Lights, Camera, Save!: Banks Across the Country Call For Video Contest Entries

Banks Host Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest; Entries Due Nov. 1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teens know everything about everything, but how much to do they know about the value of saving? The American Bankers Association's member banks from across the country are asking teens the same question in the form of the national Lights, Camera, Save! video contest.

"The national Lights, Camera, Save! contest will inspire teens to explore and record their thoughts about the value of saving money," explains Laura Fisher, executive director of the ABA Education Foundation, the contest's national sponsor. "The kids will control the conversation and hopefully others will listen and be inspired to save as well."

The video contest, an offshoot of the ABA Education Foundation's Teach Children to Save program, is a unique competition that encourages youth to use video to communicate the value of saving and inspire others to become lifelong savers. Banks will host the local level of the competition and will select a winner to represent their bank and compete on the national level for a $3,000, $1,500 or $500 U.S. savings bond or an iPod® Touch.

"We want teens to have fun, but more importantly we hope they take the contest's theme to heart and 'start young, save more,'" Fisher adds.

To compete, teens aged 13-16 will contact a local participating bank for a Contestant Entry Packet and record and submit a video along with all applicable forms during the contest period, Sept. 1 through Nov. 1. For additional information on Lights, Camera, Save! and how to get involved, visit www.TeachChildrentoSave.com and look for the Lights, Camera, Save! icon in the top right corner. [List of Participating Banks]

The Teach Children to Save program is a national campaign that organizes banker volunteers to educate young people about the importance of developing a lifelong savings habit. Since 1997, the campaign has reached 3.4 million young people through the dedication of some 80,000 banker volunteers who visit classrooms on the annual Teach Children to Save Day and year-round.

The ABA Education Foundation provides financial education programs and resources that help bankers make their communities better. Nearly 100,000 bankers have taught basic finance skills to about 4 million young people through participation in the Foundation's signature programs, Teach Children to Save and Get Smart About Credit. Founded by bankers in 1925, the foundation is guided by a board of bankers and is an affiliate of the American Bankers Association. For more information, visit www.abaef.com or call 1-800-BANKERS.

EDITOR: List of participating banks [http://www.aba.com/aba/documents/press/abaef/LCSBanks.pdf]

SOURCE American Bankers Association