HilltopSecurities and Associates Raise $70K for Children’s Health for Third Year-in-a-Row; Donate $200K+ to Organization Since 2016
04/30/2018
DALLAS, April 30, 2018 – Hilltop Securities Inc. (HTS) today announced that, for the third consecutive year, the firm and its associates raised $70,000 for the 2018 Alliance Data Red Balloon Run & Ride (RBRR), benefitting Children’s Health.
Following the 2016 merger of Southwest Securities and FirstSouthwest, HTS initiated a renewed fundraising and community-involvement effort. Since then, the firm has donated a cumulative $210,000 to Children’s Health, a Dallas-based pediatric health care provider, through the RBRR fundraising event. The amount includes $150,000 in employee-raised donations and $60,000 in sponsorship donations on behalf of the firm.
“The Red Balloon Run & Ride was cancelled due to Dallas’ heavy storms, but that didn’t damper the enthusiasm of our firm and its employees,” said Robert W. Peterson, president and chief operating officer of HilltopSecurities and member of the board of directors for Children’s Medical Center Dallas. “Our cumulative total here is what we’re really excited about. It says a lot about how our employees exemplify the core values of our firm. Every year, they come together to support a variety of great causes and make HilltopSecurities shine bright in the communities we serve.”
This year, HTS created a committee to coordinate its nation-wide campaign for Children’s. Executive Assistants Joy Alexander and Rosie Mendoza, Corporate Events Manager Candace Emerson and Vice President Carol Garza organized the effort. The campaign encompassed a wide range of internal fundraisers, including:
- Friday jeans days
- A branch office fundraising competition
- A floor vs. floor competition at the firm’s Dallas headquarters
- A series of employee-led contests and sales
- A collaborative purchasing program with a local Chick-fil-A (the location contributed 15 percent of its breakfast and lunch sales for one day to the firm’s campaign)
The Alliance Data Red Balloon Run and Ride is an annual fundraising event that takes place at Children’s Health’s campus in Plano, Texas. The event features a 1k and 5k run/walk as well as 5k and 23-, 26-, 27- and 72-mile bike rallies. The event also features a Team Tent Zone, which HilltopSecurities has sponsored since 2016.
The event is coordinated by Passion for Children’s, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2007 for the sole purpose for creating, implementing and supporting grassroots fundraising programs to exclusively benefit Children’s Health.
About Hilltop Securities Inc.
Hilltop Securities Inc., a member of NYSE, FINRA and SIPC, delivers forthright advice and tailored solutions to municipal issuers, institutions, broker-dealers and individuals. The financial services firm and registered investment adviser is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices across the United States. Areas of focus include public finance, municipal and taxable fixed income underwriting, sales and trading; equity and portfolio trading; retail brokerage services; securities clearing; structured finance; and securities lending. A wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH), HilltopSecurities’ affiliates include Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc., PlainsCapital Bank, PrimeLending and National Lloyds Corporation.
About Children’s Health
Children’s Health is the eighth-largest pediatric health care provider in the nation and the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas, providing a full spectrum of health care services — from daily wellness and primary care to specialty visits and critical care. Holding eight disease-specific care certifications from The Joint Commission, Children’s Health has been consistently named one of the nation’s top pediatric providers by U.S. News & World Report. The Children’s Health system includes Children’s Medical Center Dallas, as well as Children’s Medical Center Plano, multiple specialty centers, Children’s Health Pediatric Group primary care practices, Our Children’s House rehabilitation facilities, home health, physician services, the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern, and Children’s Medical Center Foundation.
CONTACT:
Hilltop Holdings Inc.
Justin Luera
214.252.4015
justin.luera@hilltop-holdings.com
