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Date:12/1/2008

ed in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatments not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family's inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org

About Eagles for St. Jude

Eagles for St Jude is a program created during Stanford Financial Group's inaugural sponsorship year of the Stanford St. Jude Championship out of the desire to provide a season-long fundraising component to the Memphis PGA tournament. For each eagle carded on the PGA TOUR and LPGA, Stanford donates $1,000 per eagle to Eagles for St. Jude. In addition, PGA professionals Vijay Singh, who serves as the Eagles for St. Jude Ambassador, and Camilo Villegas personally donate $5,000 and $3,000, respectively, for each eagle they make to the program. Eagles for St. Jude is jointly sponsored by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Stanford Financial Group. It is also supported by the Golf Channel, which provides season-long updates and promotional support for Eagles for St. Jude. More information on the program can be found at www.eaglesforstjude.com

About Stanford Financial Group

Stanford Financial Group is a privately held global network of independent, affiliated financial services companies led by Chairman of the Board Sir Allen Stanford. The first Stanford company was founded by his grandfather, Lodis B. Stanford in 1932. Stanford's core businesses are private wealth management and investment banking for institutions and emerging growth companies.

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