MDA Director to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Kick-Off Labor Day Telethon


MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 29, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Christopher J. Rosa, member of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's
 Board of Directors and director for student affairs at the City
 University of New York (CUNY); New York City's MDA Telethon co-host
 Giovanna Drpic and Russ Salzberg of WWOR-TV, Channel 9 will preside
 over the closing bell to celebrate the 41st annual Jerry Lewis MDA
 Labor Day Telethon.

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

 When:
 Wednesday August 30th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Bob Mackle
 Vice President - Public Information
 (520) 529-5317
 bobmackle@mdausa.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 MDA:

MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat more than 40 neuromuscular disease through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. The Association's programs are funded almost entirely by individual contributors.