March 28, 2008
MICHIGAN 8TH GRADE STUDENT WINS
NATIONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY POSTER CONTEST
Click here to see the Harrison Noh's National Financial Literacy Winning Poster
Link to Press Release in the Wall Street Journal
Silver Spring, MD – Recognizing his creativity, artwork, and expression of theme, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) today announced eighth grader Harrison Noh of Bloomfield Hills, MI, as the National Winner of the NFCC’s 2008 financial literacy poster contest.
The contest is designed to engage students in thinking about how to manage money effectively, and offers them a creative outlet to express their knowledge. It also provides the opportunity for recognition of student artwork, and rewards local and national winners with U.S. savings bonds and other prizes.
The theme of this year’s contest was “Financial Responsibility Begins with Me.” Close to1,500 posters were submitted through NFCC Member Agencies across the country, as well as directly from teachers interested in bringing the concept of financial literacy to their students. Harrison submitted his poster through GreenPath Debt Solutions headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI.
”The GreenPath team celebrates Harrison’s achievement because it recognizes his creativity and hard work as well as his ability to serve as a role model for his peers,” said Jane McNamara, president and CEO of GreenPath Debt Solutions. “It’s clear that Harrison has a solid foundation upon which he can build his financial future; hopefully it will rub off on others.”
As the National Winner, Harrison will receive the following:
He will be presented with his award during the Jump$tart Coalition Awards Dinner on April 9.
“It’s a real privilege for us to honor Harrison as the national poster contest winner,” said Susan C. Keating, NFCC president and CEO. “It is so critical to instill the idea of financial responsibility into our youth, and Harrison has done an outstanding job of showing how important proper financial management is to him.”
