Since 1996, John & Gloria Rizzuti and Rizzuti/Austin Marketing Group have contributed financial resources to community service groups and charitable organizations. It is our belief that we have the responsibility to take some of our financial success and give that back to the community to help support those who are less fortunate than we. I've discovered a guiding principle in my life - "The more you give, the more you get." Many years ago, my mother told me that it's not how much you make that is important in life, it's what you give back.

Many of our contributions fall into four areas. First we support organizations that serve children. We must help disadvantaged young people who are not able to help themselves. Two, our support of amateur wrestling and individual wrestlers stems from John's belief that this classic sport helps young people reach their lifelong potential. Third, due to the huge loss to our family to the terror of cancer, we support the organizations whose primary goal is to find a cure for the disease. Finally we support organizations that help women who are suffering from breast cancer, alcoholism and other debilitating diseases.

The following list represents those charities and community support organizations that have received contributions from John & Gloria Rizzuti and Rizzuti/Austin Marketing Group:

• The Crystal Charity Ball
• Cattle Baron's Ball
• The Susan G. Komen Foundation
• Junior League of Dallas
• The Family Place
• Magdalene House
• KERA Channel 13
• USA Wrestling and USA Wrestling/Texas
• The University of Oklahoma Wrestling
• Northern Illinois University Wrestling Program
• Princeton University Wrestling
• Texas Wrestling Officials Association Scholarship Fund
• Happy Hill Farm Academy/Home
• Habitat for Humanity International
• The University of North Texas Portfolio Class
• YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
• AIDS Walk of Austin
• March of Dimes
• American Cancer Society
• Senior Adult Services of Carrollton, Texas
• Wheeling Jesuit University - Challenger Space Center
• Salvation Army
• Blank Children's Hospital of Des Moines, Iowa
• Goodwill Industries
• Union Gospel Mission
• SPCA
• Leukemia Society Walk
• Mckinney Avenue Transit Authority
• Dallas Symphony League
• Dallas Opera
• Kidney Foundation of Texas