Action Against Hunger To Open NASDAQ Market

ACF to be honored during televized broadcast from Times Square, New York City New York, NY —

Alexis Azria, member of Action Against Hunger USA's Board of Directors, will join host Jeff Singer, Regional Vice President of NASDAQ, to preside over the Market Open.

Where:

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

When:

Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 9:30 a.m.

Why:

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, The NASDAQ Stock Market proudly welcomes Action Against Hunger, a world leader in the fight against hunger, to the Market Open. With programs in 40 countries and 4,500 staff, Action Against Hunger offers emergency assistance to people suffering from the dire consequences of man-made crises and natural disasters with a commitment to helping vulnerable populations regain their self-sufficiency.

About Action Against Hunger

Since 1979, Action Against Hunger has addressed hunger on four fronts with programs in nutrition, water and sanitation, food security, and health. They are responsible for pioneering the F100 therapeutic milk formula that dramatically reduced the mortality rate during the treatment of severe acute malnutrition from 25% to 5%. The F100 formula is now an industry standard, used worldwide by major humanitarian organizations. Action Against Hunger's programs are also cost effective -- 91% of all donations go directly to the field.

Feed Information

The market open ceremony is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 4R C/transponder 20. The downlink frequency is 4100 vertical; audio: 6.2/6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions please contact the NASDAQ Traffic Department at (646) 441-5220.

About Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger | ACF International is a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. Recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, ACF works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger. With 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity, ACF runs life-saving programs in some 40 countries benefiting 5 million people each year.

Press Contact

Action Against Hunger - USA

James L. Phelan
Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA
Contact James Phelan
Direct: 212-967-7800 x108
Cell: 646-265-7796

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