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Henrico student one of two winners in Virginia War Memorial Veterans Day essay contest

An eighth-grade student from Henrico County and a high school junior from Fairfax County were the first-place winners in the Virginia War Memorial’s 2023 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest. The winners were announced at the 67th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony held November 10 at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.  The winner in the middle school category was David Contreras, […]

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Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Veterans Day Essay Contest

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This year’s winners of the 2021 Veterans Day Essay Contest are:

• Camryn McClellan, 6th Grade – Richardson Middle School
• Jamie Scott, 6th Grade – Springton Lake Middle School
• Angelina Frazier, 6th Grade – Springton Lake Middle School

First Place- Camryn McClellan

On his 75th mission over Vietnam, Navy pilot captain Charlie Plumb was shot down by enemy fire. He was a 24-year-old Naval academy graduate when he went into combat. On May 19, 1967, 5 days before the end of his tour, flying his F-4 phantom jet, he was shot down and captured. He survived six years as a prisoner of war (POW), until his release on February 18, 1973. Even after the hardships of six years as a POW, he stayed in the Navy reserves until his retirement in 1991. What makes him deserving of recognition is not only the two purple hearts, the Legion of Merit, The Silver Star, the Bronze Star, or the POW medal, it is how he talked about the horror of war and was open and honest about his time as a POW. He became a professional speaker, a business consultant, and continues to fly to this day. Captain Plumb may say he’s not a hero, but people don’t get to decide whether they are heroes or not. Captain Plumb is a hero to me. Thank you Captain Charlie Plumb.

Second Place- Jamie Scott

My Great Uncle Paul was a very brave man. He still is to this day. He persevered through some crazy things. He used to be in the army. Unfortunately, one day, he was drafted to the Vietnam War. Little did he know, it would change his life forever. He served from 1968-1975. He had to crawl around in tunnels built for missions and fight for his survival. It was very scary for him. I’d be scared if I had to go through what he had. He knew at any moment he could die. He was in the actual fighting division in the Vietnam war. He fought for so long and persevered through it like a true warrior. After seven years of traumatizing battle, the war was over and my Great Uncle Paul was sent home. He’s now retired in North Carolina living his days at the beach. The only thing I have had to remind me of him is his 21st Corp patch. I look at it every day when I sit at my desk and remember how he fought for our country. God bless him for fighting for the country’s safety, freedom, and spirit. He will never be forgotten.

Third Place- Angelina Frazier

My Uncle joined the military to work in aviation. His grandfather and his dad were both in the Army, which my Uncle decided to join as well. He served 6 years, including three tours overseas supporting Operation Enduring Freedom stationed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom stationed in Mosul and Balad, Iraq. My Uncle’s career in the military started by taking the Armed Services Vocational Battery test and basic training at Fort Benning, GA. My uncle was strong in Mathematics from his time at Morehouse University and scored very high in his technical exam. While serving in the military, my Uncle Aaron maintained CH 47 Chinooks helicopters and UH 60 Blackhawks. One of his favorite memories from his time in the military was flying the helicopters. While in the military, he built lifetime friendships, along with discipline and technical skills. My Uncle Aaron enjoyed the leadership experience he learned in the military, along with mental and physical strength. This helped him to be successful after his service.

Congratulations to all 3 of our winners, and thank you to every student who submitted to our contest!

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Honoring America’s Veterans announces winners of 2023 High School Essay Contest

• Paula Pedene
• October 29, 2023

Honoring America’s Veterans announces the winners of the 2023 High School Essay Competition.  More than 130 high school students entered the contest, which required students to write a 300-400 word essay based on the theme of both the essay competition and the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade, “Never Forget, Forever Honor.” Entries were judged for their focus on the quality of the story and its impact, writing and grammar, and adherence to the theme. A winner is declared for each high school grade level. 9-12, and this year, HAV partnered with College Bound for a fifth winner. 

