Screen Actors Guild Celebrate 75th Anniversary at Philadelphia Stock Exchange on June 19 National SAG Secretary Treasurer and actress Connie Stevens ring the opening bell

PHILADELPHIA- June 19, 2008 –Actress and entrepreneur Connie Stevens, the national secretary-treasurer of the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG), rang the opening bell at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) today Thursday, June 19 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of SAG, an organization with more than 1,600 members in Philadelphia and 120,000 nationwide.

Connie Stevens, who has held this position with SAG since 2005, is well known for her work on stage, screen and television. Among a litany of show business successes, Stevens originated the role of Cricket Blake on the television series . She has a star on the Walk of Fame and a star on the Star Walk in Palm Springs. She developed a successful cosmetic skin care product line, Forever Spring, and she has also been recognized for her charitable works.

SAG is the nation’s largest labor union representing working actors. Established in 1933, the Guild exists to enhance actors’ working conditions, compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists’ rights. SAG represents nearly 120,000 actors who work in motion pictures, television, commercials, industrials, video games, Internet and all new media formats.

About Philadelphia Stock Exchange The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades more than 7,000 stocks, 2,600 equity options, 17 sectors index options, options on all major currencies, and futures through its subsidiary, The Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT). For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com. ###

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