will raise money for charity as they commemorate September 11 by reaching out to help others.

In New York, London, Paris, Sydney and Hong Kong, celebrities from the worlds of music, stage, screen and sport will join the company’s brokers to help raise money for a number of selected charities. All of BGC’s global revenues generated from the day’s trading will be donated to charity.

Events will take place around the globe, with celebrities becoming stock brokers for a day. In New York, stars such as Tony Sirico, Donald Trump, Steve Buscemi, Regis Philbin, Matthew Modine, Leighton Meester, and Scott Gomez will become traders on Wall Street, while in London, Prince Charles will join Kevin Spacey and Jerry Hall in the City to trade on the markets.

Charities that will benefit from this year’s Charity Day will include: Barnardo’s, Breast Cancer Care, Scope, the Jodie Kidd Foundation, the Prince’s Trust, Baby Buggy, the Rainbow Trust, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Variety Club, the National Down Syndrome Society, the Valerie Fund, the Wounded Warrior Project, Nordoff-Robbins, and many more.

The annual Charity Day has raised over $15 million for charities around the world. For more information about this year’s events, visit the BGC website.

Jon Bon Jovi To Headline Benefit Concert

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:17:17 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

The New Jersey shoreline will come to life a few days before Christmas, with a benefit concert featuring some of the best local talent, as well as one of the area’s favorite sons.

Singer Jon Bon Jovi will headline the Hope Concert III on December 21 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, with proceeds going to the Valerie Fund, an organization that helps children who suffer from cancer and blood disorders.

The concert is being organized by local hero Bobby Bandiera, the musical director of the previous Hope Concerts held in 2003 and 2006. Bandiera is a longtime member of Southside Johnny’s legendary Asbury Dukes, and also plays rhythm guitar with Bon Jovi.

The cause is personal for Bandiera, who organized the first Hope Concert in 2003 to help his son, a sufferer of cancer. Bandiera has been a staunch supporter of children’s cancer charities ever since, and is especially pleased to be involved with the Valerie Fund, an organization that serves over 5000 patients in the New Jersey area every year. Established in 1976 by Ed and Sue Goldstein in memory of their 9 year old daughter Valerie, the Valerie Fund provides support and treatment for young sufferers of a variety of diseases.

Jon Bon Jovi is also no stranger to benefit concerts, and appeared at the 2006 Hope Concert with Bruce Springsteen, a veteran of the first two Hope Concerts. Rumors are circulating that Springsteen, currently touring Europe until December 19, may appear unannounced at the concert.

Tickets for the show, which will also feature performances by Gary “U.S.” Bonds and Southside Johnny, range from $100 to $500, and are only available by phone or in person from the Count Basie Theatre Box Office – ph (732) 842-9000.

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