Sammons Financial Group Donates $50,000 to Children and Family Urban Movement

DES MOINES, IA--(Marketwired - August 14, 2015) - Sammons Financial Group has donated $50,000 to the Children and Family Urban Movement (CFUM), a non-profit organization that supports children and families through academic programs in the Des Moines community. The donated funds will allow CFUM to upgrade its technology infrastructure for both staff and participating youth to better meet the needs of computer technology in the classroom.

"The impact of the grant funds from Sammons Financial Group has been transformational in myriad ways that can be seen and measured, including better access to educational resources and learning opportunities for 120 children and youth, which will undoubtedly impact their academic success," said Carmen Lampe Zeitler, Executive Director at CFUM. "That is one of the things that Sammons does best. With its commitment and investment in the community, Sammons makes us all feel that our life together and our mutual success is of great value and worthy of investment."

CFUM provides out-of-school programs for children and youth kindergarten through high school, with their core mission focusing on the long-term growth of community youth and families in the Des Moines area.

"We consider it a privilege to participate in the worthy mission of the Children and Family Urban Movement," said Cindy Reed, President, Sammons Annuity Group, a division of Sammons Financial Group. "Their services to children, youth and families strengthen the fabric of the Des Moines community in which our employees work and live."

About Sammons Financial Group

Sammons^®Financial Group, Inc. (SFG), an SEI wholly-owned subsidiary, is the parent of a group of member companies under the insurance Holding Company Act made up of several successful financial services companies offering a variety of financial and retirement products through multiple distribution channels. These consist of retirement products, annuities, variable annuities¹, variable life insurance¹, and life insurance (including bank, corporate, and credit union-owned life insurance). The member companies of SFG include North American Company for Life and Health Insurance^®, Midland National^® Life Insurance Company, including its divisions, Sammons Annuity Group and Sammons Corporate Markets Group, Sammons Retirement Solutions^® Inc., and Sammons Financial Network^® LLC. For more information, please visit www.sammonsfinancialgroup.com.

¹The distributor for Midland National's variable products is Sammons Financial Network^® LLC, member FINRA. Sammons Financial Network LLC is a registered broker/dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Sammons Financial Network LLC is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, the ultimate parent company of Midland National^® Life Insurance Company and Sammons Retirement Solutions^®Inc.

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