Financial Football at Jefferson High School Video

LOCAL STUDENTS LEARN MONEY SKILLS FROM PEFCU AND DREW BREES

On the morning of June 24, summer school was about more than reading, writing and arithmetic for Lafayette Jefferson, William Henry Harrison, and McCutcheon high school students. Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) President and CEO Bob Falk, and New Orleans Saints Quarterback and PEFCU Spokesperson Drew Brees, presented Visas Financial Football program an interactive money-management game designed to teach students important money management skills.

Todays event is a very important program one that I wish I had been exposed to when I was your age, said Brees. Not enough kids leave high school with the right knowledge to manage their finances and todays kids have even more responsibilities at a younger age than I did.

PEFCU believes the best way to tackle todays economic crisis and to defend against future challenges is by arming students with knowledge and skills to successfully manage their finances. Through Financial Football students learn about assets and liabilities, savings and interest, advantages and disadvantages of credit and debit cards, and how to create a budget or spending plan.

PEFCU works with local schools and organizations to teach money management skills to area youth throughout the year. For more information about ways PEFCU can help your organization or school meet its financial literacy goals, please contact Kristy Robb at 765.497.7442.