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==Philanthropy== Former chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick's sister Edie wrote ''An Unbroken Bond: The Untold Story of How the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald Families Faced the Tragedy of 9/11 and Beyond''. All proceeds from the book's sale benefit the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and the charities it assists.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/edie-lutnick/honor-the-past-by-buildin_b_1873642.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Edie | last=Lutnick | title=Honor the Past By Building a Positive Future | date=September 11, 2012}}</ref> The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund provided $10 million to families affected by [[Hurricane Sandy]]. Howard Lutnick and the Relief Fund "adopted" 19 elementary schools in impacted areas by distributing $1,000 prepaid [[debit card]]s to each family from the schools.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-25/cantor-fitzgerald-robin-hood-sandy-aid-tops-70-million.html#disqus_thread | work=Bloomberg | title=Cantor Fitzgerald, Robin Hood Sandy Aid Tops $70 Million}}</ref> A total of $10 million in funds was given to families affected by the storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130325/NONPROFITS/130329920#|work=Crain's New York Business|publisher=Bloomberg|title=Cantor Fitzgerald gives $10M to victims|date=March 25, 2013| access-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref> Two days after the [[2013 Moore tornado]] struck [[Moore, Oklahoma]], killing 24 people and injuring hundreds, Lutnick pledged to donate $2 million to families affected by the tornado. The donation was given to families in the form of $1,000 debit cards.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wells|first=Jesse|title=NEW: NY group in 9/11 makes $1000 donations to May 20th storm victims|url=http://kfor.com/2013/09/23/group-to-give-1000-gift-cards-to-moore-families-after-may-tornadoes/|work=KFOR-TV|date=September 23, 2013|publisher=KFOR|access-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=$1000 gift cards given|url=http://newsok.com/1000-gift-cards-given/multimedia/video/2686873982001|work=NewsOK|publisher=NewsOK.com}}</ref> Each year, on September 11, Cantor Fitzgerald and its affiliate, [[BGC Partners]], donate 100% of their revenue to charitable causes on their [[BGC Partners#Global Charity Day|annual Charity Day]], which was initially established to raise money to assist the families of the Cantor employees who died in the World Trade Center attacks.<ref>{{Cite news| url =https://www.looktothestars.org/news/10782-princes-break-trading-world-record-as-celebs-raise-12m-for-charity|title=Princes Break Trading World Record As Celebs Raise $12M for Charity|publisher=Look to the Stars |date = September 16, 2013}}</ref> Since its inception, Charity Day has raised $192<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relief Fund |url=https://www.cantor.com/philanthropy/relief-fund |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Cantor Fitzgerald |language=en}}</ref> million for charities globally.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/news/10782-princes-break-trading-world-record-as-celebs-raise-12m-for-charity|title=Princes Break Trading World Record As Celebs Raise $12M for Charity|date=September 16, 2013|work=Look to the Stars|access-date=March 21, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
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