Matilda Raffa Cuomo, Mentoring USA Founder and Chairperson, to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell to Celebrate National Mentoring Month

ADVISORY, Jan. 12, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --

What: Matilda Raffa Cuomo, Founder and Chairperson of Mentoring USA, will preside over the closing bell. Joining her are Charles Grodin, acclaimed actor, writer and humanitarian and Alan Schwartz, President & Co-COO, Bear Sterns. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 4 p.m. ET Contacts: Scott Smith, Mentoring USA 212-400-7010; ssmith@helpusa.org NASDAQ MarketSite: Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; 347.219.9539 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

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 Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing 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 Mentoring USA:

Mentoring USA, founded by Matilda Raffa Cuomo in 1995, is an effective, early-intervention mentoring program to prevent school dropout. By providing mentors at schools, community centers, and foster care agencies, Mentoring USA helps children, ages 5-18, improve their self-esteem, broaden their vision of opportunities and succeed in school. The model has proven to be effective in helping a child to reach his or her full potential. When each child is matched with a trained, caring, adult volunteer mentor on a one-to-one basis, the child's grades improve, school absenteeism minimizes, and children gain new confidence and hope for the future.

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