BERMUDA, HAMILTON, March 2, 2006 – Robin Bedford, President of Dundee Leeds and Charles H. Dufresne, Jr., an attorney at Abbey Gardy, LLP are preparing to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world, on March 12-17, in order to raise money for Hedge Funds Care, a group of Hedge Fund professionals committed to protecting children from abuse and neglect.

Otherwise known as the ‘Roof of Africa’, and standing at 5,895m / 19,340 feet, it is the highest mountain in the world that can be climbed without technical equipment. Preparation has been crucial and both men have been following a rigorous training regime in order to ensure their success.

“Building up core fitness has been an important part of our preparations” says Bedford. “Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in the world that can be conquered without true climbing skills and apparatus, but despite this it is still a true challenge as many climbers die on its slopes each year.”

Bedford and Dufresne are climbing in order to raise money for charity, and chose Hedge Funds Care to be the beneficiary. “A few of my friends were abused as children. I see the effect that had on them – their outlook on life, their general lack of trust in humanity” says Dufresne. Bedford continues “It is imperative that somebody is out there watching and trying to prevent the abuse of children before it starts. We know that at Hedge Funds Care every dollar raised will have a profound impact on the child that it goes to protect.”

If you would like to sponsor Robin and Charles, please go to http://www.firstgiving.com/kilimanjaro.

About Dundee Leeds: Dundee Leeds is a global provider of fund administration services for the alternative investment industry. With a presence in Bermuda, New York, Cayman, BVI and Montreal, Dundee Leeds services both onshore and offshore funds. Dundee Leeds was acquired in 1998 by Toronto-based investment bank Dundee Corporation. Employing more than 600 people in ten countries, the Corporation includes Dundee Wealth Management, managing and administering some $41 billion in assets, Dundee Realty Management Corporation, and Dundee Resources Ltd, which has holdings in various natural resource companies. For more information go to www.dundeeleeds.com or call Sheona Griffiths (441) 295 8617.

About Abbey Gardy: Abbey Gardy, LLP, is a nationally recognized law firm concentrating in large, complex litigation in the fields of securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, consumer protection and antitrust law. For more information go to www.abbeygardy.com

About Hedge Funds Care: Hedge Funds Care (“HFC”) is a group of hedge fund professionals committed to protecting children from abuse and neglect. In 2005 they raised approximately $4 million nationwide and since 1999 over $15 million. They are the only business-related charity focused on the prevention & treatment of child abuse. Started in New York in 1999 by Rob Davis, they are now a 501 (C) (3) entity raising and distributing funds in San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Toronto, Boston, Denver, Cayman Islands and London. For more information go to www.hedgefundscare.org

About Mt. Kilimanjaro: Called the ‘Roof of Africa’, the highest freestanding mountain in the world, rises majestically from the Tanzanian plains close to the Kenyan border. Although long dormant, it remains one of the world’s largest volcanoes and technically is not extinct – the Kibo crater last puffed some smoke as recently as 200 years ago! The mountain lies just 3 degrees (330km / 205 miles) south of the Equator and can be seen from more than 160km / 95 miles away. At 5,895m / 19,340 feet it is the highest mountain in the world that can be climbed without technical equipment.