Statewide student winners of a financial literacy poster contest will be recognized by State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding and Governor Jim Douglas on April 9, 2009, 11:30 a.m., State House, Montpelier, Cedar Creek Room. The theme of the national contest, sponsored by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, was I m going to be a millionaire because I ¦ The student winners and their parents will be at the State House event. Student winners will be announced in three grade divisions elementary, middle school, and high school. The student winners are from schools in Reading, South Ryegate and Williston. Legislators and State House visitors may view a display of student posters from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. that day. State winners receive a $100 savings bond and their schools a $100 cash award.
The brief ceremony will conclude by noon. As part of recognizing the student winners, a proclamation officially designating April as Financial Literacy for Youth Month will be announced. The Vermont Jump$tart Coalition also will be present and will have a display showcasing their work around the state.
The contest was sponsored in Vermont by the Office of the State Treasurer, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of New Hampshire and Vermont, and the Vermont Bankers Association.