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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Anne D'Amico, CPA, PFS 856.667.4100

Cherry Hill, NJ...................January 13, 2006 Page 1 of 1

LOCAL CPA ELECTED TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co., Cherry Hill, NJ, the 20th largest accounting firm with offices in New Jersey, is pleased to announce that managing partner Reynold P. Cicalese, CPA, PFS, a Medford, NJ resident and 1978 graduate of Rutgers-Camden, was recently elected to the Board of Trustees of the Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County.

Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County is a 259-bed community hospital in Willingboro, NJ. Specialty services include the Lourdes Cancer Program, which is a member of the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Network; Lourdes Specialty Hospital of Southern New Jersey, a unit for long-term acute-care patients; cardiology services, including a new cardiac catheterization laboratory and ECP laboratory for the treatment of chronic chest pain; maternity services; a wound care center; a sleep disorders center; behavioral health services and extensive diagnostic and treatment services including a CT scanner and an MRI center.

Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County is part of the Lourdes Health System, and is sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, N.Y. Lourdes is a member of Catholic Health East, a health system with 31 hospitals on the East Coast.

Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co. provides a wide range of services including accounting, auditing, tax planning and preparation, management consulting, financial and estate planning, business valuations, litigation support, Eldercare, payroll processing, and information technology consulting.

Securities offered through 1st Global Capital Corp., Member FINRA, SIPC.

Investment advisory services offered through 1st Global Advisors, Inc.

For more information contact:

Anne D'Amico, CPA, PFS

Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co.

900 Kings Highway North

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

856.667.4100 extension 180

Email: ADamico@alloysilverstein.com

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