Photo By Ed Sharpe

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Super Bowl XLII will be played in Glendale, AZ on Sun., February 3, 2008 with the kick-off at 4:18 p.m. (6:18 p.m. EST)

Fourteen NYSE Euronext Arizona-listed companies will participate in the remote NYSE bell ringing:
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) Roy Vallee, Chairman & CEO (initiating company for this event)
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AW) John Zillmer, Chairman & CEO
CSK Auto Corp. (NYSE: CAO) Lawrence Mondry, President & CEO
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) Richard Adkerson, CEO
Hypercom Corp. (NYSE: HYC) Norman Stout, Chairman; Philippe Tartavull, CEO
Knight Transportation, Inc. (NYSE: KNX) Kevin Knight, Chairman & CEO
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYSE: MRX) Jonah Shacknai, Chairman & CEO
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH) Steven J. Hilton, Chairman & CEO
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) William J. Post, Chairman & CEO
RSC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RRR) Erik Olsson, President & CEO
UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS) James S. Pignatelli, Chairman & CEO
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) Kimberly J. McWaters, President & CEO
US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) Douglas Parker, Chairman, President & CEO
Viad Corp (NYSE: VVI) Bob Bohannon, Chairman; Paul Dykstra, President & CEO

 (not in order of appearance)

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Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a leading global technology distributor, announced today its Chairman and CEO Roy Vallee will join all Arizona NYSE Euronext-listed company chairmen, CEOs and senior executives live from Arizona to ring The Closing Bell(R), Friday, February 1, 2008. 

The Closing Bell signifies the close of trading on the NYSE, and will mark the kick-off of Arizona hosting Super Bowl XLII weekend. 'NYSE Euronext is proud to kick-off Super Bowl weekend with the ringing of the NYSE Closing Bell from Arizona,' said NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan L. Niederauer. 'This is a great opportunity to showcase our many listed companies from the region, including Avnet Inc., whose CEO, Roy Vallee, helped make this unique event possible.' 'Bringing together two of the most famous events in the world -- ringing the NYSE bell and the NFL's Super Bowl -- is exciting for our great state of Arizona. It's an honor to ring the bell on our turf for the state's first time, joined by 14 excellent local companies on the Big Board and Avnet's employees,' said Mr. Vallee. The Closing Bell(R) will ring at 2 p.m. MT / 4 p.m. ET. 

Roy Vallee will join NYSE Euronext Executive Vice President and Co-COO, U.S. Products Larry Leibowitz, along with chairmen, CEOs and senior executives from the 14 Arizona-based companies listed on the NYSE including Allied Waste Industries, Inc., CSK Auto Corp., Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Hypercom Corp., Knight Transportation, Inc., Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Meritage Homes Corp., Pinnacle West Capital Corp., RSC Holdings, Inc., UniSource Energy Corp., Universal Technical Institute, Inc., US Airways Group Inc., and Viad Corp. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, City of Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, owner of the Arizona Cardinals William Bidwill, as well as Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Chairman Mike Kennedy and Official Team Captain of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Spike(TM) will also participate in the ceremony. 

A live webcast of the event will be available beginning at 1:55 p.m. MT / 3:55 p.m. ET on the NYSE homepage at www.nyse.com. Super Bowl XLII will be played in the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. on Sunday, February 3, 2008.

 About Avnet Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and technology services and solutions with more than 300 locations serving more than 70 countries worldwide. The company markets, distributes and optimizes the supply-chain and provides design-chain services for the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities, such as maximizing inventory efficiency, managing logistics, assembling products and providing engineering design assistance for its 100,000 customers, accelerating their growth through cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, Avnet generated revenue of $15.68 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com

GLENDALE FIREFIGHTERS TO HOST LUNCH AND FESTIVITIES
FOR SUPER BOWL MAKE-A-WISH KIDS 

Public Safety Exterior Compound, 9400 West Maryland
Special Bar-B-Q Lunch for Super Bowl Make-a-Wish Children
Friday, February 1, 2008. 12:30 pm to 2:15 pm (Arizona Time)

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Glendale Firefighters were honored to host several Super Bowl Make-A-Wish children and their siblings for a special lunch.

The event took place at the public safety exterior compound, just north of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. Children had an opportunity to view and sit in the latest Glendale Fire Department trucks, including the “Bronto” Ladder Truck.

Children had the opportunity to squirt water from fire engines and take a ride in the “Bronto” Ladder basket. Search and Rescue dogs were also s on-site. Glendale firefighters will allow these brave kids to try on their fire protective equipment and experience what it would be like to be a firefighter.

ABOVE LARGE Photo #1: from left to right: Firefighter's Arick O'Hara and 
Willie Galindo with   wishee and attendant.        

Wishee  and Firefighter Paramedic Adam Pottle

Elizabeth Jackman - Glendale Star Photographing Firefighter Paramedic Adam Pottle and wishee

In the bucket: Firefighter's Arick O'Hara and 
Willie Galindo with   wishee and attendant.