CHICAGO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- EVEREN Securities, Inc. announced today
that it will donate a portion of the net revenues it generates on Oct. 15 to
local charities as part of the firm's fourth Community Commitment Day.  Last
year, EVEREN raised nearly $200,000 for local not-for-profit organizations
through the special effort, bringing the total contributed since the program's
inception in 1993 to $575,000.
    Community Commitment Day is a program through which EVEREN offices
donate a portion of a specified day's net revenues to local not-for-profit
organizations.  This philanthropic program is administered by the EVEREN
Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation that funds and coordinates employee
matching gifts and other charitable programs of EVEREN Capital Corporation
(NYSE: EVR).  EVEREN Capital is the parent company of EVEREN Securities.
    "The key to EVEREN's long-term success is building the business through
personal relationships between our local offices and the people they serve.
For more than 90 years the firm has distinguished itself as a solid corporate
citizen by reaching out and helping our communities," said David M. Greene,
senior executive vice president and director of client services.  "We are
proud to continue this heritage through our involvement in Community
Commitment Day."
    In keeping with a long-standing philosophy of community involvement and
charitable giving, EVEREN Capital established the EVEREN Foundation in 1996 to
make direct grants to charitable organizations and match EVEREN employee
donations to qualified tax-exempt organizations.  The foundation is funded by
gifts from EVEREN Capital Corporation, its employees and outside parties.
    Educational programs provide the primary focus of the EVEREN Foundation's
activities.  Organizations that improve skills, increase educational
opportunities and demonstrate an innovative application of technology to
teaching or learning are the primary recipients of foundation funding.
    EVEREN Securities, Inc. is a full-service nationwide superregional
brokerage firm which serves individual, corporate, municipal and institutional
clients through an integrated network of approximately 1,280 investment
consultants in 135 offices.  Drawing on its national branch system, the firm
combines the capital markets resources of a large national firm with the
personalized service and dedication of a smaller firm.  Currently, EVEREN
holds approximately $46 billion of client assets in more than 500,000 active
client accounts.  EVEREN Securities is a member of the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation and the New York Stock Exchange.  For more information,
visit the firm's site on the World Wide Web at http://www.everensec.com .

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