The ESOP Association to Celebrate 30 Years of Service in 2008

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 2008, The ESOP Association
will celebrate its 30th Anniversary helping create better and stronger
employee owned companies and spreading the message of employee ownership in
America.

"Thirty years of successful operations as the primary advocate for employee
ownership through the ESOP model is a tribute -- a tribute to the hundreds of
men and women volunteer ESOP advocates who have dedicated hundreds of hours to
make America better," said J. Michael Keeling, President of The ESOP
Association. "Employee ownership cynics have always underestimated the power
of ownership, and miscalculate the deep passion these men and women bring to
our national discussion about what is fair and equitable."

Always controlled by its volunteer ESOP company leaders, The ESOP Association
has a 30 year record of membership and growth. Starting with less than 200
members, and a few thousand dollars in revenue, The ESOP Association now has
over 2,500 members, and the gross revenue of the Association and its
affiliate, the Employee Ownership Foundation, was approximately $4.5 million
in 2007.

For additional information about The ESOP Association, its advocacy work, or
Chapter program, please visit the website at www.esopassociation.org.

The core cause of The ESOP Association is the belief that employee ownership
will improve American competitiveness, increase productivity through greater
employee participation, and strengthen our free enterprise economy.

SOURCE The ESOP Association

Amy Gwiazdowski of The ESOP Association, +1-202-293-2971,
amy@esopassociation.org