Achilles Kids to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell
December 29 2017 - 10:00AM
What: Achilles Kids will visit the Nasdaq
MarketSite in Times Square. The Achilles Kids
running-walking-rolling program has been giving children with
disabilities the opportunity to achieve for over 22 years. Kids
with disabilities get the opportunity to exercise regularly and
compete with other runners, helping them become stronger and
healthier. Equally important, they give children a way to measure
achievement at any level of participation, gain confidence through
their successes, and have fun.
The visit is a part of Nasdaq’s 7th annual “Fit Week” – from
January 2nd to January 5th, 2018 – featuring companies and
organizations that help individuals lead healthier lifestyles
during bell ceremonies.
In honor of the occasion, Dick Traum, Achilles Founder
& CEO, will ring the Closing Bell.
Where:Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd
& Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:Tuesday, January 2, 2018 – 3:45 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. ET
Achilles Kids Contact:Karen Lewis212.354.0300
x305kids@achillesinternational.org
Nasdaq MarketSite Media Contact:Emily Pan(646)
441-5120emily.pan@nasdaq.com
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Webcast: A live stream of the Nasdaq Closing
Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live
or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
Photos: To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of
the Market Close, please go to
http://business.nasdaq.com/discover/market-bell-ceremonies and
click on the market close of your choice.
About Achilles Kids:The Achilles Kids program
is a free running/walking & “rolling” (for children using
wheelchairs) program for children with all types of
disabilities.
Our school based program reaches over 11,000 children with
disabilities in more than 350 schools in 18 states. Achilles Kids
empowers children with disabilities to run, walk, or roll in their
adaptive physical education classes throughout the year. The
centerpiece of our program is a 26.2 mile “virtual” marathon that
the kids complete over the course of the school year. They mark
their progress on customized maps of their city created by
Achilles. Achilles also provides curriculum ideas and a variety of
awards and incentives, including t-shirts, medals, and
certificates. In 2017, we were extremely proud to award more than
6,500 children who completed the virtual marathon a free pair of
Adidas sneakers.
In addition to our school program, Achilles Kids holds two
weekend programs in NYC for children with disabilities and their
able-bodied siblings. First, a fun “activities-based” running
program for children of all ages and ability levels to help kids
with disabilities develop a love for running. Second, we have a
more advanced training program that helps children with
disabilities and their able-bodied siblings train for mainstream
races.
The whole goal of Achilles is that people’s lives can be changed
by having the opportunity to achieve. Reaching a goal that seems
impossible and working very hard to do so has profound implications
for all areas of a person’s life. Their level of aspiration changes
in every endeavor they set out. Personal, professional, academic
and social.
It all starts from crossing the finish line. At Achilles Kids,
we firmly believe that the finish line is really the start line to
the rest of their lives.
About Nasdaq:Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading
global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing,
information and public company services. Through its diverse
portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize
and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven
technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating
today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first
electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 90
marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities
transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,900 total listings
with a market value of approximately $12 trillion. To learn more,
visit: http://business.nasdaq.com
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