Songs of Love Foundation President and Founder to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 John Beltzer, President & Founder of Songs of Love Foundation will
 preside over the closing bell.

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

 When:
 Friday August 18th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 John Beltzer
 Work: 718-441-5422
 Cell: 917-750-8222
 john@songsoflove.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 Songs of Love Foundation:

Songs of Love Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating personalized songs for chronically and terminally ill children and young adults. Each song is delivered on CD and contains the child's name and all the people, pets, interests and things they love in their lives. On September 8th, Songs of Love will be reaching its 10,000th song in their 10th year. For more information on the organization, please visit www.songsoflove.org or call 800-960-SONG.