Charity

BGC Charity Day 2007

BGC held its 3rd Annual Global Charity Day on Tuesday 11th September with offices around the world holding various events to raise money for charity.

In London, New York and Paris, staff were joined by celebrities from the world of stage, screen and sport to raise money for a number of selected charities. All revenues generated from the day’s trading were donated to charity.

Click here to see the video of the UK event

Click here to see the video of the US event

Events in London included a full day’s live broadcast from BGC’s office on TalkSport Radio, a press conference hosted by BGC and Frank Warren with British boxers Joe Calzaghe and Amir Khan, a special ‘trick-shot’ session with six times world snooker champion Steve Davis, a children’s rugby session in Canada Square Park in the heart of Canary Wharf, and a live performance by the world famous Treorchy Male Voice Choir.

In addition, other guests joining BGC throughout the day included:

• RUGBY WORLD CUP WINNERS (Martin Johnson and Kyran Bracken)
• ENGLAND CRICKET CAPTAINS (Mike Atherton and Mike Gatting)
• F1 WORLD CHAMPIONS (Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell)
• CHAMPION FLAT AND JUMP JOCKEYS (Frankie Dettori, AP McCoy and Lester Piggott)
• WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONS (Ronnie O’Sullivan)
• 1966 FOOTBALLERS (Sir Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and George Cohen)
• MUSIC, FILM & TV PERSONALITIES (Nick Mason of Pink Floyd and Sir Tim Rice)

Charities that benefited from the day in the UK were:

• Barnardo's
• The Bobby Moore Fund
• Chase
• Chance To Shine
• DebRA
• Honey Pot
• The Multiple Sclerosis Society
• National Literacy Trust
• The Paul Hunter Foundation
• The Peter O’Sullevan Charitable Trust
• Sparks
• The St Paul’s Foundation
• UK Youth
• Walk The Walk
• WellChild
• Winston’s Wish
• Wooden Spoon

Staff in the U.S. were joined by New York Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning, Tony Sirico and Robert Funaro from The Sopranos’, Oscar winning film star Whoopi Goldberg and classic film star Eli Wallach, as well as former New York Yankees legends Yogi Berra and Bernie Williams, former Cincinnati Bengals' quarterback Boomer Esiason, NY Mets legend Ed Kranepool and noted educator and commentator, Dr Ruth Westheimer.

Charities that benefited from the day in the US were:

• Books for Kids Project FIND
• Blythedale Children’s Hospital
• The Cancer Research Institute
• NARSAD
• Project Find
• Wounded Warrior Project

Charities that benefited elsewhere around the world included:

• Children’s Cancer Foundation (Asia)
• La Licorne (Europe)
• National Breast Cancer Foundation (Australia)
• The Shane Warne Foundation (Australia)
• The Solidarity Fund (Europe)

“I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for their hard work in making this special day possible. The support we have received from staff, customers and various selected charities has been out of this world. To have raised over $6 million for good causes is an outstanding achievement and one of which of we should all be proud.”

Lee Amaitis, Chairman and CEO