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FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., DALLAS COWBOY BILL BATES AND CELEBRITY GOLFERS DONATE $150,000 TO TORNADO RELIEF FUND DALLAS, June 25, 1997 -- A donation totaling $150,000 will be made on Thursday, June 26, to aid victims of last month's tornado in Jarrell, Texas. FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., the Bill Bates Foundation, and members of the Celebrity Players Golf Tour are making the gift to Diane Johns of the Jarrell Civic League, and Rev. Max Johnston for the First Baptist Church of Jarrell in a brief ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Eagle Bank, 121 North Fifth Street in Jarrell. Dallas Cowboy Bill Bates, former Green Bay Packer Donny Anderson and FIRSTPLUS executive Kenny Cobern will make the presentation. The driving force for the donation came at the FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament held in Dallas in late May. The tournament players, which included Miami Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino, baseball legend Johnny Bench and former vice president Dan Quayle, voted to donate a $50,000 share of the tournament purse to aid tornado relief efforts. That amount was matched by the tournament's beneficiary, the Bill Bates Foundation, and tournament sponsor FIRSTPLUS, a Dallas-based consumer finance company. FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC. (NASDAQ: FPFG) is a specialized consumer finance company that, through its subsidiaries, originates, purchases, services and securitizes consumer finance receivables, primarily home improvement and debt consolidation loans, all secured by the borrower's home. The company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has regional offices in Denver, Colorado; Holly Springs, Mississippi; and, Columbia, South Carolina, and a network of 41 origination branches nationwide. FIRSTPLUS provides consumer loans in 46 states through a combination of retail branches, loan-by-phone kiosks in malls, and over the phone. Customers may contact FIRSTPLUS by calling 1-800-510-PLUS, or through the company's web site at http://www.firstplus.com. If you have questions regarding any press release, please Email: press_release@firstplus.com. Thank you. |