SOUTH FLORIDA – OneUnited Financial institution, an award-winning Neighborhood Improvement Monetary Establishment (CDFI) and America’s largest Black-owned financial institution, is proud to announce its 15th Annual “I Got Bank!” National Financial Literacy Contest, the place ten youngsters will win a $1,000 financial savings account. To make monetary literacy a core worth for kids, the Financial institution is providing a free “I Got Bank” E-Book.
Youngsters between the ages of 8 and 12 are inspired to learn a financial literacy book of their selecting, and both write a 250-word essay or create an artwork undertaking to point out how they might apply what they realized from the guide to their every day lives.
Submissions have to be emailed or postmarked by June 30, 2025. The Financial institution will select ten winners and award every winner a $1,000 financial savings account at OneUnited Financial institution by August 31, 2025.
Teri Williams, OneUnited Financial institution President and creator of “I Obtained Financial institution! What My Granddad Taught Me About Cash”, wrote the guide when she found that there weren’t sufficient books geared towards educating city youth about funds.
Teri Williams
“We did a survey of earlier I Obtained Financial institution members and located that 100% of them discovered the expertise priceless to extraordinarily priceless and 100% acknowledged the expertise elevated their monetary consciousness,” states Williams. “We wish to thank the mother and father and colleges for encouraging their youngsters and college students to take part within the contest. We proceed to advocate for monetary literacy to be taught in Ok-12 colleges throughout America!”
2024 Monetary Literacy Contest Winners
The 2024 winners are:
Alana Williams, 10, Charlotte, NC
Dylan Prakash, 11, Duarte, CA
Malia Spurlin, 12, Cerritos, CA
Zora Rae Darby, 11, Baldwin, NY
Serenity Earth, 12, Burlington, NJ
Carter M. Lang, 8, Los Angeles, CA
Laila Zellers, 10, Los Angeles, CA
Grant Booker, 11, Gardenia, CA
McKinley Sabrina Murphy, 10, Baldwin, NY
Kali Baker, 10, Hawthorne, CA.
“I Obtained Financial institution! What My Granddad Taught Me About Cash” is revealed by The Beckham Publications Group, Inc. (Beckham Home). For extra details about the official contest guidelines, please go to: www.oneunited.com/book.
SOUTH FLORIDA – OneUnited Financial institution, an award-winning Neighborhood Improvement Monetary Establishment (CDFI) and America’s largest Black-owned financial institution, is proud to announce its 15th Annual “I Got Bank!” National Financial Literacy Contest, the place ten youngsters will win a $1,000 financial savings account. To make monetary literacy a core worth for kids, the Financial institution is providing a free “I Got Bank” E-Book.
