San Francisco 49ers and Hedge Funds Care Announce Charity Event to Help Children in the Bay Area 49ers Players, Alumni and Coaches unite with Hedge Funds Care to raise money for charity at the 14th Annual Hedge Funds Care “Open Your Heart to the Children” Benefit in San Francisco

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San Francisco 49ers and Hedge Funds Care
Announce Charity Event to Help Children in the Bay Area
49ers Players, Alumni and Coaches unite with Hedge Funds Care to raise money for
charity at the 14th Annual Hedge Funds Care “Open Your Heart to the Children” Benefit
in San Francisco
NEW YORK – April, 2, 2015 – The 14th
Annual San Francisco “Open Your Heart to the Children” Benefit organized by
Hedge Funds Care and the San Francisco 49ers Foundation will be held Thursday, April 9th at 4:30 p.m. PDT at the
Metreon’s CityView in San Francisco (135 4th St, Forth Floor, San Francisco, California 94103). As in past years, the
goal of the event is to raise money for grants that will support programs in the San Francisco Bay Area focused on
the treatment and prevention of child abuse.
While the event features a large charity networking opportunity for the investment management industry in San
Francisco, it is centrally a way for the Bay Area community to join together with the 49ers players, alumni, coaches,
executives and cheerleaders to fight child abuse. The event also features a large wine-tasting program (with
participation from more than nineteen local wineries) in addition to cocktails, dinner, and dessert. In addition to
admission sales, money for charities will be raised through a silent auction, raffle, and other donation based activities.
“Over the last fourteen years, the San Francisco chapter of Hedge Funds Care has worked closely with the 49ers to
put on an event that directly and positively impacts the lives of children in the Bay Area,” said event co-chair Saskia
Mallach, CAO of Route One Investment Company. “Having a partner like the 49ers to help raise awareness, money
and support for the grantee organizations has been invaluable.”
”It is always an honor to be affiliated with the ‘Open Your Heart to the Children’ benefit. In alignment with the 49ers
Foundation’s mission to keep kids ‘Safe, On Track, and In School,’ this event not only creates the opportunity for a
tremendous investment in organizations seeking to eradicate child abuse and neglect in our community but also
raises visibility for the prevalence of this issue in our community,” said Joanne Pasternack, Executive Director of the
San Francisco 49ers Foundation.
Last year’s event raised over $630,000 through contributions from more than 150 companies and individuals –
enough to award 16 grants to local organizations in 2014. Event co-chair Ghufran Rizvi, COO of Standard Pacific
Capital added, “the donation of time and money from everyone involved in this event shows the desire of our
community to support and nurture the children and also to thank the organizations who fight for these children on a
daily basis.” More than 450 hedge fund managers, investors and investment management service providers are
expected to attend. A limited number of tickets and sponsorships are still available. For more information, please click
here.
About Hedge Funds Care
Hedge Funds Care / Help For Children (www.HFC.org) is an international charity dedicated to funding programs
focused on preventing and treating child abuse. Since its inception in 1998, HFC has awarded over 1,000 grants
totaling over $41 million. HFC is the only grant making public charity that focuses exclusively on funding this cause.
Funds are also raised through events in more than 11 cities in the US, the UK, Ireland, Canada, the Cayman Islands,
and Asia, and granted to community organizations addressing this issue.
About the 49ers Foundation
The San Francisco 49ers Foundation is the non-profit community funding extension of the San
Francisco 49ers. Now in its 23rd year, the 49ers Foundation supports development programs for
underserved youth that keep them “Safe, On Track, and In School." Since 1992, the Foundation has

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donated $30.6 million to support non-profits, contributing $4.6 million in 2014, including a $1 million
grant to launch the 49ers STEM Leadership Institute at Cabrillo Middle School.
Funds raised by the event help support grantee organizations whose mission is to support at-risk children throughout
the year
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