Virginia Saves Piggy Bank Pageant

Virginia Saves Piggy Bank Pageant                         February 2012

Teachers and Adult Youth Program Leaders:

Inspire your group or class to create savings goals and develop the habit of regular savings for their future by engaging youth in building their own bank.

Local Pageant Guidelines for groups and schools–create your own theme:

·       One entry per child

·         Piggy bank must be created or decorated by child (with

minimal parental assistance) & must be able to hold coins.

·         Bank cannot be larger than 14 inches tall and 14 inches wide

·         Be creative! Use any theme or animal you want! It doesn’t

have to be a pig. Promote recycling by using old plastic containers

or other containers or add stickers or buttons to purchased banks.

·         Any entries displaying offensive art or language will

automatically be disqualified and not be displayed and will not

be eligible for prizes.

·         Hold a Piggy Bank Pageant in your group, class or school.

·         Choose a winner(s).

·         Photograph Winning Piggy Banks and submit registration form to Virginia Saves by 3/31/2012.

Virginia Saves 2012 Pageant Rules

·         The winner(s) of your group or class will be eligible for the state contest.

·         Entries will be judged by partners, advisory board members, and staff of Virginia Community Capital. 

·         Send an email with a fully completed registration form and electronic photo of winning bank to virginiasaves@gmail.com on or before March 31, 2012 to be eligible for prizes.

·         Contest entries will be on display at VirginiaSaves’ Facebook page.

·         Winning entries will be notified by April 30, 2012. Winners agree to promotional/ community news at Virginia Saves website/Facebook sites or press releases.

Questions:

·         Virginia Saves Contact: Teresa Walker, c/o Virginia Community Capital at:  virginiasaves@gmail.com, twalker@vccva.org , or via phone at 540-260-3126.

Virginia Saves is a campaign to help Virginians to prepare for their futures by increasing their allocations to savings. This campaign is not designed to sell products but to increase financial knowledge.

Like most public awareness campaigns, children tend to be early adopters and can be great influencers of family behavior. This piggy pageant is designed to educate children about the need for savings while engaging them in a fun creative activity.

To learn more about the benefits of savings and ways to begin savings:

http://www.americasavesweek.org/ or www.virginiasaves.org

More Winning Pigs!

New River Valley Piggy Bank Pagent Winners!



The New River Valley Piggy Bank Pageant was a great success. There were over 100 entries! Check out the creative banks. A special thank you to the sponsors of the the New River Valley Piggy Bank Pageant!

Next year, several areas will coordinate efforts for a statewide Virginia Saves Piggy Bank Pageant. Look for details in early 2012.

And the Winners Are. . .

Virginia Saves is pleased to announce the 2^nd Annual Piggy Bank Pageant Winners!

The goal of the Piggy Bank Pageant was to inspire children to create savings goals and to develop the habit of regular savings for their future by engaging in building their own savings bank. Children tend to be early adopters of social campaigns and can be a great influence on family behavior. Money has power because it gives people (older and younger) decision making opportunities. Teaching wise spending and saving has a great impact on your child’s financial future than investing.

BB&T donated savings bonds for Virginia Saves to award as prizes in the Piggy Bank Pageant. BB&T has been an active partner with Virginia Saves. BB&T created new accounts for our Virginia Savers. These special accounts will really grow dollars that are saved.

The Savings Bonds provided by BB&T will be presented to the winners of each category.

·         $100 Savings Bond for the 1^st Place Winners

·         $75 Savings Bond for the 2^nd Place Winners

·         $50 Savings Bonds for the 3^rd Place Winners

A BIG thanks to BB&T for the prizes and their support of Virginia Saves! Eight winners will receive the Savings Bonds.

2^nd-3^rd Graders

Tied for 1^st place: Myra 

Name of bank: Piggy

Why savings is important: ‘So you can get what you want.’

What are you saving for right now? DSI



Tied for 1^st place: Brooke

Name of bank: Pepper

Why savings is important: “so you can buy a home.”

What are you saving for right now? A real dog



2^nd place: Jacob 

Name of bank: Hotdog

Why savings is important: For College

What are you saving for right now? PSXL/College





3rd place: Erin 

Name of bank: Piggy

 4^th-6^th Graders

Tied for 1^st place: McKenzie 

Name of bank: Pigy if a boy; Swirl if a girl

Why savings is important: “So you can go to college.”

What are you saving for right now? A horse



Tied for 1^st place: Shenan 

Name of bank: SD Bank

Why savings is important: “Because if you need money, you have some.”

What are you saving for right now? Phone, electric scooter and a car



2^nd Place: Paige

Name of bank: Meatloaf

Why savings is important: College, a car, a house

What are you saving for right now?  A car



3^rd Place: Hilary

Name of bank: Miss Pink

Why savings is important: “You can save for something coming when you grow up.”

What are you saving for right now? A car

Congratulations Winners!! The entries could be any style or theme. You were very creative and have great savings goals!

Parents can find more at Parent Resources for more information about instilling smart money habits in children while they are still young. By the time teens take the Personal Finance Class in High School, they have already established their 'money values'. Use fun activities like the Piggy Bank Pageant to talk about money with children!

Virginia Saves will be coordinating efforts with other areas of our great Commonwealth to include a State wide Piggy Bank Pageant in 2012.