This year’s winners are: 

9th Grade  Clairet Riesgraf

Arizona College Prep Chandler Teacher Cody Bratz

10th Grade S handlin Harrison

Mesquite High School Gilbert Teacher Greg Kahn

Diego Lenzi

Seton Catholic Prep Chandler Teacher Jessica Breen

Br ueklyn Curley

Maryvale High School Phoenix Teacher Michelle Wagner

College Bound: 12th Grade E duardo Rios

Coronado High School Scottsdale  Teacher Dr. Jo Markette

The winning students earn a $250 scholarship, prizes, and an opportunity to ride in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade. This year, Honoring America’s Veterans, the nonprofit that hosts the competition, partnered with College Bound and is adding a fifth winner. That winning student will receive the same gifts but will ride on the College Bound float in the East Valley Veterans Day Parade, while the four traditional winners will ride on the Hall of Flame Fire Truck in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade. Both parades are set for Saturday Nov. 11th. 

 I n addition to the students winning scholarships, the teachers who help support the efforts of the students by submitting, also receive a $150 cash award for use in their school.

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Youth Scholarships

The VFW is dedicated to promoting patriotism and investing in our future generation. If you are a democracy-loving high school student interested in a $35,000 college scholarship or a patriotic middle school student interested in winning $5,000, these scholarships may be for you.

Voice of Democracy

Established in 1947, our Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay.  Each year, nearly 25,000 ninth through 12th grade students from across the country enter to win their share of more than $1 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the program. 

The national first place winner receives a $35,000 scholarship paid directly to the recipient’s American university, college or vocational/technical school. A complete list of other national scholarships range from $1,000-$21,000, and the first place winner from each VFW Department (state) wins at least a scholarship of $1,000. Before submitting your essay, download the  2024-2025 entry form here  and find your sponsoring  local VFW Post  as applications must be turned in by  midnight, Oct. 31 . 

The 2024-25 theme is:  "Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?"

About the 2023-2024 winner ...

Sophia Lin, a high school junior at BASIS Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, was named the 2023-2024 Voice of Democracy first place winner. Sophia's speech on the theme, "What Are the Greatest Attributes of Our Democracy?" won her a $35,000 college scholarship. Sophia was sponsored by Scottsdale VFW Post 3513. Watch as Sophia delivered her speech during the VFW's Parade of Winners award  ceremony or read it here .

Want to catch up on everything that happened this year? You can watch the full Parade of Winners ceremony which was streamed live on Facebook, or see this year's complete list of winners .

Patriot's Pen

Each year, nearly 68,800 students in sixth through eighth grades enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of nearly $1 million in state and national awards. Each first place state winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level, and the national first place winner wins $5,000! 

The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. Before submitting your essay,  download the 2024-2025 entry form here  and find your sponsoring local VFW Post  as applications must be turned in by  midnight, Oct. 31 . 

The 2024-25 theme is:  "My Voice in America's Democracy?"

Bryant Day, an eighth grade student from Ashland, Ohio, was named the 2023-2024 Patriot's Pen first place winner. His essay on the theme, "How Are You Inspired by America?" won the national first place $5,000 award. Bryant was sponsored by VFW Post 9943 and its Auxiliary in Mansfield, Ohio.

Watch as Bryant delivered his winning essay during the VFW's Parade of Winners streamed live on Facebook, or read  his essay here.  See the complete list of 2024 national winners .

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Toms River Veterans Day essay winners announced

by Art Gallagher, Toms River Township

At last night’s Council Meeting, the Mayor and Township Council presented proclamations to this year’s Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshals – Daniel Herr & Siegfried Jaworski. The winners of the Veterans Day Essay Contest were also present to accept their awards. The Toms River Police Foundation generously donated the prizes for this year’s contest.

Here are the winners:

Intermediate School Level (Grades 6-8) First Place: Abraham Rojas, St Joseph Grade School Second Place: Peyton Daniel, Toms River Intermediate East Third Place: Michael Hudak, St Joseph Grade School

High School Level (Grades 9-12) First Place: Addison Husenica, Toms River High School East Second Place: Peyton Gallagher, Toms River High School East Third Place: Riley Budenas, Toms River High School North

The Veterans Day Parade takes place on Friday, November 11th. The parade will start at 9:45 a.m. at the Toms River Shopping Center on Rt. 37 and will travel south on Main Street (Rt. 166) and then east onto Washington Street. A post parade ceremony in front of Town Hall will feature speakers and honored guests, including a placing of the wreath on the Veteran’s monument.

