FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Green Bay, Wis.- (June 28, 2007) – Applications for MoneySmart Kid 2007 for the Green Bay Area are being accepted from 6th-8th graders who attend a public and private school in the Partners in Education School Districts—Ashwaubenon, Denmark, De Pere, Green Bay, Howard-Suamico, Luxemburg-Casco, Pulaski, Seymour, West De Pere and Wrightstown—until Aug. 15.
Money Smart Week Wisconsin is a creation of the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy in cooperation with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Governor Jim Doyle created the Council; First Lady Jessica Doyle is its honorary chair. Oct. 7-13, 2007 marks the second annual statewide financial literacy campaign, the first of its kind in the nation; this is also the first year for the Green Bay Area. Money Smart Week is based on an idea created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago with the goal of helping families, students, homeowners, businesspersons, employees and other community members expand their opportunities through financial literacy. The week was created to provide workshops, seminars, programs, events and other activities aimed at improving financial literacy.
Various businesses and agencies in the Greater Green Bay Area are involved in planning the activities for this area. Partner organizations in the Greater Green Bay Area are sponsoring the MoneySmart Kid Essay Contest. Students in grades 6-8 (2007-08 school year) from a Partners in Education public or private school are encouraged to enter by answering the Money Smart question with an essay of 300 words or less. Finalists will be selected to attend the Money Smart Week Kickoff Event on Oct. 5, and one student will be named this year’s MoneySmart Kid, winning a $500 scholarship sponsored by UWGB SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) and the chance to spend a year as the Green Bay Area’s financial literacy ambassador. Other finalists will receive a $50 savings bond sponsored by Green Bay Area Partners in Education.
The Money Smart question and complete guidelines and application for MoneySmart Kid are available online at www.greenbaypartnersineducation.org.
Applications must be postmarked by Aug. 15 and finalists will be interviewed by Sept. 21. The MoneySmart Kid will be introduced at Oct. 5 kickoff event. If you have questions, please call co-chairs of Money Smart Week Green Bay—Nancy Schopf, Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, 437-8704, or Bobbi Lison, Diocese of Green Bay, 272-8234.
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