CitiFinancial Presents Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity with $25,000 Grant From Citi Foundation

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	Printer Friendly Page		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) October 02, 2007 CitiFinancial Presents Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity with $25,000 Grant From Citi Foundation Asheville, NC – CitiFinancial's Western North Carolina District has secured a Citi Foundation grant through the Citi Foundation Local Contributions Program in the amount of $25,000 for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity's "Building on the Dream" project. The "Building on the Dream" project grant will help fund a house built in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Construction on the "Building on the Dream" house will begin with a ground-breaking ceremony on Dr. King's birthday. In addition to constructing a house, this project is intended to create awareness of the racial disparity with regards to housing. Brenda Eavenson, District Manager of CitiFinancial's Western North Carolina District, presented the check to Gordon Greenwood, President of the Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors. Also in attendance from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity were Jim Lowder, Director of Development, and Betsy Warren, House Sponsor Coordinator. Other local CitiFinancial members present to celebrate the project grant were Martha Johnson, David Croom, Glenda Banks, Jennifer Herzog, Carolina Frisbee, and Shannon Nicholson. "CitiFinancial and Citi Foundation have a long standing commitment to affordable home ownership for all families in the communities we service," said Brenda Eavenson of CitiFinancial. "We are proud to support Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity in a way that also celebrates cultural diversity in the beautiful mountains we call home." Citi Foundation supports organizations that help people improve their lives, businesses to grow, and communities to prosper around the world. Citi Foundation focuses its grants primarily in three areas: financial education, educating the next generation, and building communities and entrepreneurs. Additional information can be found at http://www.citigroupfoundation.org/. # # # Citi 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 brand names include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Citi Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com. Citi Foundation The Citi Foundation supports organizations that help people improve their lives, businesses to grow, and communities to prosper around the world. The Citi Foundation focuses its grants primarily in three areas: financial education, educating the next generation, and building communities and entrepreneurs. Additional information can be found at http://www.citigroupfoundation.com/.