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  • Sammons® Financial Group Contributes for Transformational Change in 2013

    January 20, 2014 by Sammons Financial Group

    NEWS RELEASE

    Sammons® Financial Group Contributes for Transformational Change in 2013

     

    WEST DES MOINES, IOWA, JANUARY 17, 2014 – Sammons® Financial Group (SFG) has contributed substantial funds to local partner charitable organizations in their Midwest locations throughout 2013. The $3.3 million increase in giving was a direct result of Sammons Enterprises’ Inc. (the ultimate parent company of SFG) celebration of their 75th anniversary. The goal for the funds was to create transformational change by providing a one-time, large contribution that would impact an organization for years to come. SFG looked to partner with local organizations with long-standing relationships and significant employee involvement in their four operating locations of West Des Moines, Chicago, Fargo, and Sioux Falls.

     

    The additional funds were used in the following ways at each of the four SFG locations:

    • Des Moines: Technology upgrades for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa; kitchen upgrades to support the Breakfast and Supper Club meal programs for Children and Family Urban Movement; renovations of living units serving 48 children with emotional and behavioral challenges for Orchard Place; technology upgrades and new vehicles for Special Olympics Iowa.
    • Chicago: City-wide youth program for Chicago Parks District; inner city respite for ill and injured homeless adults for Interfaith Housing; technology purchase of document readers, smart boards, and iPads for Galileo Scholastic Academy of Math and Science.
    • Fargo: Playground and building renovations for permanent supportive housing of homeless and at-risk youth for Fraser, Ltd.; security system and medical room for low-income elderly housing for Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency; new furnace, flooring, and shower renovations for the New Life Center, a homeless shelter for men.
    • Sioux Falls: Kitchen renovations, conference room and audio-visual equipment, new physical and occupational therapy areas for South Dakota Achieve; funding a multi-use facility that provides a meeting place for those with disabilities for Special Olympics South Dakota; help to establish an endowment fund for Junior Achievement South Dakota; new combination oven and funds for future expansion of services for feeding the community’s hungry for The Banquet. “We were very fortunate to be able to make a significant impact in the communities in which we live and work,” stated Esfand Dinshaw, CEO of Sammons Financial Group. “SFG employees share a true spirit of giving that has been supported by our parent company and is now a big part of our culture. Whether we give monetarily or contribute our time, we gain the satisfaction of making a difference in our communities.”

     

    About Sammons Financial Group

    Sammons® Financial Group, Inc. (SFG) is the parent of a group of member companies under the insurance Holding Company Act made up of several successful financial services companies offering a variety of financial and retirement products through multiple distribution channels. The ultimate parent of SFG, Sammons Enterprises, Inc., is a diversified international holding company that owns and operates businesses across a range of industries. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Sammons Enterprises, Inc., ranks among the largest privately owned companies in the United States. (Ranked No.123 on Forbes’ 2013 List of America’s Largest Private Companies. The list includes 224 closely held corporations that had sales of more than $2 billion.) The member companies of SFG include North American Company for Life and Health Insurance®, Midland National® Life Insurance Company, including its divisions, Sammons Annuity Group and Sammons® Corporate Markets Group, Sammons Securities Company®, LLC., Sammons Retirement Solutions® Inc., and Sammons Financial NetworkSM LLC. SFG offices are located in Chicago, IL, Fargo, ND, Sioux Falls, SD, and West Des Moines, IA.

     

     

    Media Contact:

    Judy Thorpe

    jthorpe@sfgmembers.com

    515-327-5816

    4350 Westown Parkway

    West Des Moines, IA 50266

    www.SammonsFinancialGroup.com

     

    Originally Posted at Sammons Financial Group on January 17, 2014 by Sammons Financial Group.

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