Citigroup “Global Community Day” Mobilizes Over 40,000 Volunteers Across 100 Countries

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Citigroup, 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. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.


	Printer Friendly Page		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) November 17, 2006 Citigroup “Global Community Day” Mobilizes Over 40,000 Volunteers Across 100 Countries Over 800 Projects in more than 450 Cities in a Single Day New York – Tens of thousands of Citigroup volunteers across the world will be mobilized in the company’s first “Global Community Day,” Saturday, November 18. Citigroup expects more than 40,000 volunteers will be participating in over 800 projects in more than 450 cities across 100 countries. Many Citigroup employees volunteer year-round in their communities. Global Community Day is a new initiative to have company employees, along with their families and friends, come together as a global volunteer team on a single day each year. Local volunteer teams will be working in North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa on a variety of projects addressing specific community needs, including literacy, housing, environmental protection, nutrition, and health care. “Citigroup is committed to mobilizing the enthusiasm and talents of our employees for community service,” said Charles Prince, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup. “Global Community Day highlights the power and diversity of Citigroup’s employees and our unwavering commitment to making communities better where we live and work,” said Prince. Highlights of Citigroup’s volunteer projects from around the world: New York: Volunteers are running and walking for The United Nation’s World Food Program's school feeding initiatives. Others are delivering Thanksgiving dinners, painting murals in schools, and creating “surgi-dolls” to help children prepare for surgery and other medical procedures; Connecticut: Citigroup volunteers are rehabilitating a neglected waterfront park and painting non-profit facilities; New Jersey: Volunteers will be repairing a warehouse that supports individuals with developmental disabilities, sorting donations at a community food bank, and building low-income housing; Texas: Employees are taking part in “Citi’s Big Round-Up,” a western-themed festival for children who are seeking Big Brothers or Big Sisters; Across the U.S.: Citigroup branches are collecting food donations and then volunteers will box and transport the food collected to local shelters; Argentina: Volunteers will be painting schools, planting trees, and visiting hospitals; Brazil: Volunteers are constructing houses with Habitat for Humanity and repairing public schools; Hong Kong: Volunteers are working in a nature preserve to remove weeds from freshwater ponds; Japan: Employees are planting trees on Mt. Fuji and helping with a wheelchair access mapping project to address the needs of the physically challenged; Kenya: Citigroup volunteers are helping to install new water tanks for needy families; Mexico: Volunteers are coordinating a country-wide food drive in 52 cities, working in conjunction with a national food bank; Poland: Employees are constructing wheelchair ramps at a children’s center, painting hospital clinics, and rehabilitating a sports center; Thailand: Employees are reading books to the blind, renovating libraries, and working with Operation Smile; Turkey: Volunteer efforts are focusing on helping disadvantaged children, including working in an orphanage; Russia: Citigroup volunteers are supporting children in boarding schools and creating safe spaces for at-risk youth; United Kingdom: Employees are creating sustainable waterside environments, cleaning parks and decorating children’s centers. # # # Citigroup Citigroup, 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. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.