16.11.2007 15:55:00

Citi To Mobilize More Than 55,000 Volunteers Across 100 Countries for its Second Annual ``Global Community Day''

Citi Who:   Tens of thousands of Citi employees and senior managers, along with their families and friends, around the globe   What: Citi's Global Community Day   When: Saturday, November 17, 2007   Where: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York (selected locations listed below) Background Citi employees volunteer year-round in the communities in which they live and work. "Global Community Day” is an annual tradition where Citi’s employees, along with their families and friends, come together as a global team on a single day each year. Volunteer teams will be working on hundreds of local projects addressing specific community needs including financial literacy, housing, environmental protection, nutrition, health care and disaster relief. Citi expects more than 55,000 volunteers participating in over 1,000 projects across 100 countries. Volunteers will be working on 60 projects in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, including: Southern Connecticut Keep Stamford Beautiful (Scalzi Park, 100 Bridge Street, Stamford, CT 06901): Citi volunteers will work on one of two projects 1) Roller Hockey Rink Restoration and 2) Mill River Clean-Up. Scalzi Park is a 48-acre park that is part of the Stamford Department of Parks and Recreation Department. Mill River runs through downtown Stamford into the Long Island Sound. It’s the centerpiece of the Mill River Corridor Plan, an integrated approach to community and downtown development and investment. Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm. Media contacts: Alex Samuelson (cell) 732-236-4304; Val Hendy (cell) 240-731-6558. Central New Jersey Operation Shoebox (Warren Center Bldg B, 283 King George Road, NJ): Operation Shoebox NJ is a nonprofit organization engaged in sending care packages to US troops (soldiers and marines) in Iraq and Afghanistan. Volunteers will be sorting supplies and preparing packages for shipment. Children and adults are also invited to write letters and cards to the recipients. These packages will reach the troops for the upcoming holidays. Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm. Media contacts: Amalia Duarte (cell) 973-722-3014; Val Hendy (cell) 240-731-6558. Manhattan (Downtown) 5K Run for Hunger (Pier 46 at West Street & Charles Street, New York, NY): Citi volunteers will be walking and running to raise funds for The United Nation’s World Food Program's school feeding initiatives. Money raised through Citi’s Run/Walk for Hunger will go directly towards WFP’s School Feeding initiatives, which provide meals at school to the world’s poorest children. It only takes $34 to feed one hungry child in school for one year. The school feeding initiatives help keep children in school, providing them with an important key to a better future – an education. Time: 8:30 am to 12:30pm. Media contacts: Brooke Berard (cell) 347-653-0802; Val Hendy (cell) 240-731-6558. Revitalize the High School of Economics and Finance (100 Trinity Place, New York, NY) Citi volunteers, along with New York Cares, will work on four projects: 1) Mentoring while working side-by-side with students to organize the library & computer lab, hang artwork in classrooms, and frame & hang photographs in hallways, 2) Spend time with HSEF students enriching their in-house curriculum with a museum trip to The Bodies Exhibit at the South Street Seaport to support our NYC youth and develop our future leaders, 3) Paint classrooms and murals in the stairwells, assemble bookcases, and create inventory of books in the library, and 4) Construct cards for local seniors to brighten their day! Have fun and make a difference with this New York Cares program--giving our NYC home-bound seniors a much needed connection to the community. Time: 10:30am to 3:00pm. Media contact: Valerie Hendy (cell) 240-731-6558 Revitalize the High School of Fashion Industries (255 West 24th Street, New York NY) NYCares and Citi volunteers will work in three locations within the school organizing rooms containing supplies and resources which are, or could be, highly utilized by the students. In addition, volunteers will be painting murals on large canvases to be donated to the Ali Forney Center. The Ali Forney Center (AFC) was started in 2002 in response to the lack of shelter for LGBT youth in New York City. The AFC is dedicated to providing these young people with safe, dignified, and nurturing environments where their needs can be met. In addition, the AFC promotes awareness of homeless LGBT youth in America with the goal of generating responses on local and national levels. The High School of Fashion Industries is the only high school of its kind in the eastern United States. The occupational curriculum devotes itself entirely to the world of fashion from styling and design through business and marketing. Project Time: 10:30am - 3pm. Media Contact: Valerie Hendy (cell) 240-731-6558. Cabrini Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation (542 East 5th Street, New York, NY) Volunteers spend the afternoon with the charming residents at the Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation as they celebrate an early Thanksgiving. There will be entertainment, refreshments, games and prizes. Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Media Contact: Valerie Hendy, (cell) 240-731-6558. Manhattan (Uptown) Washington Heights Academy at PS 178M & PS 152M (12-18 Ellwood Street, New York, NY 10040). NYCares and Citi volunteers will paint both the inside and outside of the school. The inside painting projects will include a variety of theme appropriate murals in classrooms as well as straight painting, border and trim work in other rooms and brightening and enlivening the school with primary colors and whimsical designs. In addition, books in the library will be leveled. The outside projects will involve painting line games in the schoolyard and a large mural on a retaining wall. Washington Heights Academy is a parent-initiated, community-based public school programs that serves neighborhood children from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Currently housed at PS 178 and serving kindergarten to grade 2, the Academy will eventually become an autonomous K-8 school, which will provide children with a coherent and continuous academic experience throughout their elementary and middle school years. Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm Media Contacts: Allie Reilly (cell) 339-222-2095; Valerie Hendy (cell) 240-731-6558. Queens Jacob Riis Settlement House (10-25 41st Ave., Long Island City, NY 11120) Citi volunteers will be preparing and serving Thanksgiving dinners for 200+ Jacob Riis Settlement Home residents. Time: 9:00am to 7:00pm. Media Contacts: Luis Rosero, (cell) 202-607-9027; Val Hendy (cell) 240-731-6558. Brooklyn Paul Robeson High School (150 Albany Avenue , Brooklyn, NY) Citi volunteers will spend the day at Paul Robeson High School in Brooklyn. They will be painting classrooms and fences, cleaning desks and chalkboards, and organizing supplies, as well as packing and decorating Creativity Kits to donate to LYFE, the daycare center for the children of the young mothers who attend Paul Robeson High School. Time: 10:30am-2:30pm Media Contacts: Luis Rosero, (cell) 202-607-9027; Val Hendy (cell) 240-731-6558. Long Island Island Harvest - Nassau (875 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY) Citi volunteers will be working with Island Harvest, a non-profit that feeds individuals and families in Nassau and Suffolk counties, to deliver turkeys and non-perishable foods to families in need. Island Harvest is a nonprofit organization that collects and distributes food to the many soup kitchens, homeless shelters and nonprofit partners across Long Island. Activities will take place at Holly Paterson Senior Center. Time: 9:00am to 6:00pm Media contacts: Luis Rosero (cell) 202-607-9027; Val Hendy (cell) 240-731-6558. Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi's major brands include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com. Certain statements in this document are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those included in these statements due to a variety of factors. More information about these factors is contained in Citi's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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