Each year the ABA Education Foundation partners with regulatory and government agencies for special events.  We would also like to spotlight the special teaching events organized by our national partner, Citi. 

On April 24, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair and Linda Dawkins of Maryland-based EagleBank taught a lesson to fourth graders at Bells Mill Elementary School in Potomac, Maryland. Bair, who wrote a children's book about spending versus saving, discussed the importance of differentiating between needs and wants. Ms. Dawkins followed with a lesson on alternatives to spending. This is the first year the ABAEF has partnered with the FDIC.

On April 24, John Stewart, Managing Director, Citibank North America, taught a savings lesson to fifth grade students at PS 16 in Corona, New York. Natalie Abatemarco, Director, Global Community Programs, Citi, and Laura Fisher, Director, ABA Education Foundation also participated in the lesson. The special lesson concluded with a visit from Mr. Met, mascot of the Mets baseball team.

The event with students at PS 16 continued that night at Shea Stadium as the children attended the game as special guests of Citi. Select students, along with teachers, Citi bankers and Fisher, were invited onto the field for a photo-op with Mr. Met. The Mets announcer welcomed the students over the loudspeaker and announced that April 24 was National Teach Children to Save Day.

SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins and Dara Duguay, director of Citigroup's Office of Financial Education, brought a lesson to sixth and seventh graders at Seed Public Charter School in Southeast Washington, D.C. They discussed budgeting correctly, so that there is money left to save at the end of each month.

Kimberly Reed, Director of the CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Arthur Johnson, Chairman and CEO, United Bank of Michigan, and Vice Chairman of the American Bankers Association, visited two schools in the Grand Rapids area on Tuesday. The two shared stories and savings lessons for the first graders at Discovery Elementary and second graders at Baker Elementary.

Cliff Northrup, director, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Mint, teamed with Eric Hardmeyer, president of Bank of North Dakota, to present a Teach Children to Save lesson for fifth graders at Centennial Elementary School in Bismarck. Hardmeyer is also chairman-elect of the North Dakota Bankers Association.

Adam Martinez, senior advisor, CDFI Fund, part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, joined with Tanr Tempel and Jeremy Wilch, both branch managers of U.S. Bank, to teach second graders at Pioneer Park Elementary School in Cheyenne.

United Bank - Atmore Employees from United Bank visited 17 schools in Alabama and Florida and spoke to more than 900 students about saving.

BancorpSouth – Camden Donna Elliott spoke to 65 eighth grade students in the Harmony Grove School District for Teach Children to Save Day.

Arvest Bank – Eufaula Arvest bank employees and Mr. Mo Money, a machine that eats money to signify how much money teens spend on small items like sodas, snacks and CDs, visited eighth graders. They found that spending on the little things can really add up.

BancorpSouth – Fort Smith Grissa Schmitz, Hispanic Liaison Officer, spoke about savings and money to 40 children from the Hispanic Children's' Youth Group at Immaculate Conception Church. Approximately 20 parents also attended and learned tips on how to help their children to save.

First National Bank and Trust – Mountain Home More 15 bank employees volunteered their time by teaching the importance of saving money to the 3rd grade classrooms at Nelson Wilkes Herron Elementary School in Mountain Home. More than 325 third graders benefited from these valuable lessons.

First Arkansas Bank & Trust – Jacksonville Sherita Johnson, Concord branch manager, visited fourth graders at Concord Elementary and spoke to the 46 students about saving.

BancorpSouth – Alma Anita Garrison, Wayne Stewart & Grissa Schmitz presented Bucks, Banks & Business to 250 students at Alma Intermediate School on Teach Children to Save Day.

BancorpSouth - Magnolia The BancorpSouth "Savings Bug" and employees of the Magnolia office presented a savings program to 227 Westside School kindergarteners and 31 Nevada School kindergarteners.  Each student was given an opportunity to shop at the 'store' or save their money.

Community West Bank - Goleta Tricia Ahern, Community West Bank Branch Manager, spoke to 30 students at Sheridan Way in Ventura about saving. She also gave each student a Sacagawea Golden Dollar Coin.

Montecito Bank & Trust - Santa Barbara Thirty Montecito Bank & Trust associates visited 29 classrooms on April 24th, reaching approximately 1,000 kids at schools all the way from Westlake Village in Los Angeles County to Solvang northwest of Santa Barbara.

