New England Patriots Charitable Foundation and Fidelity Investments Present Second Annual NEPCF BELL Bowl

BOSTON, MA, Oct 23 (MARKET WIRE) --
The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation (NEPCF) and BELL (Building
Educated Leaders for Life) today announced the second annual NEPCF BELL
Bowl, presented by Fidelity Investments. The event allows sponsor teams
to compete in a touch football tournament on the field of Gillette
Stadium, home of the three-time world champion New England Patriots. Both
current and alumni Patriots players will join guests for the night as
they mingle and enjoy this very special evening of fanfare and spirited
competition. The event, sponsored by NEPCF and Fidelity investments, will
raise money for important community initiatives, including BELL's
nationally acclaimed summer and afterschool tutoring and enrichment
programs in Boston.

During last year's inaugural NEPCF BELL Bowl, more than 300 participants
were met by Patriots players including Tedy Bruschi, Vince Wilfork and
Jarvis Green, as well as Patriots legend Steve Grogan and Patriots Pro
Football Hall-of-Famer Andre Tippett. Twelve teams competed in the
tournament, with Castanea Partners, coached by Tedy Bruschi, taking home
the first annual BELL Bowl trophy. This year, the event will allow even
more teams the opportunity to participate, and individuals not
participating in the tournament will have the opportunity to purchase
individual tickets to attend this one-of-a-kind event.

"We are happy that we can give people the chance to compete on the
gridiron in the name of charity and giving back," said Josh Kraft, the
president of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. "We hope
when the participants are spending a great evening playing a game they
loved as kids, that they'll be reminded of all of the children in our
communities that need our support."

Boston-based BELL provides tutoring in reading and math, as well as
enrichment activities to help children develop higher self-esteem. The
BELL Summer program helps scholars continue to progress academically and
personally, rather than backslide in their educational progress as many
students do in the summer months. In addition, as a Supplemental
Educational Service (SES) provider, BELL provides afterschool tutoring to
eligible students under Federal No Child Left Behind legislation. Through
private and public funding, BELL's programs offer more extensive, more
robust and more effective tutoring and enrichment services than any other
provider.

"We are thrilled to present the second annual NEPCF BELL Bowl in
partnership with the Patriots organization and Fidelity," said Tiffany
Cooper Gueye, CEO of BELL. "More importantly, we recognize the significant
commitment that our partners and sponsors have made to help transform the
life opportunities of children in under-resourced communities throughout
Boston and New England."

Fidelity Investments is an ongoing supporter of BELL's tutoring and
mentoring program, serving children throughout the city of Boston. This is
Fidelity Investments' second year as title sponsor of the NEPCF BELL Bowl.

"Fidelity is delighted to be a part of BELL Bowl for the second year
running," said Dennis Duquette, vice president of community relations for
Fidelity Investments. "The intensity of the contests amongst these
friendly competitors will be surpassed only by the tremendous work done
for local students through BELL's innovative programs, and we're proud to
be a part of it."

In addition to Fidelity Investments and the New England Patriots
Charitable Foundation, BELL Bowl sponsors include Castanea Partners,
Target, Thomas H. Lee Partners, WilmerHale, Bulger Capital,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sovereign Bank and State Street.

Sponsorship opportunities and individual tickets are still available. For
more information, please visit www.BELLBowl.org.

About Fidelity Investments

Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial
services, with custodied assets of more than $3.2 trillion, including
managed assets of $1.5 trillion as of August 31, 2008. Fidelity offers
investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, and human resources
and benefits outsourcing services to 24 million individuals and
institutions as well as through 5,500 financial intermediary firms. The
firm is the largest mutual fund company in the United States, the No. 1
provider of workplace retirement savings plans, the largest mutual fund
supermarket and a leading online brokerage firm. For more information
about Fidelity Investments, visit www.fidelity.com.

About the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation

The purpose of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation is to assist
a variety of charitable organizations and programs by supporting their
educational, family and health initiatives. The New England Patriots
Charitable Foundation, Inc. is the nonprofit organization through which
the Patriots support charitable and philanthropic organizations
throughout New England. Robert Kraft established the New England Patriots
Charitable Foundation when he purchased the team in 1994. Underscoring
the Kraft family's deep commitment to charitable activities in this
community, the Foundation's primary goal is to help the youth and
families of New England through donations to programs that foster
cultural diversity, education, family and health.

About BELL

BELL, founded in 1992, is one of the nation's leading providers of quality
afterschool and summer educational programs. It is committed to enhancing
the educational achievements, self-esteem and life opportunities of
children living in under-resourced, urban communities. BELL serves more
than 12,000 children annually in schools throughout Baltimore, Boston,
Detroit, New York City and Springfield, Mass. Please visit
www.bellnational.org for more information.

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