Student Mayor and Student Reporters Are Among 100 Children to Welcome
U.S. Bancorp CEO and Other Notable Guests at July 1 News Conference
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WHAT:
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A news conference to be held at Junior Achievement's BizTown--a
miniature business community run entirely by 100 fourth- through
eighth-graders--to kickoff The Financial Services Roundtable's
Community Service 2008 (CS08), the seventh annual celebration of the
volunteer work the financial services industry does 365 days a year
to improve the communities in which they work. CS08 will focus on
improving financial literacy by increasing the availability of
financial education programs in communities across the country.
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WHEN:
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1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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WHERE:
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Junior Achievement's BizTown, 1800 White Bear Avenue North,
Maplewood, MN
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(Enter through Door A at the Junior Achievement facility)
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WHO:
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Richard Davis, chairman, president and chief executive officer of
U.S. Bancorp and co-chairman of CS08
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Steve Bartlett, president and chief executive officer of The
Financial Services Roundtable
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Gina Blayney, president of Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest
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Nearly 100 fourth through eighth graders who will attend the news
conference in their roles as bankers, store owners, newspaper
reporters, the mayor and other members of the business community
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VISUALS:
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The student mayor will open the news conference and reporters from
BizTown's radio and newspaper will get to ask the first questions.
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BizTown features a scaled down business community in which the
children conduct business transactions, including a bank, City Hall,
a cafe, a wellness center, a grocery store, a newspaper and a radio
station. (The students and business volunteers will be working at
BizTown before and after the news conference.)
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U.S. Bancorp CEO, Richard Davis, and the other guests will deliver
the entirety of their remarks to the student population of BizTown.
(But grown-up media will be allowed to ask questions, too.)
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U.S. Bancorp
Amy Frantti, 612-303-0733
amy.frantti@usbank.com
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Junior
Achievement
Bob Hanvik, 612-573-3126
robert.hanvik@fleishman.com
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The
Financial Services Roundtable
John Doyle, 703-447-1124
johndle@fsround.org