Exchange Bank - Santa Rosa Denise Palmer, Investment Officer with Exchange Bank's Wealth Management Department taught lessons to seventh and eighth graders at Hillcrest Middle School in Sebastopol. They discussed the importance of differentiating between needs and wants and how spending on little things can really add up.

American Riviera Bank - Santa Barbara American Riviera Bank, a de novo bank in Santa Barbara, sent nine of its fifteen employees out to present savings lessons. They reached almost 300 students in local elementary schools.

Delaware Bankers Association - Dover DBA can boast 100 percent member bank participation this year. 565 bankers reached over 13,000 elementary students in 112 schools. This tremendous undertaking is done in partnership with the University of Delaware's Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship (CEEE). The Delaware Bankers Association Financial Education Alliance (DBA/FEA) coordinated the events and provided all of the books and materials used for the lessons.

Colonial Bank - Altamonte Springs Colonial Bank Branch Manager Mike Schroll (pictured with teachers) spoke with fifty students at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs. In total 47 Colonial Bank volunteers reached more than 1,500 students in elementary, middle and high schools throughout Central and South West Florida.

First State Bank of Arcadia - Arcadia Bank employees Danielle Parker and Michelle Potter visited all three DeSoto county elementary schools and brought saving lessons to 516 students. Students watched videos, discussed needs and wants, and learned to "save some, share some and spend some."

Providence Bank - Alpharetta Susan E. Johnston, community development manager, taught lessons to third and fifth graders at Cogburn Woods Elementary School and fourth and fifth graders at Summit Hill Elementary.

First National Bank of Polk County - Cedartown Employees of First National Bank of Polk County, Cathy Holsey and Charity Warren, visited 3 schools in Polk County, GA and spoke with over 300 students about saving.

Pelham Banking Company - Pelham Five Pelham Banking Company employees visited schools and made presentations on saving for National Teach Children to Save Day.  In total, they reached approximately 250 students.

Citibank - Guam Citigroup volunteers in Guam taught over 750 children about savings from April 17–24, 2007. The volunteers interacted with students from Price Elementary School, F.Q. Sanchez Elementary School, Merizo Elementary School and Marcial A. Sablan Elementary School.

Bank of Guam - Guam Fifty-six bankers from Bank of Guam brought savings lessons to nearly 2,200 students at nine different schools. This is the fifth year of Teach Children to Save participation for the bank.

State Bank of Countryside - Countryside Janet Mulderink, a representative of State Bank of Countryside, participated in National Teach Children to Save Day by speaking to 180 children at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank about the importance of saving.

First Farmers Bank and Trust - Converse Jodi Cecil and Joyce Flick of the Greentown branch taught lessons to sixth graders at Eastern Elementary School. Ashlin Garber and Evelyn Foutz of the Kokomo branch, taught third, fourth and fifth graders at Western Intermediate School.

Bath State Bank - Bath College Corner (Ohio) fourth-graders, Liberty (Ind.) second-graders and Mt. Carmel (Ind.) third-graders toured the Bank and learned about interest, check cashing, the route of a check after it is cashed and how money is produced. All thirty-five bank employees participated in this event.

Central State Bank - Muscatine Nine volunteers from Central State Bank visted 19 second grade classes in nine area schools, reaching an estimated 450 students with an important message about the value of saving money.

Shelby County State Bank - Harlan Penny Nelson, Denise Reinig and others from Shelby County State Bank taught approximately 150 students at New Park Elementary and Westridge Elementary schools. The bank also handed out state quarters to the students.

Security Savings Bank - Gowrie Shirley Wolf and Renae Lane visited four classes of third graders at Prairie Valley Elementary School in Callender and Southeast Webster-Grand Elementary School in Dayton. They talked about how to open accounts, the importance of saving money, why we have lock boxes and the safety of the vault.

MetaBank - Des Moines Twenty-five MetaBank bankers presented 33 presentations to over 1,060 children. This is the tenth year that MetaBank has been involved in the effort. To date, MetaBank employees have presented 275 presentations to over 8,678 children.

Manson State Bank - Manson Joann Waller and Marlene Nimke of Manson State Bank dressed up as a rabbit and squirrel and acted out a savings lesson for second graders at Manson Northwest Webster School in Manson.

