Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} An Unbroken Bond The Untold Story of How the 658 Families Faced the Tragedy of 911 How The 658 Cantor Fitzgerald Families Faced the Tragedy Of 9/11 & Beyond. On September 11th, 658 men and women at Cantor Fitzgerald found themselves trapped together in One World Trade Center. None would make it out alive. Among them was Edie Lutnick’s brother Gary, whom she had raised when their parents died at an early age. This is the story of the victims, the families and how they came together bonded by a tragic fate. But the story doesn’t end there. In the aftermath of the attacks, Edie answered the call from her other brother, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO , to create a fund for the firm’s families who had lost loved ones. Over the past decade Edie and Howard have found themselves in a fight to not just give aid and comfort to the larger Cantor family, but also to honor the memory of countless victims. What they weren’t expecting was to find a barrage of issues in their way from political jockeying to class biases. An Unbroken Bond: The Untold Story of How the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald Families Faced the Tragedy of 9/11 and Beyond is the powerful, sometimes infuriating and ultimately heartrending story of the mission to fulfill an important legacy, and give meaning to the lives of the victims of 9/11. An Unbroken Bond. If this painful political and local municipal disrespect of 911 victims' and military persons remains was not itself an unparalleled outrage, the public is now learning what the 9/11 community has long known - the suspected complicity of the Saudi Arabian government in funding the Saudi terrorists who participated in the 9/11 attack. What has out Justice Department’s response been to 9/11 families who have sued the Saudi Arabian government for civil damages relief for the murder of their loved ones? An Amicus Curai("friend of the Court") in support of the plaintiff 9/11 families as American victims’ families and citizens would expect from their Government? No. Our Justice Department has intervened on the side of the Saudi Government to have the suit by the 9/11 families dismissed! How much more pain and suffering must our 9/11 families be expected to endure? Do any public officials or religious leaders have the political integrity and morality to confront the "elephant in the room?" Women in Business Q&A: Edie Lutnick, Co-Founder and President, The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. Edie Lutnick is a Co-Founder and President of The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, a 501 (c) 3 not for profit charity established September 14, 2001 to address the short and long term needs of victims of terrorism. In 2005, The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund expanded its mission to include victims of natural disasters and emergencies as well as direct service charities. Under Ms. Lutnick's leadership The Cantor Relief Fund has raised and distributed over $280 million and implemented numerous programs to assist victims and their families. The Relief Fund's expanded scope has included such natural disasters as the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy, the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami of 2004, the Haiti earthquake and the events in Japan as well as assisting the wounded members of our military. Ms. Lutnick co-founded and facilitates the annual Charity Day events at Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, where 100% of the firms' revenues on September 11 are donated to The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, in turn assisting hundreds of deserving not for profits around the world. Since its inception, Charity Day has raised and distributed over $113 million. A sought after and an inspirational public speaker, Ms. Lutnick addresses corporate, hospital, philanthropic organizations, and university audiences on topics including leadership, corporate and social responsibility, 9/11, resilience, living with tragedy, and disaster relief and planning. She is the author of the 5-Star Amazon rated book, An Unbroken Bond: The Untold Story Of How The 658 Cantor Fitzgerald Families Faced The Tragedy Of 9/11 And Beyond. Ms. Lutnick holds a BS from the University of Rhode Island (1980) and a JD and MBA from Syracuse University (1982). She is a respected voice on several 9/11 advisory committees, including the September 11th National Memorial and Museum, and is a member of the Board of Directors of The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, My Good Deed, and an Honorary Board member of A Caring Hand: The Billy Esposito Foundation. How has your life experience made you the leader you are today? As the eldest child, I learned from a very early age how to be a caregiver to my two younger brothers due to the death of our parents. We survived very difficult circumstances. I learned how to think outside the box, and we thrived. I've been able to apply these life experiences to my work with the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, and ironically, in the face of tragedies like September 11th and Superstorm Sandy, these lessons and experiences made me uniquely aware of what it takes to help others to heal. Tell us about the personal story and decision behind the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. On September 11, 2001, we lost our younger brother Gary, along with 657 of his colleagues and friends. In the wake of our grief, my brother Howard, who is the Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald, asked me to