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Treasury is teaming up with the American Bankers Association Education Foundation next week for the ninth annual Teach Children to Save Day. More than 20 Treasury officials will join local bankers across the country on April 26 to visit primary, elementary, middle and high schools to teach students the importance of saving.
Teach Children to Save Day is an opportunity for us to highlight what teachers, parents, community leaders and so many other dedicated groups and individuals are hard at work on all year long – providing today’s children with the knowledge they need to make sound financial decisions throughout their lifetimes, said Treasury Secretary John W. Snow. Knowing the facts has a way of opening doors, and when it comes to a secure economic future, we want to make sure that the doors of opportunity are wide open for America’s youth.
Secretary Snow and Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral will join ABA Chairman Elizabeth A. Duke to kick off the nationwide efforts with fifth-graders from Seaton Elementary at Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (located at 14th and C Streets, S.W. in Washington, DC) at 1:30 p.m. EDT on April 26. All attending press must call (202) 874-2778 by 3 p.m. April 25, with name, media organization, and phone number for security clearance. Media should use the 14th and C Streets S.W. (tour) entrance. Media will be asked to show press credentials.
Across the country, a total of 23 Treasury officials will be joining bankers in classrooms to teach lessons including games and activities that illustrate the value of saving, budgeting and the power of interest. For more information on National Teach Children to Save Day, please visit www.aba.com and click on Consumer Connection.
Media interested in covering the following events should contact Treasury’s Public Affairs Office at (202) 622-2960 or Laura Fisher with the ABA at (202) 663-5466. The following events scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, are open to the press:
Bobbie Gray, Office of Financial Education
GlennDale Elementary School6700 Glenn Dale RoadGlenn Dale, MD 8:30 a.m. EDT Luke Bernstein, Office of Financial Education
Valley Elementary School100 Rock Glen RdSugarloaf, PA 9:20 a.m. AND 10:05 a.m. EDT Bobby Pittman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Finance and Debt
Fulton Elementary School11600Scaggsville RoadFulton, MD 9:30 a.m. EDT Ed Christovich, Office of Financial Education
St. Peters Interparish School422 Third Street, S.E.Washington, DC 9:30 a.m. EDT Jean Card, Senior Writer
Kipp DC KEY Academy (Knowledge Empowers You)770 M Street, S.E.Washington, DC 10:00 a.m. EDT Madelyn Simmons Marchessault, United States Mint Robert Robidoux, Philadelphia Mint Plant Manager
151 North Independence Mall EastPhiladelphia, PA 10:00 a.m. EDT Don Hammond, Acting Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
Key School5001 Dana Place, N.W.Washington, DC 10:00 a.m. EDT Paul Curry, Executive Secretary
Just Elementary1315 Spruce StreetTampa, FL 10:30 a.m. EDT
Bauder Elementary12755 86th AveSeminole, FL 2:00 p.m. EDT Robert Carroll, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Analysis
Maury Elementary600 Russell RoadAlexandria, VA 10:30 a.m. EDT Dan Iannicola, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education
IndianLandHigh School8361 Charlotte HighwayFort Mill, SC 12:00 p.m. EDT Sandra Pedroarias, Office of Financial Education
Buzz Aldrin Elementary11375 Center Harbor RoadReston, VA 1:00 p.m. EDT Greg Zerzan, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions
Mt.Elden Middle School3223 North Fourth StreetFlagstaff, AZ 8:45 a.m. MDT D.J. Vogt, Office of Legislative Affairs
Henderson Elementary2820 Henderson DriveCheyenne, WY 9:00 a.m. MDT Roger Kodat, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Government Financial Policy
Cheyenne-EagleButte High SchoolCheyenne River Sioux Tribal ReservationEagle Butte, SD 10:25 a.m. AND 12 p.m. MDT
TiospayeTopaSchoolCheyenne River Sioux Tribal ReservationLa Plante, SD 1:30 p.m. AND 2:30 p.m. MDT Kimberly Reed, Senior Advisor to the Secretary
Rossiter Elementary School1497 Sierra Road EastHelena, MT 10:30 a.m. AND 2 p.m. MDT Troy Stang, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Sunrise Elementary14603 East 24th AvenueSpokane, WA 10:45 a.m. PDT Jesse Villarreal, Office of Domestic Finance
Parrish Middle School802 Capitol Street N.E.Salem, OR 11:15 a.m. PDT D. Scott Parsons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Critical Infrastructure Protection
Mabel Hoggard Elementary950 N. Tonopah DriveLas Vegas, Nevada 12:00 p.m. PDT Mike Garcia, Office of Domestic Finance
Cordoba Lane Elementary2460 Cordoba LaneRancho Cordoba, CA 1:00 p.m. PDT