ING Financial Advisers, LLC Launches 'Share a Bear' Program

Two hundred teddy bears were donated to pediatric medical facilities in Texas during the "Share a Bear" pilot program - a program developed by ING Financial Advisers, LLC to help their registered representatives give something back to their communities and help children in difficult situations.

The pilot program launched at three locations in Texas - Dallas Children's Medical Center; the pediatric ER at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; and the pediatric burn unit at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.

Kathleen Murphy, Group President, Worksite and Institutional Financial Services, ING, said, "ING has shown a strong commitment to helping children across the world with its ING Chances for Children program. The ING Financial Advisers Share a Bear initiative is yet another example of our dedication to providing support for those in need."

ING Financial Advisers representatives can donate the bears to local hospitals, police departments, fire departments, school systems - or any other local organization of their choosing.

Jim Arrington, a registered representative with ING Financial Advisers, donated bears to the Children's Medical Center in Dallas. "The response from Children's Medical Center was so positive," says Arrington. "The consensus there was that they could use as many as we could deliver ... they could see very many areas where a bear like ours would mean a great deal to a sick child."

The formal launch of the Share a Bear program nationwide occurred earlier this month for all representatives.

About ING Financial Advisers, LLC:

As an ING-affiliated broker/dealer, ING Financial Advisers leverages the size, scope and stability of the ING organization within the financial services, banking and insurance industries. ING Financial Advisers distributes both ING and externally manufactured products to fund defined contribution plans, insurance contracts, annuities and securities, and also provides asset management and brokerage services all through a network of registered representatives. Most ING Financial Advisers representatives have established their practices through the defined contribution business and have expanded their practices to include financial planning and investment advisory services.

ING Financial Advisers is registered for business in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and currently has over 700 registered representatives. For more information visit http://www.ingfinancialadvisers.com/

About ING: ING Group is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, insurance and asset management to more than 60 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. With a diverse workforce of more than 112,000 people, ING comprises a broad spectrum of prominent companies that increasingly serve their clients under the ING brand.

In the U.S., ING offers a comprehensive array of financial services to retail and institutional clients that includes retirement plans, mutual funds, managed accounts, alternative investments, direct banking, institutional investment management, annuities, life insurance, employee benefits, financial planning, and reinsurance. Currently, ING holds top-tier rankings in key U.S. markets and serves more than 14 million customers across the nation. For more information, visit http://www.ing.com/.

SOURCE: ING

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