help him start a charity to support to the 9/11 Cantor families during their time of unimaginable loss. I knew that if these families were in half as much pain as I was in, then I needed to try and help them. On September 14, just three days after the attacks, the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund was born. How has your previous employment experience aided your tenure at Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund? After earning my JD and MBA from Syracuse University, I became a labor attorney with offices in One World Trade Center. Prior to 9/11, I ran my own small law firm. At the time, my law practice was handling the cases of under compensated service workers. Starting a not-for-profit was completely new to me, but listening to the needs of others, finding solutions, critical thinking, continuity and consistency and being their advocate was not. Whether caring for my brothers, banquet waiters, or victims of traumas, tragedies, and emergencies, the required skill set was the same; championing the cause of others with a pure and open heart. These are the tenets we employ at The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. What have the highlights and challenges been during your tenure at Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund? When you are dealing with populations of people who have been traumatized in unthinkable ways, whether it is the 9/11 community or the victims from Superstorm Sandy and the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, the challenges are enormous. While we are driven by a desire to do everything we possibly can to help these individuals, it's painfully clear that there is a finite amount of resources. This has been an extraordinary personal challenge for me to overcome because I always want to be able to do it all. Despite these challenges, there have definitely been bright spots. Even in the face of trauma and tragedy, it has been a true honor to meet and work with the people and organizations that have risen to the occasion despite all of the odds. The people that get up every day and live their lives with dignity and grace in the face of circumstances none of us could possibly image, these are the people that inspire me. I stand on the shoulders of so many people who, in the face of the unfathomable, do great, inspiring, and creative things to take care of others on a daily basis. I get to run an organization that gives 100% of every dollar raised away to people who are in need and it improves their lives. There are few things in life more uplifting than that. The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund holds a Charity Day annually on September 11th. What are your goals for this year's fundraising event? We are especially fortunate to have the support of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, and the men and women who work for them. All of our employees voluntarily give up their salaries and commission on Charity Day in order to assist over 200 charities around the world, doing amazing work in their communities. My goal for this year's Charity Day would be to inspire others to take the lead of these selfless men and women, and make a donation to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. These donations and the support of the public is essential to the work that we do, both to help us support and assist hundreds of worthy, grassroots charities that people may not have heard off as well as our disaster relief programs. We give away 100% of all donations, and people can rest assured that their donation is being put to work and having a real impact. On September 11th, the public can call the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund to support and be a part of our annual Charity Day event. This will not just help us to honor the legacy of the Cantor Fitzgerald 658 men and women and 61 Eurobrokers employees who perished on 9/11, but rather allow us as a community to honor their lives by giving back in such a meaningful way. The Relief Fund has assisted individuals outside of the Cantor family. How has it made a real difference? One of my bigger concerns is that the public still thinks of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund as only a 9/11 charity. The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund is a global charity that assists thousands of people in the wake of disasters by giving direct, financial aid. It is a charity that assists wounded members of our military. It is a charity that has given hundreds of millions of dollars to direct service charities around the world. For example, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, we adopted 19 elementary schools in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and provided prepaid debit cards for immediate assistance to nearly 10,000 families with children enrolled in these schools. After the devastating tornados in Moore, Oklahoma, we pledged to help the families there the same way we helped those impacted by Sandy. Our team of volunteers and employees travelled to Oklahoma to distribute prepaid debit cards to each family who had a child enrolled in the Moore Public School district whose house was damaged or destroyed by the tornado. At the end of the day, we are a charity that has taken the lessons we learned from 9/11, and applied these going forward in order to be more nimble and creative in the work that we do. During times of trauma and emergencies, this attitude and approach has allowed us to think outside the box so that we can render the best possible care and support to those in need. What is the most important lesson you've