Self Help Africa’s US team have some serious muscle in their corner, to paraphrase the hit American TV show.<\/p>\n
And Sopranos star Big Pussy Bonpensiero (actor Vincent Pastore) brought all that influence to bear when he traded several multi-million dollar deals and raised thousands of $$ for our work in Africa during this week’s BGC Charity Day – an event held annually to commemorate those at the trading house (formerly a part of Cantor Fitzgerald) who died during the 9\/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.<\/p>\n
It was the second year for the Sopranos hit-man to lend us his support, with Vincent’s “don’t make me come down there” refrain to traders making him a huge fund-raising success at the event again.<\/p>\n
With the support of some of the top names in the entertainment business, BGC raised more than $12m for charity at their 9\/11 commemoration event this year.<\/p>\n
Self Help Africa is delighted to have been invited to participate as a beneficiary charity once more. US Development Director Martha Hourican said that the occasion was a huge success, and that Vincent Pastore, supporting us for the second year, had great fun ‘strong-arming traders’ to make their deals during the morning.\u00a0100% of the commission from trades made on Charity Day will go to the selected charities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"