Cantor Fitzgerald lost 658 employees in the World Trade Center on 9/11. Now the company, along with its affiliate BGC Partners is stepping up with a $10M gift to help families devastated by Hurricane Sandy. They have selected 19 schools in the damaged areas and are giving each family a debit card worth $1000 to use as they see fit--whether that be repairs, replacement furniture or new toys. There are no strings attached. The schools chosen are in areas where company employees live.
After 9/11, Cantor Fitzgerald formed a relief fund to assist company families who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack. Each year, on the anniversary of the attack, the company donates the day's revenues and employees donate their day's pay to charity. Last September that total was $12M.
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