ADVISORY, May 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Junior Achievement, the world's largest organization dedicated to teaching financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship to young people, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square to ring the Opening Bell on behalf of The Carlyle Group, the global alternative asset manager that will launch its Initial Public Offering today, May 3, 2012.
Participants include:
- Edward Grenier, President and CEO of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington
- Joseph Peri, President of Junior Achievement of New York
- Six Junior Achievement high school students
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Thursday, May 3, 2012 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Jen Knapp
(212) 401-8916
Jennifer.knapp@nasdaqomx.com
Feed Information:
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About Junior Achievement USA® (JA):
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches four million students per year in more than 120 markets across the United States, with an additional six million students served by operations in 119 other countries worldwide. Visit www.ja.org for more information.
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