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ING Foundation President, Rhonda Mims, and Hollywood Luminaries, to Receive 2006 Spotlight Award

ING Foundation President, Rhonda Mims, and Hollywood Luminaries, to Receive 2006 Spotlight Award

Published 12-18-06

Submitted by ING

NEW YORK, December 18, 2006--Rhonda Mims, president of the ING Foundation, the philanthropic arm of ING’s U.S. operations, will receive a special 2006 Spotlight Award from The Creative Coalition. Entertainment personalities Sean Penn, Marcia Gay Harden, Heather Graham, Harvey Keitel, and Branford Marsalis will also be honored.

The Creative Coalition awards, which recognize efforts in championing social welfare issues, are considered one of the entertainment industry’s most prestigious awards. This year, a special Spotlight Award is being bestowed upon Mims for her efforts in leading ING’s civic contributions to improving communities nationwide, through education, the arts and human services.

"This award recognizes Rhonda Mims’s exceptional service in shaping the direction and mission of the ING Foundation and its philanthropic programs, as well as encouraging a spirit of volunteerism and community service on behalf of ING employees across the United States," said Robin Bronk, executive director, The Creative Coalition.

"On behalf of ING, and our 10,000 employees in the U.S. and 115,000 worldwide, I am honored to accept this award recognizing the ING Foundation," said Mims. "Through our community involvement, we are proud to do our part to make it easier for kids to succeed "“ in school and in life "“ and improve communities in a way that will help raise the social standards of the future."

ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, insurance and asset management to over 60 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. With a diverse workforce of over 115,000 people, ING comprises a broad spectrum of prominent companies that increasingly serve their clients under the ING brand.

In the U.S., the ING family of companies offer a comprehensive array of financial services to retail and institutional clients which include life insurance, retirement plans, mutual funds, managed accounts, alternative investments, direct banking, institutional investment management, annuities, employee benefits, financial planning, and reinsurance. ING holds top-tier rankings in key U.S. markets and serves over 14 million customers across the nation. For more information, visit www.ing.com

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ING U.S. constitutes the U.S.-based retirement, investment management and life insurance operations of Netherlands-based ING Groep N.V. (NYSE: ING). In the U.S., the ING family of companies offers a comprehensive array of financial services to retail and institutional clients, including retirement plans, IRA rollovers and transfers, stable value, institutional investment management, mutual funds, alternative investments, life insurance, employee benefits, fixed and indexed annuities and financial planning. ING U.S. holds top-tier rankings in key U.S. markets and serves approximately 13 million customers across the nation. For more information, visit http://ing.us.

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