We
are what we are because of our people.
Here's what they have to say about
working for TradeStation Group:
"TradeStation
Cares is a chance to reach out and share
with others. It is an opportunity to
give back to the community a portion
of the benefits we receive from being
part of a caring company. Our people
really like helping others, but it is
difficult to balance work, family, and
giving; giving suffers because of time
constraints. TradeStation Cares helps
facilitate giving."
Melody
Blais,
Customer Support
At TradeStation Group, many of us don’t
just try to make our company a better place—we
try to make the world a better place—dedicated
to lending a helping hand. From volunteered
time to monetary donations, the TradeStation
Cares program, the name we use to collectively
describe the charitable activities TradeStation
employees engage in from time to time, offers
a way for all who work here to give to the
communities they live in.
Take a look
at just a few of the events that our employees
have participated in recently…
Our company was a sponsor for the
2000 Miami Walk-a-Thon to benefit the National
Alliance for Autism Research. We had 57
walkers who collected $4,671.50. Joined
by nearly 4,000 other walkers, a grand total
of $350,000 was raised.
Last year about 35 runners and walkers
participated to help raise money for Leukemia.
Our women’s running team ranked in the top
10 of all women’s teams in the Miami run.
•
Monetary,
school clothing and school supplies
collections to benefit children living
in shelters and foster homes, including
the “Neat Stuff” program.
•
Monetary
donations to Voices for Children, helping
children in shelters and foster care
to receive psychiatric care and special
needs, like dance or music lessons.
•
Computer
donations to Miami Rescue Mission, which
benefits the children of men in the
program and homeless children.
•
Collected money and
donations for goody bags that were
assembled and distributed to patients
at Miami Children’s Hospital
and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
Over 400 goody bags and a box of toys
were donated to children at the two
hospitals.
•
TradeStation employees
in Richardson, Texas assembled and
donated 30 goody baskets for patients
at Children’s Medical Center
of Dallas and the Texas Scottish Rite
Hospital for Children.
•
Monetary
donations for the Dade County Coalition
Against Domestic Violence.
•
Food
donations to “Women in Distress”, a
shelter for women and children who are
victims of domestic violence.
Twenty-seven
TradeStation employees turned out
to for the August 2002 TradeStation
blood drive. Over 3 gallons were donated.