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VFW Post 1736 announces winners of student Americanism competitions

T he Veteran of Foreign Wars & Auxiliary Post 1736 recognized winners of their student competitions on Americanism at an awards ceremony held Thursday at the St. Frances Cabrini School Activity Building.  

Three teachers from an elementary school, middle school and high school were each honored with the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award. 

Jessica Waits, at teacher at Rapides Academy, learned before the ceremony that she won The Smart.Mahr VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award for middle school teachers on the district and state level as well as locally. 

“I am surprised and honored,” she said. “I love what I do. I love my kids. My students inspire and challenge me to be better and do better every year. This is my 16th year of teaching.”

Phoenix Magnet Elementary School teacher Kelsey Simmons won in the elementary school category and Tioga High School teacher Cade Richardson won the high school category in the local competition.

In addition to helping veterans, one of the other main purposes of the VFW is to promote Americanism, said Post Commander Rodney Barnett. 

“We thank you for this opportunity to get your kids to learn about Americanism,” Barnett told parents and others gathered at the ceremony. One of the ways they do that is through programs like this one. 

“We had 1,654 entries for the program this year,” said Linda Kieffer, Auxiliary president and Americanism chair. 

Competition categories included Coloring of the American Flag, Drawing of the American Flag, Drawing of an Historical Event and Essay on How I Honor Veterans for elementary school students. Winners from each school who had students entered were announced in addition to overall winners in each category. 

Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students wrote essays on “How Are You Inspired by America” for the Patriots Pen contest. St. Frances Cabrini School eighth grader Ciara Winkey-Reed placed first. Stella Soprano of Our Lady of Prompt Succor placed second, Isabella McDaniel of Rapides Academy placed third and Eve Henry of Our Lady of Prompt Succor placed fourth. 

“I’m greatly inspired by immigrants. I’ve grown up around immigrants,” said Ciara. “Most of the people who go to this school who have inspired me are immigrants.” 

She read a few lines from her essay. 

“Immigrants often leave behind familiarity, culture and comfort to chase the American dream, showcasing incredible courage and commitment. Their ability to overcome obstacles is a constant source of inspiration.”  

Ciara is glad to live in America because if she didn’t, she doesn’t think she would have a Catholic education. She said she made the decision to convert to Catholicism when she was in the third grade. 

“I do believe if I did not come to this school, and I did not live in America, I would not have the free speech that I do to say, ‘I’m Christian. I love going to a Catholic school,’” she said. 

Ciara read another paragraph from her essay that she said was her favorite. 

“America has granted me an opportunity where my dreams are not only vivid, but also attainable.”  

High school students wrote essays on “What Are the Greatest Attributes of Our Democracy” for the Voice of Democracy contest. Rapides High School senior Jada Ortega placed first. Micah Cole of Pineville High School placed second and Ruben Kho of Holy Savior Menard placed third. 

Ortega has a love for writing and was encouraged by her teacher to enter the competition. She plans to attend LSUA and major in psychology. 

Both Jada's and Ciara's essays will go on to the state competition and from there, the winning essays will be sent to national competition.

Overall winners in Coloring of the American Flag are Rayleigh Pitt of Grace Christian, first place; Olivia Coutee of Tioga Elementary School, second place and Brantley Ball of Alpine Christian, third place. 

Overall winners in the Drawing of the American Flag are Tinsley Hilger, first place; Tate Dodge, second place and Harper Ducote, third place. All are students at Our Lady of Prompt Succor. 

Overall winners in Drawing of an Historic Event are Jase Ducote, first place, and Aven Chaveas, second place, both with Our Lady of Prompt Succor; and Catherine Townsend of Phoenix Magnet, third place. 

Overall winners of the How I Honor Veterans essay contest are Chaslynn James of Poland Junior High, first place; Mason Wug of Ball Elementary, second place; and Leon Weekly of Tioga Elementary School, third place. 

Winners of each school in the Coloring of the American Flag are: Leal Leglue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Daisy McKay of Poland Junior High, Aubree Coutee of Verda Elementary, Emily Letherman of St. Frances Cabrini, Bella Evans of Ball Elementary, Owen Roberts of Georgetown High, Brantley Bell of Alpine Christian, Dasmyn Butler of Phoenix Magnet and Olivia Coutee of Tioga Elementary School. 

