ING DIRECT USA to Renovate Housing for Less Fortunate Los Angeles Families

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ING DIRECT USA Associates will be putting their skills to the test by repairing and renovating existing housing for Los Angeles children and families.  On Thursday, August 19, more than two-hundred Los Angeles Associates from the nation's largest direct bank will spend the day using their skills to fix up the Broadway Village II Housing Complex of the local non-profit, Beyond Shelter.  This is just one of 19 nationwide volunteer projects that ING DIRECT USA has created for its 4th annual Orange Days of Giving.

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"ING DIRECT values opportunities to touch lives and make valuable contributions in Los Angeles," said Bill Watt, Head of West Coast Sales for ING DIRECT USA.  "During Orange Days of Giving, we are proud to support Beyond Shelter in their mission of improving and empowering the lives of children and families."

Located in south Los Angeles, Beyond Shelter's Broadway Village II provides 50 affordable housing units for formerly homeless and low-income families.  Associates' Orange Days of Giving projects at Beyond Shelter will include:

• Exterior and interior painting (stairwells, hallways and murals);
• Landscaping and beautification (planting, pruning, and edging gardens);
• Cleaning and reorganizing storage closets;
• Renovating and repairing a children's play area and basketball court;
• Assembling and installing benches for tenants; and
• Converting two storage rooms into a computer room and family room.

Beyond Shelter is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 in response to the increasing number of homeless families in Los Angeles and the need for a more comprehensive method of serving them.  Today, the mission of the agency is to develop systemic approaches to combat poverty and homelessness among families with children, and to enhance family economic security and well-being.  Beyond Shelter accomplishes this mission through the following strategies: (1) responsive service delivery, (2) people-centered community development, and (3) the creation of knowledge for social change. 

ING DIRECT USA's Orange Days of Giving was created and organized in 2007 entirely by Associate committees from various departments throughout the bank.  Each year, the committees are tasked with locating unique venues and programs through which Associates can share their time and talent with the community.  

About ING DIRECT USA

ING DIRECT USA, the nation's largest direct bank and largest thrift, is dedicated to inspiring Americans to become a nation of savers.  Since its inception in 2000, more than 7.6 million Americans have entrusted their savings with ING DIRECT, building the bank to $91.3 billion in assets.  ING DIRECT has developed a comprehensive social media Savers Community, including Twitter, Facebook and its We, the Savers blog.  For more information about ING DIRECT call 1-800-ING-DIRECT, and for information about its commitment to financial education visit Planet Orange. 

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