Ridgewood Savings Bank Employees “Teach Children to Save”
-Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez Introduces Program at Queens School -
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Ridgewood, NY, May 16, 2014 – Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez served as an inspiring special guest as Ridgewood Savings Bank presented personal finance and savings lessons to students at I.S. 77 in Queens on April 24, 2014. At the invitation of Principal Joseph Miller, the congresswoman and Ridgewood employees addressed more than 400 students at the school located on Seneca Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens.
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez is currently serving her 11th term as Representative for New York’s 7th Congressional District – which includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.
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“As the Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, which oversees federal programs and contracts totaling $200 billion annually, Congresswoman Velázquez is ideal to be the featured guest as we teach children to save,” said Peter M. Boger, Ridgewood Savings Bank chairman, president and chief executive officer.
As part of this national campaign sponsored by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation, employees of Ridgewood Savings Bank present the “Teach Children to Save” program annually to more than 6,000 students at 50 schools throughout Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx as well as Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island.
“We are dedicated to helping young people in the communities we serve understand the importance of saving—and how it can lead them to a more successful financial future,” LouAnn Mannino, vice president, Ridgewood Savings Bank.
Since the American Bankers Association Education Foundation's National Teach Children to Save Day began in 1997, thousands of bankers have taught money skills to more than one million students.
About Ridgewood Savings Bank
Chartered in 1921, Ridgewood Savings Bank (www.ridgewoodbank.com) is the largest mutual savings bank in New York State, with $5.1 billion dollars in assets serving customers throughout the New York metropolitan area.