GLENDALE, Ariz., April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On
April 30, to commemorate Financial
Literacy Month, Glendale Mayor
Jerry Weiers, State Legislators
Kimberly Yee and Anthony Kern,
Arizona State Treasurer Jeff DeWit,
Comerica Bank executives and educators from Glendale schools will honor over 150 graduates
from the Comerica Bank Money $ense Program, a
financial education course designed to empower young people with
the essential skills needed to make sound financial decisions. The
program, which is powered by leading education technology company
EverFi, Inc., launched this school year at 19 Arizona primary
schools at no cost to taxpayers or school districts, due to the
sponsorship by Comerica Bank.
Students at Horizon Elementary School will be recognized for
completing the financial literacy program. The events will also
include remarks from Glendale
Mayor Jerry Weiers, State Senator
Kimberly Yee, representatives from
Comerica Bank, school principal Cheri Dawn
Emerson, and students who completed the Comerica Bank
Money $ense Program at the school.
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WHAT
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Celebrate Horizon
Elementary School students and hear how this public-private
partnership is transforming classrooms across the state and
empowering Arizona students with critical money management
skills.
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WHEN
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Thursday, April
30, 2015
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8:10AM -
Certification Ceremony
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9:10AM – Computer Lab
Demonstration
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WHERE
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Horizon Elementary
School
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Outdoor
Amphitheater
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8520 N
47th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85302
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(623)
237-4010
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WHO
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Hon. Jerry
Weiers, Mayor of Glendale
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Hon. Kimberly
Yee, State Senator (LD-20); Vice Chairman, Committee on
Education
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Hon. Anthony
Kern, State Representative (LD-20)
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Hon. Jeff
DeWit, Arizona State Treasurer
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Paul Hickman,
President & CEO, Arizona Bankers Association
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Annette Musa,
Arizona Market President, Comerica Bank
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Mike Barragan,
Asst. Superintendent, G.E.S.D.
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Cheri Dawn
Emerson, Principal, Horizon Elementary
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Student
speakers
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VISUALS
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Students being
awarded graduation certificates and piggy banks; demonstration of
web-based program in computer lab
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