Money Smart Week

March 27th, 2008 at 02:19pm Mya Wilke

Did any of you happen to see Ben Franklin walking around the streets of Rockford last weekend?  Or at the Ice Hogs game?

Ben was here helping to promote “Money Smart Week.”  From April 6-12, the entire Rockford area will be treated to a week of free classes and workshops on financial topics as a part of Illinois’ first-annual Money Smart Week, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.  Local partners are hosting an impressive number of events for kids, teens, adults, and senior citizens of every financial background.

There are some wonderful workshops being offered for kids and teens:

 Would you like your 4th grader to learn about saving money?  Take her to “AMKIDS - The Importance of Saving Money” - April 9, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, at Liberty Baptist Church.

Does your high school student need to open a checking account, or start looking for college loans?  The workshop “Teens and Money” will get him started - Thursday, April 10th, two sessions at Ellis Heights United Center.

 Do you have a young artist or scientist in the family?  She’ll make some real-world connections with money at ”The Art & Science of Money” - Sunday, April 6  - Friday, April 11, at the Discovery Center Museum.

Visit the website below to access the full calendar of events for Money Smart Week, and to see a listing of local partners.  Take advantage of these opportunities to help your kids become more financially savvy, and don’t forget to look for workshops that you’d like to attend: anyone interested in “Conquering Credit” ?

 http://www.moneysmartweek.org/illinois

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