Trading Day

Photo above (left to right): Roger Harris, DRF Board Member;  Liz Saldana, DRF Chief Development Officer;  Steven Starker, Co-Founder of BTIG;  Andrea Boidman, DRF Chief Operating Officer

Deafness Research Foundation is grateful to BTIG LLC, an institutional broker dealer specializing in trading and related brokerage services, for including our organization in its 7th Commissions for Charity Day, which was held on May 19, 2009.  More than $3 million earned during its 7th Commissions for Charity Day will be donated to a host of charities and non-profit organizations, including the Deafness Research Foundation.

Michael J. Fox, Eli Manning, Joe Girardi, Reggie Jackson and Johnny Damon, among others, attended the Charity Day in support of their charitable foundations. BTIG's Commissions for Charity Days have raised over $10 million for children's charities in the past five years.

"Our 7th Commissions for Charity Day has been our most successful yet, raising $1 million more than our last event for these impactful organizations," said Steven Starker, Co-founder of BTIG. "The importance of charitable giving is heightened during these uncertain economic times, and we are pleased to have been able to make such a significant contribution to these important children's causes."

"We are thrilled to have achieved a record donation as a result of this year's Charity Day," added Scott Kovalik, Co-founder of BTIG. "We would like to thank our clients, employees and charities for their continued support and generosity this year."