The Fresh Air Fund's Executive Director to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


MEDIA ADVISORY, July 12, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Jenny Morgenthau, Executive Director of The Fresh Air Fund, along
 with a group of Fresh Air children, will preside over the closing
 bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast 
 Studio

 When:
 Thursday July 13th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Amanda Cortese
 Public Relations Director
 212.897.8890
 acortese@freshair.org

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8 The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About The Fresh Air Fund:

The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit organization, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million inner-city children since 1877. For more information about making a donation or becoming a Fresh Air volunteer, please call The Fresh Air Fund at 800-367-0003. Visit our Web site at www.freshair.org.