learned in your career to date? For over 14 years, I have been caring for families that have faced incredible disasters; they are extraordinary individuals who have taught me so much. I couldn't possibly choose just one, so here are three important lessons I have learned: First: Everyone has a core of strength inside of them that they may not know is there, which allows them to be resilient. Just trust that you have it. Finding a new happiness is possible; it will be different and it may not be right away. But it is possible. Second: It is the small acts of kindness, even in the face of enormous tragedies and disasters, which are remembered. Sometimes the most important thing you can give someone is hope. Third: Your voice matters. When you see injustice and adversity, you have the ability to make a difference. You may not win every battle, but when you are pure of heart, and you stay the course, you can effect change. How do you maintain a work/life balance? I am so fortunate to have both a loving and supportive home life with my partner Lewis, and a loving and caring relationship, both personally and professionally, with my brother Howard. These two individuals allow me to at least try to balance work and home life as best as I can. What advice can you offer those who want to create something good from a traumatic experience or event? The most important piece of advice I can offer to someone impacted by tragedy is to say that if you can find a mission larger than yourself in the face of tragedy it will not only help you heal, but you will do spectacular things in the world. For anyone who wants to help someone impacted my advice would be to "listen." Try to make sure that the aid you are rendering is what the person actually wants and needs and not what you might feel good giving. To anyone thinking about going into philanthropy in response to a trauma I would applaud you. I would also however ask you to keep in mind that there are approximately 1.6 million charities that exist in this country. Don't start your own! Go to work for an organization that is doing the work that you are passionate about, whether as a volunteer or as an employee, and be a part of that movement of change. Only if no one else is doing the work that you think needs to be done should you consider starting a new organization. What do you want the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund to accomplish in the next year? We have managed to raise and distribute over $280 million since our inception in 2001, and we believe that our Charity Day on 9/11 will raise around $12 million. While this is thrilling, and we are very proud of our accomplishments, we also need to be cognizant of the fact that disasters and tragedies affect many and cost billions of dollars. The problems we are facing in our society are immense, and we need more people involved in the work that we do. Ideally, we want to transform the public's perception of the Relief Fund's mission. As a registered 501(c)3 charity, our mission is to support victims of terrorism, natural disasters, tragedies and trauma, as well as wounded members of our military. Next year, we are going to launch an outreach campaign with the goal of engaging the public and increasing the diversity of our donor base. BGC PARTNERS AND CANTOR FITZGERALD RAISE APPROXIMATELY $12 MILLION ON BGC’S TENTH ANNUAL CHARITY DAY. - 100% of revenues donated to dozens of charities worldwide - - Top celebrities visit the trading floor in support of Charity Day - “Every year on Charity Day we support many worthwhile charities around the world, turning a tragic anniversary into a positive and uplifting day,” said Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BGC Partners. “I’d like to thank everyone who supports our Charity Day including our clients, partners and employees, for their continued generosity for which we are immensely grateful.” Since its inception Charity Day has raised approximately $113 million globally. Held in commemoration of the 658 Cantor employees and 61 Eurobrokers employees lost in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, Charity Day, in conjunction with the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, has expanded its mission to assist charitable causes worldwide. BGC President, Shaun D. Lynn, said: “We are privileged to support so many worthy charities around the world and are grateful to our clients and employees for supporting Charity Day over the past ten years. It is through their kindness, and that of our celebrity guests who join us on our trading floors, that we are able to help provide financial assistance to so many outstanding organizations globally and take care of so many families in need.” BGC Charity Day was held in BGC offices across the globe including: , New York, , Hong Kong, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, and other locations. Distinguished guests representing participating charities joined licensed brokers on the trading floors to conduct transactions with clients. In London, BGC’s celebrity guests included: HRH Princess Beatrice, musician Jools Holland, actors and actresses Samuel L Jackson, , , Sean Bean, Sadie Frost, Barbara Windsor, and media personalities Stephen Fry, Amanda Holden, Tamara Ecclestone, Jonathan Ross, Vernon Kay, and Denise Van Outen. Leading comedians who joined us included Paddy McGuinness, Jack Whitehall, Jennifer Saunders, as well as models Yasmin Le Bon and David Gandy. Sporting heroes included Olympian Sir Chris Hoy, former tennis champion Boris Becker, England rugby players James Haskell and Manu Tuilagi, England Manager Roy Hodgson, England