ADVISORY, Nov. 06, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

What: 

World of Children® Award, a non-profit organization that improves the lives of vulnerable children by funding and elevating the most effective changemakers worldwide, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square to celebrate the winners and nominees of the 2015 Awards.

In honor of the occasion, World of Children® Award Co-Founder Harry Leibowitz, actress, philanthropist and World of Children® Award celebrity ambassador Stephanie March, and Editor at Large of Ballantine Bantam Dell, Alina Cho will ring the Opening Bell.

Where:

Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Friday, November 6, 2015 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET

World of Children® Media Contact:

Sarah Cramer

(617) 999-6065

[email protected]

Nasdaq MarketSite:

Hilary Edelstein

(646) 678-2321

[email protected]

Feed Information:

Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
DVBS QPSK

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Webcast:

A webcast of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at:
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Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About World of Children® Award:

World of Children® Award improves the lives of vulnerable children by funding and elevating the most effective changemakers for children worldwide. Since 1998, World of Children Award has granted more than $7 million in cash grants and program support to more than 100 humanitarian leaders who are the driving force behind programs serving children worldwide. The organization’s exhaustive research and vetting of individuals has been hailed by leading philanthropic organizations. The media often refers to World of Children Award as the Nobel Prize for child advocacy. World of Children Award has been featured in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, People, Town & Country, and Harper’s Bazaar. World of Children Award Honorees have also been featured by The New York Times, CNN, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Fast Company Magazine, People, Glamour, TEEN Vogue, TIME for Kids, USA Today and the Christian Science Monitor, among several other national and international media. Most recently, The Huffington Post named World of Children Award’s Co-Founders, Harry Leibowitz and Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, one of the United States’ most inspiring “power couples” for their lifetime commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable children around the world.

About Nasdaq:

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