Media Advisory: St. Louis Fed Volunteers and Fred the Frugal Eagle Teach Area Children to Save

DATE:

Week of April 23, 2012

EVENT

“Teach Children to Save Day”, where volunteers from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and a number of area banks visit St. Louis-area elementary schools to conduct 45-minute lessons on the importance of developing good personal finance habits early on.  Students will learn about income, how to save and how to create a savings plan to reach a personal finance goal.

Karl Ashman, senior vice president of Administration and Check Services; Julie Stackhouse, senior vice president of Banking Supervision and Regulation; and Michael Renfro, senior vice president and general auditor, along with the St. Louis Fed’s mascot, Fred the Frugal Eagle, will teach the classes.

See below for specific dates, times and locations.

LOCATION:

School:
McNair Elementary School
585 Coachway Lane
Hazelwood, MO 63042

Speakers:
Julie Stackhouse, Senior Vice President
Fred the Frugal Eagle

Date/Time:
April 23, 1:45 p.m.

Teacher and Grade:
Susan Gerhart, 2nd

School:
Grannemann Elementary School
2324 Redman Road
St. Louis MO, 63136

Speaker:
Michael Renfro, Senior Vice President

Date/Time:
April 25, 1 p.m.

Teacher and Grade:
Monique Kyles, 2nd

Date/Time:
April 25, 2 p.m.

Teacher and Grade:
Keyonnia Foote, 2nd

School:
Green Pines Elementary School
16543 Green Pines Drive
Wildwood, MO 63011

Speakers:
Karl Ashman, Senior Vice President
Fred the Frugal Eagle

Date/Time:
April 27, 1 p.m.

Teacher and Grade:
Cheryl Nugent, 2nd