footballer Jack Wilshere, Chelsea captain John Terry, Chelsea and England footballer Gary Cahill, West Ham manager Sam Allardyce and football legends Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Trevor Brooking and Sir Geoff Hurst. At BGC’s New York offices, guests included musician Curtis “” Jackson, actors , , , , Pamela Anderson, Tony Sirico, and media personalities Jenny McCarthy, Rosanna Scotto, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, as well as and Craig Carton of the Boomer and Carton radio show on WFAN and CBS Sports simulcast. Leading athletes who joined BGC included: New York Knicks , Iman Shumpert, and Tim Hardaway Jr., Deron Williams from the Brooklyn Nets, New York Yankees Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia and Dellin Betances, New York Mets Matt Harvey and Curtis Granderson. Also attending were former New York Yankees: , Joe Pepitone, former New York Knicks John Starks and Larry Johnson, former New York Jets Joe Klecko, former New York Mets John Franco, and former New York Rangers Rod Gilbert. In addition, Sarah, Duchess of York and HRH Princess Eugenie of York, and models Bridget Moynahan, Linda Evangelista, Jennifer Ohlsson, Carol Alt, Coco Rocha and Damaris Lewis joined BGC Charity Day, as well as many others. About BGC Partners, Inc. BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets. Products include securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, commercial real estate, commodities, futures, and structured products. BGC also provides a wide range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, processing, information, and other back-office services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions. Through its BGC Trader and BGC Market Data brands, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to numerous financial instruments and markets. Through the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank brand, the Company offers a wide range of commercial real estate services including leasing and corporate advisory, investment sales and , consulting, project and development management, and property and facilities management. BGC's customers include many of the world's largest , broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, property owners, real estate developers, and investment firms. BGC Partners is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick. For more information, please visit www.bgcpartners.com. BGC, BGC Trader, Grubb & Ellis, Grubb and Newmark are trademarks and service marks of BGC Partners, Inc. and its affiliates. Knight Frank is a service mark of Knight Frank Limited Corp., used with permission. About Charity Day and the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. Every year, Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, in conjunction with the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, commemorate our 658 Cantor and 61 Eurobrokers employees who perished on September 11, 2001 by distributing 100% of our global revenues on Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and dozens of charities around the world. The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, initially created to assist families of Cantor employees who were lost on 9/11, has since broadened its mission to provide aid to victims of terrorism, natural disasters, emergencies, direct service charities and wounded members of the military. At Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, Charity Day is our way of turning a tragic day into one that is positive and uplifting by helping others. We invite celebrity guests who represent participating charities into our offices to conduct trades with licensed brokers and their clients. To date, Charity Day has raised approximately $113 million for charitable causes around the world, and since its inception the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has raised and distributed over $270 million. The company and the Relief Fund’s mission to fulfil an important legacy and give meaning to the lives of the victims of 9/11 is captured in the book, An Unbroken Bond: The Untold Story of How the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald Families Faced the Tragedy of 9/11 and Beyond , written by Edie Lutnick, Co-Founder and President of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this book go directly to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. The book is available for purchase on www.cantorrelief.org/store, www.anunbrokenbond.com, and Amazon. The story of Cantor Fitzgerald, both before and in the aftermath of 9/11, is told in filmmaker Danielle Gardner’s documentary “Out of the Clear Blue Sky.” Ms. Gardner lost her brother Douglas on 9/11. The documentary tells the behind-the-scenes story of Cantor Fitzgerald and its surviving employees, from an insider’s perspective. The film is now available for purchase and can be downloaded from Amazon, iTunes, and elsewhere. For more information on “Out of the Clear Blue Sky”, please visit https://www.outoftheclearblueskymovie.com/. For information about the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund please visit www.cantorrelief.org. For information about charities around the world that participate in BGC’s Charity Day, please visit: https://www.bgccharityday.com/ BGC Partners Contacts: Media Hannah Sloane: 212-294-7938 Sarah Laufer: 212-915-1008. Investors: Jason McGruder: 212-829-4988 Jason Chryssicas: 212-915-1987. CANTOR FITZGERALD AND BGC PARTNERS RAISE APPROXIMATELY $12 MILLION ON ANNUAL CHARITY DAY. - 100% of revenues donated to dozens of charities worldwide - - Top celebrities visit the