Winners of each school in the Drawing of the American Flag are: MaKaylee Maloy of Georgetown High, Tristan Rachel of Verda Elementary School, Samyaya Cowens of St. Frances Cabrini, Charlotte Cal of Ball Elementary, Mason Bailey of Alpine Christian, Tinsley Hilger of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Payton Carmouche of Poland Junior High, Ada West of Phoenix Magnet and Zoe Telliferoender of Tioga Elementary. 

Winners of each school in the Drawing of an Historical event are: Sarah Roberts of Georgetown High, Major Sykes of Verda Elementary, Kia Guillot of St. Frances Cabrini, Jaxson Young, Ball Elementary, John Johnson, Poland Junior High, Jase Ducote Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Major Starr of Phoenix Magnet and Kristopher Reed, Tioga Elementary. 

Winners of each school in the “How I Honor Veteran essay” contest are: Aubrey Arnold of Georgetown High, Annabelle Sharbino of Ball Elementary, Lucas Stilley of Verda Elementary, Charmiya Keller of St. Frances Cabrini, Chaslynn James of Poland Junior High, Bryce Louviere of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Leon Weekly of Tioga Elementary School and Madison Hinson of Phoenix Magnet. 

“We thank you for this opportunity to get your kids to learn about Americanism. And the VFW is constantly pushing, we have people in Washington D.C., that are vigilant and they push legislation to make sure that our veterans are taken care of.” 

This article originally appeared on Alexandria Town Talk: VFW Post 1736 announces winners of student Americanism competitions

Veterans Day Concert and Military Family Essay Contest

Utah National Guard Veterans Day Concert

Friday, November 10, 2023 at 7 p.m.

To be held in person at the Tabernacle on Temple Square

Utah PTA, in partnership with Utah National Guard, is also holding an essay contest for military families! The three winning students from elementary school, middle school/junior high, and high school, from military families, will be honored at this concert and receive a valuable cash prize!

A military family is one that has an immediate family member presently serving or who has served in the Active, Reserve, or National Guard (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard). If children live with guardians or grandparents who are presently serving or who have served, they are included.

The theme for the essay contest is "Why I am proud of my veteran!" The essays must be no more than 500 words. You can email or send your essay to our Utah PTA Military Families Specialist, Kathy Allred, at the address below. Word format is preferred. The article can be send any time before the deadline. Please include full name, school grade, school name, mailing address, email address and contact phone number. The articles must be in by Friday, October 13, 2023. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact:

Kathy Allred, [email protected]

5192 S. Greenpine Dr., Murray, Utah 84123, 801-261-3100, (Fax) 801-261-3110

The theme for the essay contest is “Why I am proud of my Veteran!”

The winners for 2022 are:

The Elementary School Winner is Azaylea Olson, who wrote about her grandfather. She is a 5th grader from Silver Mesa Elementary in Sandy, PTA Region 17.

The Middle School Winner is Noa Pack, who wrote about her father. She is in 8th grade at Draper Park Middle School in Draper, PTA Region 17.

The High School Winner is Rylie Bruin, who wrote about her great grandfather. She is a senior at Stansbury Park High School, PTA Region 7.

These students who wrote the winning essays will be recognized and receive a cash prize, to go towards their further education, at the Veterans Day Concert held Nov. 11th at the Tabernacle on Temple Square.

The Essays for the 2022 Utah PTA Essay Contest Winners are attached below.  

Essay Contest Information: 

Military Family is one that has a family member presently serving or who has served in the Active, Reserve or National Guard (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard). If children live with guardians or grandparents who are presently serving or who have served, they are also included. 

The theme for the essay contest is “Why I am Proud of my Veteran!”  The essays must be no more than 500 words. You can email your essays to our Utah PTA Military Family Specialist, Kathy Allred, at the address below. Word format is preferred. The article can be sent any time before the deadline.  Please include full name, school grade, school name, mailing address, email address and contact phone number. 

