Money Smart Week Poster Contest Winner!
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PICTURED ARE COURTNEY HULST (NORTHWEST BANK), LAURA ROSS, AND MICHELE HOFMAN (NORTHWEST BANK)
SIOUX CENTER, IOWA – Laura Ross, a sixth-grader attending Sioux Center Christian School in Sioux Center, IA has won 3rd Place in Community Bankers of Iowa’s (CBI) Money Smart Week Poster Contest. As the 3rd Place finalist, Laura will receive a $300 Certificate of Deposit. Laura’s poster was submitted for judging by Northwest Bank.
To enter the Poster Contest, elementary students in 2nd through 6th grades submitted designs answering the question: “Why is it important to know about money?” The state-wide Poster Contest is sponsored at the local level by participating Iowa community banks, who submit the contest entries they receive to CBI for final judging. All poster submissions were evaluated based on overall message, creativity and workmanship. Laura and the other two finalists beat out over 1,500 other poster entries received from schools all over Iowa.
“Laura’s poster design did a great job of displaying reasons financial literacy is important, like knowing how to save and budget, as well as considering charitable contributions,” said CBI Communications Director Krissy Lee. “Financial literacy for all Iowa students is CBI’s and Money Smart Week’s mission, and what we hope they gain by entering the Poster Contest.”
Eric Walhof, Bank President of Northwest Bank in Sioux Center shared, “As community bankers, we’re proud to play a part in educating our youth on the importance of financial literacy. It’s exciting to have a local student be recognized for her efforts in presenting why it’s important to know about money”.
The Grand Prize winning student receives a $600 Certificate of Deposit, and 2nd and 3rd Place students each receive a $300 Certificate of Deposit. Laura’s poster will be featured with the other contest winners in the May/June issue of CBI’s monthly newsletter Community Banker Update and weekly e-newsletter CommonCENTS, as well as in CBI social media and on their website, www.cbiaonline.org.
For more information on Money Smart Week, visit www.moneysmartweek.org.
About Northwest Bank
Northwest Bank is a $1.5 billion community bank that offers a full line of business, agricultural, mortgage, consumer deposit and lending services as well as wealth management services. Northwest Bank has offices located in Algona, Arnolds Park, Ankeny, Estherville, Fort Dodge, Humboldt, Le Mars, Milford, Sioux Center, Sioux City, Spencer, Spirit Lake, West Des Moines, Iowa and Omaha and La Vista, Nebraska. Northwest Bank educated over 1,875 local youth this spring in celebration of National Teach Children to Save Day and Financial Literacy Month! Member FDIC.