State Bank & Trust Co. - Nevada State Bank President Steve McGill presented a savings lesson to students at a Nevada Elementary School in honor of National Teach Children to Save Day.  State Bank gave seven presentations, reaching over 161 elementary students with savings and basic money skills lessons.

Bank Iowa - Altoona Barb McGrean and Marsha Lynch demonstrated the the ABC'S of saving money to the second grade at Centennial Elementary School in Altoona. At the end of the presentation, all students received certificates, pencils and other goodies.

St. John National Bank - St. John Mary McCune, known as "Motorcycle Mary," spoke at a financial seminar sponsored by St. John National Bank for juniors and seniors of St. John High School.  Motorcycle Mary, a former hard-living spendaholic for close to thirty years, taught students how to budget, how to manage major purchases, how to save for retirement, and how to develop a relationship with a bank.

U.S. Bank - Lawrence Employees at U.S. Bank in Lawrence taught students at Broken Arrow Elementary for National Teach Children To Save Day.

Guaranty State Bank & Trust Company - Beloit Bank employees can boast 100 percent participation in Teach Children to Save this year. Half of the staff visited four schools and made presentations to 700 students. The other half of the staff stay behind and hold down the fort. No wonder Guaranty State Bank has participated in Teach Children to Save Day for ten years!

Citizens Union Bank - Shelbyville Citizens Union Bank's Cubby mascot often visits schools in the five counties the bank serves. For Teach Children to Save Day, the bank offered a special promotion to elementary school children and their popular "Cubby's Favorite Books" brochure which lists the bank's favorite children's books that teach about money.

LNB - Lawrenceburg Chris Thompson, Jennifer Harris and Earnie the Pig (the Bank's children's account mascot) made a presentation to about 120 second grade students. This was LNB's first year participating and they had an absolute blast and look forward to reaching more students next year!

Citizens National Bank - Paintsville Sherry Gullett, teller at Citizens National Bank, acted as a  tour guide to a group of Porter Elementary Students and teachers to help bring more awareness to children regarding the importance of saving even at an early age.

Fifth Third - Ashland Fifth Third Bank (Ohio Valley) employees visited 7 schools and spoke to approximately 400 fifth graders in the Ohio Valley of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.  The bankers spoke about the importance of saving and gave each student a Fifth Third piggy bank and a Kentucky state quarter.

First Louisiana Bank - Shreveport Volunteers from First Louisiana Bank taught saving and budgeting lessons to almost 200 students at after-school programs and local elementary schools. The bank also operates an in-school bank with an impressive 137 accounts totaling close to $10,000!

Peoples State Bank - Many Bank employees visited classrooms in the communities Peoples State Bank serves, showing children a video about minting money, reading stories, encouraging savings - and giving out shiny new state quarters with which students could start saving!

Mercantile County Bank - Elkton On April 24, nine bankers from Mercantile County Bank visited four classes of first and second graders, 171 students total, at Holly Hall Elementary School in Elkton. Mark Hutton and Christine Paylor discussed the importance of saving, savings accounts and interest.

Maryland Bankers Association - Annapolis The Maryland Bankers Association partnered with four elementary schools in various counties across the state to spread the word about the importance of developing good savings habits.  Thirty bankers visited 31 classrooms and spoke with at least 1,250 students.

Country Bank for Savings - Ware Jodie Gerulaitis, Financial Education Manager for Country Bank and Buck, Country Bank's School Banking mascot attended Leicester Primary School and Old Mill Pond School in Palmer. The students learned how important it is to save, share and spend their money.

County National Bank - Hillsdale Two representatives from County National Bank visted Wayne Gray Elementary fifth graders to talk about how to save money and why it is important as part of National Teach Children to Save Day. Four additional presentations are scheduled reaching approximately 600 students.

Lake Osceola State Bank - Baldwin Lake Osceola State Bank employees visited the fourth grade class at Baldwin Community Schools in an effort to introduce the young generation to the world of banking.

United Bank of Michigan - Grand Rapids As part of United Bank's 120th Anniversary Celebration, employees doubled last year's efforts, and taught over 1,200 students at West Michigan Schools.