If you have any questions or need more information please contact:

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Muncie Altrusa Club Recognizes 4th Grade Essay Contest Winners

March 28, 2024

By Sue Whitaker, Muncie Altrusa—

MUNCIE, IN—The Muncie Altrusa Club hosted the winners of the Annual 4 th  Grade Essay Contest on March 21 st during a luncheon at the Minnetrista Museum and Gardens.  The winners of the essay contest were Baxter Wilson, Burris; Kali Minnick, East Washington Academy; Mylah Wehlage, Royerton; Gabriel Crouch, Selma; A’Mirah Ruffin, West View; and Eli Burke, Yorktown.

Each student read their essay titled: “How Books Build a Better World” to the assembled group. Following the reading each student was presented with a certificate, a backpack filled with books and school supplies, and a Books-a Million gift card. Accompanying the students to the event were their classroom teachers, a school administrators, and parents. Each winning student’s teacher also received a gift card. To close the meeting the winners, led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.

The winners were selected from over 380 student essays from 14 th  grade classrooms in the Muncie and Delaware County elementary schools. Altrusa members selected two essays from each of the classrooms which were then given to retired Ball State University Elementary Education professor Dr. Kay Stickle who made the final selection of the six winners.

Literacy has been a primary focus of the Muncie Altrusa club since its beginning in 1923. Altrusa’s first Essay contest was held in 1987.

The club’s dedication to service in the Muncie community and Delaware County is carried out through projects that encourage literacy and serve women and children.

Activities led by the Literacy Committee include:

• 4th Grade Essay Contest
• Muncie Children’s Museum – read at the Elf Adventure
• International Altrusa Grant to distribute books in some county elementary schools
• BSU Homecoming parade book distribution – cooperated with 10 other groups to distribute over 3800 books

The Membership Committee completed service projects at Classroom Connections of East Central Indiana and Second Harvest Food Bank.

Activities led by the Service Committee included:

• Muncie Soup Kitchen Lunch Program (packed lunches and helped in the kitchen)
• Working with two different day care centers by providing books, blankets and bears, valentines and cupcakes, and filled Easter Eggs
• A Soldier’s Hands – members wrote notes to soldiers that were sent overseas
• Holiday gift cards for Veterans in Delaware County

The Altrusa Club of Muncie, IN, Inc is a part of Altrusa International, Inc. whose purpose is to promote better communities through service by an international network of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Susan Volbrecht chairs the club’s Literacy Committee

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Americanism Essay Contest local winners

Ivy Gutierrez and Nova Benford, students at Grass Lake Elementary School District 36 in Antioch, were the winners of the local Americanism Essay contest sponsored by the Waukegan American Legion Auxiliary.

Both students are seventh graders and classmates in Danielle Boliaux’s social studies class at Grass Lake. The subject of their essays was “Why I am Proud to be an American.”

Ivy Gutierrez won first place and Nova Benford won second place.

Mary Ann Petruska, Americanism Chair, presented checks issued from the Waukegan American Legion Auxiliary Unit 281 to the students.

As the first-place winner, Ivy’s essay will be forwarded to the next contest level, which is the district level of the essay competition of the American Legion Auxiliary.

For more information about the American Legion Auxiliary and its activities, contact Mary Klinefelter, at (708) 288-5854.

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2019 Russian Federation Global Money Week

LEADING ORGANISATIONS:

• Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation
• 23 Commercial Organisations, 60 Educational Institutions, Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Once again to celebrate Global Money Week, the Russian Federation organised many events and activities in line with their National Strategy to improve financial literacy. For GMW2019, the Ministry of Finance, together with the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights, Protection and Human Well-Being, organised over 41.000 financial literacy related events in 85 regions in the country. Children, youth and adults participated in in-person lessons and lectures, online seminars and courses, and an online marathon on financial literacy. Some innovative events included the Quests for Financial Literacy. This was a series of practically-oriented games, taking place in both schools and on the city street. Close to 5.000 people, or 1.500 teams, participated in the quests. Sberbank organised a new format of events to teach financial literacy to disadvantaged groups, namely webinars with sign language translation. These webinars were the first to ever be held in history of GMW in Russia and it allowed the reach to be expanded, by attracting hearing impaired children. The celebrations in the country lasted for three weeks.

