LAREDO, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 24, 2007 -- This April, thirty-four IBC Bank branches across
twenty-three Texas and Oklahoma communities hosted the "Money Buzz," a free
kid-friendly lesson on personal finance for children ages 5-9 and their
parents. These sessions were held in honor of Financial Literacy Month and
as part of the bank's corporate-wide effort to fill a void in personal
finance education among America's youth. IBC Bank hosted the exclusive
lesson in their communities, and the program reached more than 520 children
on Saturday, April 14 and 21.
IBC's Money Buzz was a two-hour lesson that focused on teaching children
the value of American currency and the importance of saving. IBC employees
guided children through the IBC Money Buzz workbook which provided them
with an interactive, fun learning experience that included coloring,
cutting and pasting exercises. Cindy Flores of Eagle Pass had two children
participate in the lesson. "The Money Buzz is very neat, especially since
this is the first time IBC has done an event like this," commented Flores.
"The kids had a good time and I think this is something IBC should do
again."
Special rewards were given at the end of the lesson including a coin bank
in the shape of a beehive named after IBC's FreeBee mascot. All of the
children also received a newly-minted $1 coin to start their FreeBee Hive
savings, and more than fourteen $50 U.S. savings bonds were raffled off at
the end of each lesson.
The IBC Money Buzz was hosted in the following IBC Bank markets:
Market
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Alice, TX
Austin, TX
Broken Arrow, Okla.
Brownsville, TX
Chandler, Okla.
Corpus Christi, TX
Dickinson, TX
Duncan, Okla.
Eagle Pass, TX
Edmond, Okla.
Del Rio, TX
Grove, Okla.
Harlingen, TX
Houston, TX
Katy, TX
Kingsville, TX
Lake Jackson, TX
Laredo, TX
Lawton, Okla.
McAllen, TX
Pharr, TX
Port Lavaca, TX
Richmond, TX
San Antonio, TX
Sand Springs, Okla.
Sulphur, Okla.
Tulsa, Okla.
Victoria, TX
For more information or to obtain pictures from the above markets, please
contact Kate Stouffer at (210) 826-8899 or
kates@kgbtexas.com.
IBC Bank is a member of International Bancshares Corporation (
NASDAQ:
IBOC), a $10.9 billion multi-bank financial holding company headquartered
in Laredo, Texas, with more than 230 facilities and 360 ATMs serving more
than 85 communities in Texas and Oklahoma.
Contact Information: Contact:
Gaby Carriedo
IBC Bank
(956) 726-6636
Kate Stouffer
KGBTexas Public Relations
(210) 826-8899
kates@kgbtexas.com
