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

Market Wire, October, 2008

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.