Seaway Community Bank - St. Clair Employees from Seaway Community Bank entered classrooms in St. Clair and North Macomb County for the third year. Seaway Community Bankers spoke with 990 fourth grade students, focusing on budgeting and the importance of saving.

Citizens State Bank - Clinton Township Citizens State Bank is actively involved in teaching children to save throughout the year. They visit 17 local elementary schools, reaching over 7,000 students annually with financial education and a student-run school banking program.

Firstbank - Mt. Pleasant Because Firstbank is dedicated to all members of the community, especially their up and coming community leaders, they went into schools and taught children the value of saving.

Hastings City Bank - Hastings Nancy Goodin, Marketing and Training Director and Karen Scoby, Middleville Branch Manager visited eight fourth grade classrooms at Page Elementary School in the Thornapple Kellogg School district. Approximately 210 students learned lessons about saving and budgeting.

U.S. Bank - Edina Craig Veurink, senior vice president and regional manager for U.S. Bank Small Business Banking in the Twin Cities market, met with fourth grade students at Calvin Christian School in Edina. Craig's interactive lesson taught students about the importance of saving money, the difference between needs and wants, prioritizing and making good decisions about saving and spending.

Beacon Bank - Eden Prarie Employees of Beacon Bank presented savings lessons to students at Prarie View Elementary School for National Teach Children to Save Day.

BankPlus - Ridgeland Gaye Broyles of BankPlus in Ridgeland visited Spann Elementary School in Jackson and taught 24 students in Ms. Hull's kindergarten class about saving.

Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. - Batesville Donna Waller and Nancy Bynum, employees of Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. met with Mari Correro's fourth grade class at Pope Elementary School and taught the importance of saving money, the difference between needs and wants, and how to choose alternatives to spending.

Hancock Bank - Gulfport RoAnna Chenault spoke about the importance of saving money to over 500 students at Central Elementary School in Gulfport in mid-March.  As a result, 122 students showed their commitment to save by opening new accounts!

Bank of Franklin - Meadville Vicky Jordan, Internal Auditor and a Vice-President of Bank of Franklin, visited Franklin Junior High School and spoke to ninety-one 7th grade Career Discovery students about smart money management.

Regions Bank - Bay St. Louis/Waveland Pam Bilbo and Sky Wright of Regions Bank visited the third grade students at Waveland Elementary and stresed the importance of saving money at an early age.  Students placed leaves on a money tree and planned a budget for buying a pet hamster.  Students learned how to differentiate between needs and wants.

Empire Bank - Springfield Fifteen managers and staff made presentations to more than seventeen classes throughout the Springfield area for Teach Children to Save Day. Presentation topics were savings-related, and one presentation to 220 students involved making a money tree with leaves put on to represent income and leaves taken off representing expenses.

Montgomery Bank - Sikeston Nine Montgomery Bank employees presented lessons to over 900 students to help make youth in their community into smart savers. Montgomery Bank employees take pride in their involvement with the program each year.

Central Bank of Kansas City - Kansas City Six employees from Central Bank of Kansas City led an interactive presentation about saving money to a group of fifth grade students from Scuola Vita Nuova. The students visited the bank's headquarters for this special lesson.

Ozark Mountain Bank - Branson Ozark Mountain Bank employees delivered twelve Teach Children To Save presentations to first through twelfth grade students at area schools. This was the bank's first year of Teach Children to Save participation and they were so well received that plans are already in the works for next year.

Lamar Bank and Trust Company - Lamar Senior Vice President Kent Morey and Sammy the Saver Clown visited first, second, third, fourth and fifth graders from two schools and spoke to them about developing good savings habits. They reached about 500 students total.

Ruby Valley National Bank - Sheridan The Sheridan first grade class took a field trip to the Sheridan office of Ruby Valley National Bank and got a tour of the bank.  Bank volunteers also spoke to fifth graders and the 2007 graduating class in Twin Bridges.

Flathead Bank of Bigfork - Bigfork Bank of Glacier County, a branch of Flathead Bank of Bigfork has participated in Teach Children to Save since 2001. The three third grade classes from HC Davis Elementary School visited the bank for a tour and learned about saving money with a purchasing game.

Bank of the Rockies - White Sulphur Springs Employees from the White Sulphur Springs, Clyde Park, Emigrant, and Livingston offices gave presentations to about 500 children aged 4-13. Students planted flowers to symbolize that planting money in a bank and watching it grow is just like planting a flower. They also received lessons and participatied in many savings-related activities.