trading floor in support of Charity Day - THANK YOU for your support! @CFCharityDay & @BGCCharityDay raised nearly $12 million! To donate, visit cantorrelief.org/donate #CFReliefFund Tweet. “Every year on Charity Day we support many worthwhile charities around the world, turning a tragic anniversary into a positive and uplifting day,” said Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. and BGC Partners. “I’d like to thank everyone who supports our Charity Day including our clients, partners and employees, for their continued generosity for which we are immensely grateful.” Founded to commemorate the 658 Cantor and 61 Eurobroker employees lost in the 9/11 World Trade Canter attacks, Charity Day, in conjunction with the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, has since expanded to assist charitable causes worldwide, providing aid to victims of terrorism, natural disaster and emergencies. Since its inception Charity Day has raised approximately $113 million globally. Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., said, “We are very grateful to our clients for their ongoing support of Charity Day. I’d like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to all of our celebrity guests who graciously donated their time today, and to our clients and employees who helped to make Charity Day such an overwhelming success.” At the Cantor Fitzgerald New York office, celebrity guests included actors, Jake Gyllenhaal, , Michelle Williams, Ed Burns, Steve Buscemi, Michael J. Fox, Idina Menzel, Gina Gershon, Chazz Palminteri, AnnaSophia Robb, John Slattery, Patrick Wilson, Annalynne McCord and Zosia Mamet, to name just a few. Leading athletes who joined us included New York Nets point guard Deron Williams, New York Rangers Henrik Lundqvist and Martin St. Louis, New York Yankees CC Sabathia and Carlos Beltran, New York Mets Matt Harvey, and New York sports icons Mark Messier, Mariano Rivera, Willie Randolph, Carlos Beltran, Dwight “Doc” Goodin, Olympic gold medalist winners Bode Miller and Mikaela Shiffrin and professional surfer Bethany Hamilton. Top models included Christy Turlington, Karolina Kurkova, Cameron Russell, Constance Jablonski, and Jessica Stam, as well as musicians Jon Bon Jovi and Swizz Beatz. In addition, TV personalities Dr. Oz and Padma Lakshmi, and news journalists Tom Keene and Richard Lui, as well as Mayor of Bill de Blasio, joined Cantor Fitzgerald Charity Day, among many others. About Cantor Fitzgerald Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent investment serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate finance and for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 22 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cantor Fitzgerald’s 1,600 employees serve clients through over 35 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information please visit www.cantor.com. Note to Editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick, is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., led by Chief Executive Officer Shawn P. Matthews. About Charity Day and the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund Every year, Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, in conjunction with the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, commemorate our 658 Cantor and 61 Eurobrokers employees who perished on September 11, 2001 by distributing 100% of our global revenues on Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and dozens of charities around the world. The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, initially created to assist families of Cantor employees who were lost on 9/11, has since broadened its mission to provide aid to victims of terrorism, natural disasters, emergencies, direct service charities and wounded members of the military. At Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, Charity Day is our way of turning a tragic day into one that is positive and uplifting by helping others. We invite celebrity guests who represent participating charities into our offices to conduct trades with licensed brokers and their clients. To date, Charity Day has raised approximately $113 million for charitable causes around the world, and since its inception the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has raised and distributed over $270 million. The company and the Relief Fund’s mission to fulfil an important legacy and give meaning to the lives of the victims of 9/11 is captured in the book, An Unbroken Bond: The Untold Story of How the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald Families Faced the Tragedy of 9/11 and Beyond , written by Edie Lutnick, Co-Founder and President of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this book go directly to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. The book is available for purchase on www.cantorrelief.org/store, www.anunbrokenbond.com, and Amazon. The story of Cantor Fitzgerald, both before and in the aftermath of 9/11, is told in filmmaker Danielle Gardner’s documentary “Out of the Clear Blue Sky.” Ms. Gardner lost her brother Douglas on 9/11. The documentary tells the behind-the-scenes story of Cantor Fitzgerald and its surviving employees, from an insider’s perspective. The film is now available for purchase and can be downloaded from Amazon, iTunes, and elsewhere. For more information on “Out of the Clear Blue Sky”, please visit https://www.outoftheclearblueskymovie.com/. For information about the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund please visit www.cantorrelief.org. Contact: Sheryl Lee Cantor Fitzgerald 212-610-2297 [email protected]