New York Cares, Inc. Executive Director to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Dec. 14, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Ariel Zwang, Executive Director, will preside over the opening bell.

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

 When:
 Friday, December 15, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Colleen Farrell
 Senior Director, Marketing and Communications
 New York Cares, Inc.
 212.402.1103; colleen_Farrell@nycares.org

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

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 New York Cares, Inc.

Founded in 1987, New York Cares enables 33,000 New Yorkers each year to serve on hands-on volunteer projects benefiting schools, social service agencies, homeless shelters, and other deserving organizations. Volunteers tutor children, feed the hungry, help adults develop job and language skills, assist people living with HIV/AIDS, revitalize community gardens, take homeless children on cultural and recreational outings, visit the elderly, provide coats to those who would go without, and make real differences every day in the lives of New Yorkers in need. For more information about the New York Cares Coat Drive and/or drop-off sites, the public can visit www.nycares.org or call (212) 402-1173.