Entries Sought for Financial Literacy Video Scholarship Contest
Burke & Herbert Bank accepting entries through December 1
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#BankwithBurke–Northern Virginia teens (ages 13-18) can win up to $5,000 by creating a
90-second video promoting the value of saving money. Burke & Herbert
Bank is accepting entries for the 2016-17 Lights, Camera, Save! video
contest through December 1. Sponsored by the American Bankers
Association (ABA) Foundation, Lights, Camera, Save! is a national
competition.
“Lights, Camera, Save! offers area youth an opportunity to build their
own savings while using their creativity to inspire other teens to be
wise with their money,” said Terry Cole, Executive Vice President at
Burke & Herbert Bank. “We were thrilled that the Bank’s 2015 regional
winner, Jackson Harvey from West Potomac Academy, went on to place
second in the ABA’s national competition. We’re looking forward to
seeing this year’s entries and to having another big winner!”
Burke & Herbert Bank will host the first round of judging and will
select a winner to represent the Bank on the national level for a prize
up to $5,000, plus a scholarship for their teacher to attend the 2017
Jump$tart National Educator Conference. Burke & Herbert Bank is
rewarding the top three local winners with $350, $100, and $50,
respectively as well as awarding a $50 gift card to each of their
teachers. Entry forms and more information can be found at burkeandherbertbank.com.
The 2015 Burke & Herbert Bank regional winner and second place national
winner, Jackson Harvey was awarded a total of $2,850. His video, A
Squirrel’s Guide to Saving, is featured on the ABA’s website.
Burke & Herbert Bank, established in 1852, is the oldest bank in the
Commonwealth of Virginia and the oldest continuously operating bank in
the Washington, D.C. area. The Bank offers a full range of personal and
business banking products and services designed to meet customers’
banking, borrowing, and investing needs. Burke & Herbert Bank is
headquartered in Alexandria and operates 25 branches in Northern
Virginia.
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Contacts
Burke & Herbert Bank
Jane Petty Lichter, 703-216-5491
jlichter@burkeandherbertbank.com
