Stanford St. Jude Championship Presents $1.76 Million Donation To St. Jude Children's Research H... ( 2007 Donation is Largest Fr...)

Stanford St. Jude Championship Presents $1.76 Million Donation To St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R)

Date:11/15/2007

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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanford Financial Group CFO James M. Davis and World Golf Hall of Fame member Vijay Singh joined Tony Thomas from St. Jude and Laurie Tucker, Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing with FedEx, to present a check for $1.76 million from the inaugural Stanford St. Jude Championship. The donation from the 2007 event held this past June is the largest contribution in the 34 years that St. Jude has been the exclusive benefiting charity for the Memphis PGA TOUR event. "On behalf of the entire global Stanford Financial Group of companies, let me say how honored we are to present this check to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital," said Davis. "This tournament is the flagship event for Stanford's global relationship with St. Jude, and we look forward to continuing to work together to raise funds and awareness for the battle against childhood cancer," he said.

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"We were very pleased with the success of this year's tournament - our first as title sponsor," said Sir Allen Stanford, Chairman and CEO, Stanford Financial Group. "To be able to present the largest donation in the history of this event is a true honor for me. St. Jude - and these incredible kids - is the reason we are involved, and I'm delighted that we can do our part to help St. Jude work its miracles," he said.

"With our donation today and as we have for the last 22 years, FedEx has supported the incredibly important work being done at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital," said Tucker. "We remain strongly committ
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