Action Against Hunger To Open NASDAQ Market
ACF to be honored during televized broadcast from Times Square, New York City
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.
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Facts about Hunger
925 million people suffer from hunger and malnutrition around the world. That's more than the populations of the United States, Canada, and the European Union.
Malnutrition affects 32.5% of children in developing countries.
1 out of every 6 infants are born with low birth weight due to undernutrition among pregnant women in developing countries.
1 out of every 3 people in developing countries are affected by vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Hunger is number one on the list of the world's top 10 health risks. It kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.
