ADVISORY, Dec. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: Sharon Cohen, Founder and Executive Director of Figure Skating Harlem, and Tamara Tunie, Star of Law & Order: SVU, will preside over the Closing Bell. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Friday, January 2, 2009 at 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. ET Contacts: Sharon Cohen (646) 698-3440 info@figureskatinginharlem.org NASDAQ MarketSite: Robert Madden (646) 441-5045 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com
Feed Information:
The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
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 Figure Skating in Harlem:
Figure Skating in Harlem's (FSH) mission is to transform young lives and help Harlem girls to grow in leadership, confidence and academic achievement. Established in 1997 with a special visit by Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton, FSH has served more than one thousand girls with a powerful program that prepares them for success in all aspects of life.
Our vision is to empower every young girl with the confidence and foundation to achieve her dreams. She will be a powerful speaker, an effective leader, live a healthy lifestyle, and be a global citizen.
In 1989, the Princeton and Yale women's ice hockey teams conducted ice skating clinics with a handful of girls from the Harlem-based agency, Upward Inc. The students so enjoyed the ice skating clinics that they expressed an interest in learning to figure skate. Sharon Cohen, a former competitive figure skater (U.S.F.S.A. double gold medalist) and Brown University and New York University graduate, volunteered to work with these girls, and, soon, their excitement about the sport inspired Sharon to start Figure Skating in Harlem, a rigorous figure skating and academic enrichment program. In 1997, Figure Skating in Harlem officially separated from Upward Inc. and incorporated as a non-profit in the State of New York, expanding its program to serve girls throughout the Harlem community.
For more than a decade, FSH has continued to expand its educational and skating opportunities to serve a greater number of girls, grown from a staff of three to over thirty, and now hosts four exciting city-wide events, bringing together parents, community supporters, business leaders, and celebrities. In 2009-10, the organization is looking forward to opening its first Leading Edge Center on 125th Street, a 5,000 square foot space to accommodate the growing demand of our program and services.
For more information please visit http://www.figureskatinginharlem.org.
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com/.