PRESS RELEASE

NBFAA Announces Formation of Political Action Committee
Association Seeks to Support Industry and its Members through the PAC

Irving, Texas, March. 17, 2008 – The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) announced today that it has formed a political action committee (PAC) to support US Congressional candidates who are advocates of issues and legislation for the electronic life safety and security industry.

“PACs allow for organizations to find candidates that have a real interest in seeing companies and industries succeed. The NBFAA PAC will enhance our Federal government relations goals and assist us supporting our Congressional friends,” said NBFAA President George Gunning.

“PACs are an invaluable resource for associations and their member companies to facilitate contributions to U.S. Congressional candidates in both House and Senate races. The legal minefield one must navigate to give directly to a candidate is confusing at best, and PACs avoid the possible problems inherent in companies trying to manage individual contributions,” explained NBFAA Government Relations Director John Chwat.

NBFAA will begin soliciting PAC contributions this year directly from member companies according to federal rules and regulations. For more information about the NBFAA PAC and what you can do to support it, contact NBFAA's lobbyist and Director of Government Relations John Chwat, at Chwat & Company, Inc., 625 Slaters Lane, Suite 103, Alexandria, VA 22314. He may be reached by phone at (703) 684-7703 or by e-mail at Gov.Info@alarm.org.

About NBFAA

NBFAA, a non-profit 501(c) 6 trade association, is the nation's oldest and largest organization dedicated to representing, promoting, and supporting the electronic life safety, security, and systems industry. Member companies specialize in a wide spectrum of services to commercial and residential consumers, including security and fire alarms, video surveillance, access control and monitoring. In cooperation with a federation of state associations, NBFAA provides government advocacy and delivers timely information, professional development tools, products and services that members use to grow and prosper their businesses. The NBFAA may be reached at (888) 447-1689 or on the Web at www.alarm.org.

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