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California Financial Literacy Month (CAFLM)
CAFLM Events and Photos
April 2011
Alana Golden visits Pleasant Grove High School, AP Economics class, April 26, 2011
California Financial Literacy Month Information and Resource Fair, April 19, 2011, State Capitol, Sacramento. Participants: Department of Corporations, Department of Financial Institutions, Department of Real Estate, Department of Insurance, Department of Consumer Affairs, Franchise Tax Board, FDIC, IRS, Savings Plus Program, SAFE Credit Union, Bank on Sacramento, Clearpoint Credit Counseling Solutions, WE Connect.
Alana Golden, DFI, visited six classrooms (3-Third Grade and 3-First Grade) at Westlake School as part of Teach Children to Save Day
DFI and Bank of the West visit classrooms as part of Teach Kids to Save day on April 12, 2011.
April 2010
April 27, 2010 - California Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Bill Haraf joined Bank of the West's employees and CFO, Duke Dayal, and Operation HOPE staff to educate 230 students at Gordon J. Lau Elementary School, located in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood. Students learned the importance of saving on April 27th, ABA’s Teach Children to Save Day.
April 27, 2010 - Carol Chesbrough, Chief Deputy Commissioner visited several schools that participate in the "Learn to Earn Program" on Teach Children to Save Day, April 27. 2010.
April 22, 2010 - Alana Golden, DFI Public Information Officer/Consumer Outreach Director, discusses making saving a habit with students from Westlake Charter School, Sacramento, CA. Activities with three second grade classes included a book reading, "The Adventures of Sammy the Saver in Will Sammy Ride the World's First Space Coaster?", group discussion on earning, saving, sharing and wants vs. needs, and a poster activity.
July 2009
Carol Chesbrough, DFI Chief Deputy Commissioner acknowledges Sarie Toste (pictured on left), founder and administrator of Umpqua Bank's "Learn to Earn" program, teaching students to save, share and spend with 6,000 participating students at more than 80 schools in California.
April 2009
April 27, 2009 - Teach Children to Save Day - California Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner William S. Haraf joined Bank of the West's CAO Paul Woolway and Operation HOPE in educating 135 students at John Yehall Chin Elementary School in San Francisco. In all, Bank of the West and its non-profit partners helped empower over 800 area youth with financial knowledge.
April 21, 2009 - DFI Chief Deputy Commissioner provided financial lessons to five "Learn to Earn" schools on "Teach Children to Save Day."
May 27, 2008 - Courtyard School, Sacramento - Second Grade
May 21, 2008 - "Sammy the Rabbit" teaches kids how to save, Geilenkirchen, Germany
April 29, 2008 - Teach Children to Save Day
Carol Chesbrough, DFI Chief Deputy Commissioner visited schools participating in the "Learn to Earn" program.
April 2, 2008 - Controller's First Annual Financial Literacy Fair, State Capitol
February 25, 2008 - Sammy the rabbit helps Lakenheath kids save money
California's Sam Renick and Sammy the Rabbit (itsahabit.com) Promote Saving to Military Families!
Sammy the rabbit and Sam Renick, author of the book, "It's A Habit, Sammy Rabbit!" visit Lakenheath Elementary School Feb. 21 to teach children how to be financially responsible. Mr. Renick sang songs, told stories and discussed the importance of saving money. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Perry Aston)