Carson National Bank - Auburn Carson National Bank employees gave third graders a tour of the bank. Two children of bank employees explained how to run the coin counter to the other students in their class.

York State Bank & Trust - York Several York State Bank & Trust employees taught fourth graders at Emmanuel Lutheran and St. Joe's Schools.  Others visited Larsen Christian Academy and York Elementary School. At each event, the bankers were accompanied by York College Business students to help reinforce the lessons.

First National Bank & Trust of Beatrice - Beatrice Chris Jones and Krista Wiedel of FNB Beatrice read Bunny Money to kindergarteners at Cedar Elementary in Beatrice as part of their Teach Children To Save program. They visited over 30 classrooms reaching more than 560 children in Beatrice and Blue Springs.

First State Bank and Trust - Fremont Miss Nebraska Molly McGrath, whose platform is Economic Empowerment, partnered with First State Bank and Trust to deliver financial education lessons to students in area schools. Their visits were intended to motivate students to change behavior in a way that can make a difference in their financial future.

Fremont National Bank - Fremont For Teach Children to Save Day, Fremont National Bank Kids Club mascot Earn E. Eagle and coordinator Laura Ladehoff made presentations at local preschools. The First Lutheran Friday morning class was intrigued by a state quarter map.

Bank of Nevada - Las Vegas Six Bank of Nevada employees presented savings lessons to students in grades K-5.  Over 100 students were reached through presentations on saving money, and the difference between needs and wants.

Lakeland Bank - Teaneck Vince Spero and others from Lakeland Bank visited classrooms for Teach Children to Save Day. Third graders at an elementary school in Ringwood display the certificates they received for completing the savings lesson and activities.

Habib American Bank - New York Mehmood Syed and Zarina Shushkovskaya of Habib American Bank visited P.S. 69Q for the second year in a row. They presented a savings lessons to the Kindergarten and first grade students.

Killbuck Savings Bank - Killbuck Bank employees visited five elementary schools and read Rock, Brock and the Savings Shock, written by Sheila Bair, to emphasize the importance of saving. They also gave tours of the bank and reached more than 500 students. Another interesting technique - the bank used radio ads featuring children discussing saving money - they were a huge hit!

Security National Bank - Springfield Five employees of Security National Bank visited twenty classrooms, from first grade through twelfth grade. Bank employees agree that the program is beneficial for the students, and for the bank!

Fifth Third Bank - Georgetown Fifth Third Bank (Ohio Valley) employees visited 7 schools and spoke to approximately 400 fifth graders in the Ohio Valley of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.  The bankers spoke about the importance of saving and gave each student a Fifth Third piggy bank and an Ohio state quarter.

First National Bank - Dennison Six employees of the First National Bank of Dennison visited four local area schools in Tuscarawas County. The bankers emphasized to students that you are never too young to start saving and budgeting. Teachers were very impressed and asked First National to come back again next year.

Legacy Bank - Oklahoma City Legacy Bank employees presented to more than 1,300 second grade students at eighteen elementary schools. The presentation incorporated the Berenstain Bears' Trouble With Money book. Each student received a copy of the book as well.

Arkansas Valley State Bank - Broken Arrow Amy Dallis and LuAnn Habuda of Arkansas Valley State Bank presented savings lessons to third and fourth graders at Arrowhead Elementary for Teach Children to Save Day.

American Heritage Bank - Sapulpa Sarah McCormick from American Heritage Bank taught third graders from Liberty Elementary how to be money smart kids. American Heritage presented to 12 different elementary schools touching the lives of over 900 students along the way.

First Bank & Trust Company - Perry Ann Hight and Abby Manley, employees of First Bank & Trust Company, and the bank's mascot Quigley demonstrate a quarter saver to the second grade students in Mrs. Bolay's class at Perry Elementary School.

Spirit Bank - Bristow Bristow SpiritBankers Bridget Alexander and Cindy Morton portraying Samantha "Sammy" GoldDollar Rabbit during one of three presentations to Edison Elementary second graders.

The First National Bank and Trust Company - Chickasha Twelve First National Bank employees visited several elementary schools in their branch communities teaching young people about how money works and how to use it wisely.

