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SunTrust Mortgage is actively involved in the community:Operates as a proud corporate sponsor of First Book, a national non-profit organization that gives children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books: - Sterling Edmunds, Jr., President and CEO of SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., has served on the First Book Board of Directors since 2007. - SunTrust Mortgage has pledged $250,000 over 5 years to First Book, and employees have donated over $300,000 personally since 2005. Has participated in the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk since 2003: - $306,000 has been raised by SunTrust associates. Has participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure since 2002, when Sterling Edmunds, Jr., president and CEO of SunTrust Mortgage, served as the corporate chair: - $111,883 in both corporate and employee donations have been raised. Has sponsored the Christmas Angel Gift Program for over 5 years, providing children in need with employee-donated gifts of clothing and toys. Has supported the United Way campaign since 1995, raising $1,665,000 in both corporate and employee donations. SunTrust Mortgage is committed to enhancing homeownership opportunities in the communities we serve:Established SunTrust Mortgage's African-American Advisory Council and Hispanic Advisory Council in 2006 to better understand the needs of our diverse customer base. Promotes involvement in the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), a non-profit organization whose mission is to increase Hispanic homeownership rates. Rod Flowers, Vice President and Retail Loan Officer, voted the Best Mortgage Lender on the Eastern Shore in Metropolitan Magazine's 2006 "Best Of" issue. Received an "Outstanding" Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in its latest examination in 2005. Awarded a "Top 10 Lender" designation by the Virginia Housing Development Authority every year since 2003. SunTrust Mortgage values diversity in the workplace:Has participated in the INROADS intern program for outstanding ethnically diverse students since 2007. Named as a Top 50 company in DiversityInc magazine in 2005 and 2006 and recognized as a Top 25 "noteworthy" company in 2007. Achieved a Corporate Equality Index score of 100 for the Human Rights Campaign in 2005. Martha Simmons, executive vice president and National Retail Production Manager, named as one of the "Top 25 Women to Watch" by U.S. Banker magazine in October 2005. Has participated in the Mortgage Bankers Association-sponsored Path to Diversity Scholarship Program since 2003, donating over $80,000 in scholarship funds.