NORWAY — Today’s kids know everything about everything, but how much to do they know about the value of saving? Norway Savings Bank’s participation in the Lights, Camera, Save! competition seeks to answer that very question.
“The Lights, Camera, Save! contest will allow teens to role play and record their thoughts regarding the value of saving money,” said Karen Hakala, senior vice president of Marketing at Norway Savings. “It’s a way to get kids thinking about saving and its impact in their lives.”
The video contest is one of several components of the ABA Education Foundation’s Teach Children to Save program. This component is a competition that encourages youth to use video to communicate the value of saving and inspire others to become lifelong savers.
“The contest is meant to be fun and exciting, but when all is said and done, we hope teens will take action and live this message, ‘Start young, save more,’” Hakala said.
To participate, students ages 13-18 can stop by any Norway Savings Bank branch for an entry form and contest details. All videos must be submitted to the bank by Saturday, Nov. 30. Norway Savings Bank will host the first round of local level judging. Videos will be judged on their quality, message, creativity and the criteria set forth by the contest’s official rules.
The bank’s local Lights, Camera, Save! judging panel is as follows: Steve Galvin, NPC TV; Joey Turcotte, AV Technik, LLC; and Darci Hamm, senior vice president, Norway Savings Bank.
Norway’s panel of judges will select one winning video to receive a $250 scholarship from Norway Savings.
The local winning video will be submitted to compete at the national level, where the top three winners receive awards of $5,000, $2,500 or $1,000 to fund their saving goals.
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