Arvest Bank - Tulsa Thirty-two employees from Arvest Bank made twenty presentations for Teach Children to Save.  They reached about 500 students with valuable lessons on saving, information on coins and money management.

Frontier State Bank - Oklahoma City David Attaway, senior vice present of Frontier State Bank, spoke to eighth graders at Brink Junior High School. They learned about prioritizing needs and wants with a lesson with a deserted island theme. The students enjoyed deciding what to take and what to leave behind.

Oregon Bankers Association - Salem The OBA visited two kindergarten classes at Bush Elementary in Salem with bankers from Bank of Salem & Willamette Valley Bank. The bankers read Lucky the Golden Goose and the Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money.

Albina Community Bank - Portland Albina Community Bankers met fifth graders at Harvey Scott Elementary School to deliver savings lessons. Each student received a $1 presidential coin with the promise of the remaining 3 coins with each additional deposit to a new bank account. Students also received the ABAEF Money Talks newsletter with a letter of explanation for the parents.

Fulton Financial Corporation - Lancaster More than 40 Fulton Bankers taught savings lessons to 1400 students at eight schools in Lancaster County. Fulton Financial Corporation's Chairman, CEO and President R. Scott Smith, Jr., also an ABA Board Member, was featured in the Lancaster Sunday News for his efforts teaching kindergarteners.

First National Bank of Chester County - West Chester Twenty banker volunteers read the Berenstein Bears Trouble with Mone to 1st graders and then did an activity about saving money with a total of 800 children. They visited 38 classes in 11 elementary schools.

1st Summit Bank - Johnstown Five 1st Summit Bank employees visited five different school districts and spoke with the entire fourth grade at each school. Nearly 550 students learned valuable savings lessons and took home a pencil, activity book and the Money Talks newsletter.

Somerset Trust Company - Somerset Over several weeks, Somerset Trust Company sent 25 employees out to present savings lessons. They taught 45 lessons to over 1,600 students in two counties within their market area. This is Somertset Trust Company's ninth consecutive year of participation.

Univest National Bank and Trust Co. - Souderton Michael Woods of Univest National Bank and Trust Co. taught more than 50 third graders at Rush Elementary the importance of budgeting, the difference between needs and wants, and how to make money grow. Univest's participation in many different financial education programs demonstrates its commitment to the communities it serves.

The Washington Trust Company - Westerly Twenty-two employees of The Washington Trust Company visited twelve local elementary and middle schools. They taught approximately 800 students the importance of saving money, and explained the differences between needs and wants.

BankNewport - Newport BankNewport employees Donna Giblin and Barbara Palumbo hosted a field trip for the students enrolled in a Life Management course at Rogers High School in Newport. BankNewport's Sheila Hagen-Peters visited the school before the field trip and presented a lesson focused on money management topics, such as savings, budgeting and checking accounts.

Citibank - Sioux Falls Megan White, a fifth grader from Hawthorne Elementary, was named Citibank's "Millionaire for the Day" and received a check from Citibank for one day's interest on $1 million - $273.07. Megan's essay on what she would do with a million dollars won her the top prize, and her classmates a free breakfast. Fifteen Citibankers shared lessons with 150 fourth and fifth graders that day.

State Bank of Alcester- Alcester Three banker volunteers made presentations to 123 students in their community. The lesson theme was "Birthday Party at the Fair" and students were given $10 to spend at the fair, or do with as they pleased. Then they discussed the choices they made with the bankers.

BancorpSouth - Trenton Rosey Dunagan, branch officer, taught sixth graders at Spring Hill School about savings accounts and how to calculate interest. This was her fourth visit to the school for Teach Children to Save Day.

TriStar - Dickson Michelle Street, Ashley Brown, Christy Turner, Connie Breeden and Gloria Mersman from TriStar went to five different schools in their community and brought lessons to 140 students.

Progressive Savings Bank - Jamestown Progressive Savings Bank employees went to 6 schools and 18 classrooms within a two week time span.  Their treasure hunt themed lesson plan was a big hit with Fentress County Grade Schools, Wartburg Central Elementary and Homestead Elementary.

Heritage Bank and Trust - Columbia Craig Daniel, special assistant to the White House liaison of the U.S. Department of Treasury, joined bankers from Heritage Bank and Trust to teach students at Highland Park Elementary. Christina Coleman, programs director of the Tennessee Dept. of Financial Institutions also attended the lesson.