2018 Russian Federation Global Money Week

• Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Agency for Strategic Initiatives, Alfa Bank, Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Centre-Invest Bank, ERGO, FINAM, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Financial Health, Financial Portal “Foxford.ru”, Financial University, Finservice Bank, Home Credit Bank, KFC, Kuban Credit Bank, Masterslavl, Moscow State University, National Center of Financial Literacy, National Research University (Higher School of Economics), Pochta Bank, PPF Life Insurance, Regional Centers for Financial Literacy (Altai, Tomsk, Arkhangelsk, Volgo-grad, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Stavropol, Saratov, Kazan), Sberbank, SPN Communications, Svyaz Bank, VISA, Zapsibcom Bank, 13 media organisations, 4 universities, 8020 schools

During GMW2018, the 4th All-Russian Financial Literacy Week for Children and Youth was held in Russia. More than 25 thousand events were organised in all regions of the country with participation of over 2,500,000 people.

Leading regions in terms of number of events were: the Republic of Tatarstan, the Altai Krai and the Republic of Bashkortostan, including about 400,000 children and their parents, offering them various participation formats: quests, online broadcasts, video studios, video lessons, quizzes, competitions, etc.

The Financial Literacy Week took place in all regions of Russia, opening up with a quiz. The Moscow opening was held in the form of the Finball tournament (financial & football quiz) at the Moscow Palace of Pioneers (the largest institution of additional education in Russia). Seven teams consisting of children from 9 to 13 years of age participated in the tournament.

In the framework of the Financial Literacy Week, traditional lessons and games were for the first time complemented with quests. They took place both online on a specially developed website, gathering more than 1,400 participants from 50 regions of the country, and city quests in 3 different cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad), attended by more than 300 children. Besides participating in the competitions offered during the GMW, school and university students actively participated in the already traditional essay contest (more than 1,000 works were sent), as well as in the creative contest, choosing a painting of a financially competent character who could appear in the popular children's Russian cartoon series, "The Alphabet of Financial Literacy with Smeshariki." The contest received over 500 applications from contestants aged 3-14 years. There was also a rap contest, where students were asked to rhyme the financial literacy content in an interesting way.

Tours to various local businesses (banks and financial organisations) were especially popular within the Financial Literacy Week. More than 160 tours were conducted for school groups.

For the first time in the framework of the project, a special poll was launched jointly by Foxford, Sberbank and NAFI, which will make it possible to make an inquiry on the subject of finances throughout the country. More than 11,000 people have completed the survey.

For parents, in addition to regular parental meetings in educational institutions and family financial games, for the first time an online all-Russian parental meeting was held, joined by over 1.2 million people thanks to the broadcast with the participation of VISA payment system – the general partner of the Financial Literacy Week.

More than 22.3 million people participated in the information campaign, including the mailings from Partners (2.7 million recipients), social networks posts (2.4 million people); 335 000 copies of information booklets, brochures, newspapers and leaflets were distributed. Over 3,000 publications appeared in the media.

2015 Russia Global Money Week

PARTICIPANTS:

• Central Bank of Russian Federation
• Moscow Stock Exchange
• Sberbank of Russia
• Home Credit Bank Russia
• Insurance company ‘Ingosstrakh’
• Yandex.Money
• Institute for the Development of Financial Markets
• Centre for Economic and Financial Research
• National Competitiveness Institute
• State University of Management
• Financial University under the Government of Russian Federation
• Moscow Money Museum
• Academy of Personal Finance
• Web portal "Financial Health"
• QIWI payment system
• Media partner Lenta.ru
• Center-Invest Bank
• Academy of Public Administration
• 9th - 17th of March

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED:

From 9 to 17 March the first Global Money Week took place in Russia within the framework of the Financial Literacy project run by the Ministry of Finance of Russian Federation and the World Bank. More than 25,000 school and university students in 13 regions of Russia were able to participate in more than 300 educational activities around the country and take part in financial literacy games and competitions. Partners of the week included regional Ministries of Finance, financial institutions, universities, schools, civil society organisations, insurance companies etc.

Regions that took part in the Global Money Week celebrations in Russia are Arkhangelsk, Volgograd, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Saratov, Stavropol, Samara, Tomsk and Ulyanovsk regions, Republic of Tatarstan and Moscow.

