CHICAGO — The Guaranteed Rate Foundation is expanding its outreach to include White Sox fans as the team kicks off its first season at Guaranteed Rate Field, formerly U.S. Cellular Field.
“The goal of the Guaranteed Rate Foundation is to provide relief for people facing dire circumstances where we can make a huge impact in helping them recover or get back on their feet,” Guaranteed Rate Founder and Chief Executive Officer Victor Ciardelli said in a news release.
The Foundation has revamped its online presence and streamlined the application process to reach a wider audience and help more people.
“I reached out to Guaranteed Rate to refinance our home so we could make renovations to the house for my 12-year-old son, Liam, who has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair,” Kerry McNicholas said.
“To my complete surprise, I was put in touch with the Guaranteed Rate Foundation, which offered to pay for the $15,000 worth of modifications needed to give Liam access to a bedroom and bathroom on the first floor. The Foundation has absolutely changed the quality of our lives and we’re so grateful," she said.
"Liam is a huge Chicago sports fan so the partnership between Guaranteed Rate and the White Sox makes this gift even more special to him.”
For more information on the Guaranteed Rate Foundation or to apply for assistance, visit Rate.com/Foundation. The Guaranteed Rate Foundation was created in 2012 to positively impact the lives of Guaranteed Rate employees, their families and their communities in times of need.
“The White Sox have a strong commitment to giving back as does our partner Guaranteed Rate,” said Brooks Boyer, senior vice president of sales and marketing for the White Sox. “We share Guaranteed Rate’s passion for making Chicago a better place to live, work and play. This is a wonderful way to stretch our collective impact of doing good in the community to more people in Chicago.”