IBC Bank - Laredo This April, thirty-four IBC Bank branches across twenty-three Texas and Oklahoma communities hosted a free kid-friendly lesson on personal finance for children ages 5-9 and their parents. The successful program reached more than 520 children.

Community Bank - Fort Worth Ten volunteers from Community Bank made 9 presentations reached almost 500 students for Teach Children to Save. They sent the children home with piggy banks, presidential coins, a parent guide to saving and the ABAEF Money Talks newsletter to help parents reinforce the lesson at home.

Pecos County State Bank - Fort Stockton Sanderson Branch Manager Dale Lascano visited 25 children from Sanderson elementary.  The children got to see money from all over the world and uncut US currency they learned the value of money and the importance of saving.  The children also received a George Washington Golden Dollar coin.

American Express - Salt Lake City Five American Express employees taught nine classes at West Lake Junior High for Teach Children to Save Day. Because American Express concentrates its volunteer efforts on underserved areas, West Lake was selected because of its Title I status (meaning that many of the students receive a free or reduced price lunch).  The classes were very well received.

Bank of Utah - Ogden AVP Loan Center Manager Kathy Davis and Regulatory Compliance Assistant Arlette Toponce visited Jason Palmer's fourth grade class at Edison Elementary in Ogden. Students were taught about looking for alternatives to giving expensive gifts as well as other choices they can make to save money.

Bank of America - Norfolk Banker volunteers from "Team Bank of America" visited students at Calcott Elementary School in Norfolk and gave them lessons on saving and money management.

Bank of Essex - Tappahannock Branch managers Carter Crews and Elizabeth Franklin visited the Kindergarten classes of Tappahannock Elementary School.  They reached 134 students with savings lessons and considered the day a huge success.

Bank of Lancaster - Kilmarnock Ten bankers from Bank of Lancaster made six classroom presentations reaching a total of 650 students with savings lessons. Bankers also gave tours to 110 students, which included the Teach Children to Save presentation, lunch and a visit from Bank President Austin Roberts, who is also an ABA and ABAEF Board Member.

Washington Bankers Association - Seattle Members of the Pacific Northwest Bankers Association (PNBA) presented savings lessons to students at Franklin High School and Leschi Elementary School in Seattle for Teach Children to Save Day. Students at Franklin High School were asked to write papers about the experience. PNBA will select four papers to be presented on local radio stations and to be printed in The Seattle Medium newspaper.

Charter Bank - Kent Anjellica Davis-Brown and Cathy Anderson visited Mrs. Sabo's second grade class at Emerald Park Elementary in Kent. Students discussed the difference between "needs" and "wants" and the advantages of putting money in a bank account as opposed to a piggy bank.

Guaranty Bank - Huntington Guaranty Bank employees visited kindergarten classes at Hamlin Elementary and Village of Barboursville Elementary School and taught the students about saving money. Students received piggy banks as they were encouraged to begin a life long habit of saving.

Fifth Third Bank - Charleston Fifth Third Bank (Ohio Valley) employees visited 7 schools and spoke to approximately 400 fifth graders in the Ohio Valley of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.  The bankers spoke about the importance of saving and gave each student a Fifth Third piggy bank and a West Virginia state quarter.

Mound City Bank - Platteville Patti Cullen, PEP coordinator, and other Mound City Bank employees will be making more than 30 savings presentations in the Platteville School District reaching over 500 students.

Community Business Bank - Sauk City Employees from the Sauk City and Lodi branches of Community Business Bank gave 10 presentations on saving to 202 students at the Lodi Primary School and St. Aloysius School.

Bank of Brodhead - Brodhead Seventy-seven first graders from Brodhead Elementary School visited the Bank of Brodhead on Teach Children to Save Day. They toured the different departments of the bank, got locked in the vault and met the Bank of Brodhead President Rick Gretebeck. Each student went home with a copy of the Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money.

Citizens State Bank - Cadott Citizens State Bank in Cadott invited 67 students from Cadott Elementary School and St. Joseph School tour the bank and listen to If I Made a Million by David Schwartz. When asked what they would do with a million dollars, many mentioned donating to various charities and saving.

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