Events of the Financial Literacy Week included seminars on online transactions by Yandex.Money, visits to the Museum of the Central Bank of Russian Federation, financial education games for school children and students, visits to the museum of Sberbank of Russia, master-classes for children by Home Credit Bank Russia, series of webinars by the professors of leading Russian universities on various finance-related topics, visits to the exhibition about the history of insurance sector in Russia organised by ‘Ingosstrakh’, theatrical performances at universities and many more activities in different regions of the country.

The official closing ceremony of Global Money Week in Russia took place at the Financial University under the Government of Russian Federation on March 17th, where more than five hundred young people met with the Deputy Minister of Finance Sergey Storchak, as well as with the representatives of the banking community, media and experts. Young people had an opportunity to ask questions and discuss interesting financial issues with their peers and experts. The Ceremony ended with the awards to the most active participants of the Week and the winners of the Essay Contest “Why do I need Financial Literacy?”. The 6th grade student from the Siberian city Irkutsk Ivan Vetrov won the 1st place!

“The young generation has to make a lot more independent financial decisions in the future than the generation of their parents, and make choices of a lot of complex financial products and services. Russia Financial Literacy Week is aimed at raising awareness among the young people of the importance of increasing their financial capabilities and will show them that financial education can not only be useful for their future, but also is accessible and interesting at a young age” Sergey Storchak, Deputy Minister of Finance of Russian Federation

Center-Invest Bank also organised financial literacy activities in Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar, among which an installation about trade and entrepreneurship at Rostov Regional Museum of Local History and various seminars, lectures and excursions for students, parents and other target groups. Moreover, Academy of Public Administration also conducted many educational activities during the week at the Northern Arctic Federal University in Arkhangelsk and Moscow City Pedagogical University, including competitions, quizzes and the round-table "Financial education of citizens in the modern society".

More information about Global Money Week in Russia can be found on the official website of the Russian Week .

2014 Russia Global Money Week

• Vladivostok Boarding School for Gifted Children
• NGO “Youth Center of Financial Operations Studies”
• 10th - 14th, 17th of March

Russia celebrated Global Money Week with a variety of activities young children and older youth. Moscow Youth Center of Financial Operations Studies participated in Global Money Week 2014 with a range of activities for students and school children. On March 13th the Center organised a lecture for students in Moscow on financial literacy issues and the basics of financial planning. The main goals of the event were to increase the level of personal financial capacity, to acquire knowledge about the current situation in financial markets, and to teach students about personal financial planning. High-level finance professionals talked to students about the importance of personal financial plan and its components. More than 250 students from leading Moscow universities attended the lecture.

On the 17th March, volunteers of the Financial Literacy Programme of the Youth Center for the Financial Operations Studies conducted lectures to more than 50 high-school students in Moscow, in order to increase financial literacy of youth. Following the lectures there was a lively discussion and an interesting Q&A session. These lectures were part of the official launch of the financial literacy programme for school children in Moscow.

The Center-Invest Bank in Russia organised several activities to promote Global Money Week and to raise awareness about the importance of financial literacy for children and youth in Russia. On the 14th March, in conjunction with the Rostov Region Local Studies Museum, 35 students received an interactive lecture on the history of entrepreneurship and the origins of the merchant trade in the Rostov Region. Additionally, specialists from the bank and volunteers from southern Russia's leading educational held financial literacy classes in 2 schools. They reached an estimate of 78 school children. Lastly, 20 pensioners and veterans took part in free financial consultation seminars.

A group of school children visited the Moscow Money Museum where they learnt about the history of money, interesting and useful facts about how money works and saw the banknotes and coins from over 80 countries. There was also the screening of several episodes of a mini-series about money where the different aspects of money as means of communications were explored. The excursion included an exciting quiz for kids on the key facts about money as well as a raffle.

Vladivostok Boarding School for Gifted Children in the far east of Russia celebrated Global Money Week with 4 days full of activities. The acitivites included writing competitions, youth quizzes and presentations on topics such as the role of economics in their lives, money, entrepreneurship, taxation, as well various master-classes and economic themed plays. On the 11th March the Vice-President of Nomos Bank in Vladivostok visited the school and shared his experience of how he began saving from a young age. On the last day of local Global Money Week results of writing competitions and quizzes were summed up.

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