The project also aims
to contribute to a greater sense of community both with the school and
within the neighborhood.pcf.
"We need to ensure that personal finance education extends into the
classroom because teaching young adults about the importance of saving and
investing is a dual responsibility, shared by both parents and educators,"
Jones added.
"We've heard from many parents that they dread back-to-school shopping , so
why not turn this into an educational opportunity and experience for your
teens?" said Jones .

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The pilot project consists of a planning and
implementation phase set to kick-off on February 24 , 2005.
Practical Money Skills for Life contains comprehensive, interactive
materials to help parents work with their children to develop strong financial
skills at home, including a Back- to -School Budget Calculator, which is an
effective, hands-on way to teach kids how to prepare a budget and spend
wisely.

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The Bohannon Foundation has awarded a
three-year grant of $250,000 to the Peninsula Partnership for Children,
Youth and Families, a division of Peninsula Community Foundation .

About Peninsula Partnership

The Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth and Families is a
public/private interdisciplinary effort to improve the well-being of young
children from birth to age eight in San Mateo County. For more
information please contact the Bohannon Foundation at 650.

* Over half of the parents surveyed, 63 percent, require their working
teens to save at least some of what they earn.

* 88 percent of parents feel it's important to monitor their child's
spending and guide their money use.

* Only 32 percent of parents said their family will have an itemized back-
to-school budget. Some 70 percent of parents
surveyed said their child has not had any formal training in money management,
either in school or outside the home.

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This program is designed to
help the parents, teachers, administrators and community create a program
that will specially address the educational issues of Belle Haven. The Partnership is
prevention focused with an emphasis on preparing children for kindergarten,
ensuring that children are academically successful by third grade, and
building the capacity of local communities to meet the needs of vulnerable
children and their families.345. Back-To-School Survey Finds 'Developing Good Financial Skills '
May be a Greater Concern Than 'Following the Wrong Crowd' and
'Drugs/Alcohol Use'

SAN FRANCISCO, Visa USA, today, released the
results of its annual back-to-school survey which found that a top concern of
parents is the development of their children's personal money management
skills.

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com. Parents should sit down and talk with their
children about money matters so they will have the necessary tools needed to
become financially responsible and savvy adults," added Jones."
Visa surveyed 1,000 Parents of High School students July 28 -31, 2005. Through its 14,000 Member financial
institutions, more than 463 million Visa-branded cards have been issued to
cardholders in the United States.

All sites should also be geared toward classroom teachers.

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org or call 650. This is especially important since 69 percent of parents do not give
their children an itemized budget detailing what they can spend for back to
school.

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"While talking about finances is important, there's no
substitute for real-world experience in becoming disciplined with money.

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Worldwide, cardholders in over 150 countries carry more than 1 billion
Visa-branded cards, accounting for more than $3 trillion in annual transaction
volume.

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The program is part of
Visa's decade-long, continued commitment to improving access to financial
education for all consumers.
"The financial choices kids make will not only impact them today, but over the
course of their entire lives. It's also mapped to state educational
standards ensuring that activities not only teach important life skills but
also keep classes on target to meet state requirements.5 million teachers, 37 million students, and 100,000
schools.

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"We are excited to help Belle Haven Elementary," said David Bohannon II,
President and CEO of the Bohannon Foundation.

Additionally, 76 percent said that
schools should be required to teach money management skills.-based financial
institutions relied on Visa's processing system, VisaNet, to facilitate $1.

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Only personal safety ranked higher (89 percent).

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Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth and
Families is a division of Peninsula Community Foundation."

* 76 percent of parents surveyed said their high school student does not
have a budget.

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PRESS RELEASE Bohannon Foundation Awards $250 000 to Belle Haven Elementary School

The overwhelming majority of its 757 students come
from low-income households (90 percent of its students qualified for the
free and reduced cost lunch program).
Practical Money Skills for Life also helps give educators the tools they
need to teach practical money management lessons in their classrooms.
Visa offers a trusted, reliable and convenient way to access and mobilize
financial resources -- anytime, anywhere, anyway.

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They provide the highest quality instruction, together with a
wide range of supports, services and after-school activities, while
building a high level of parental and community participation in children's
learning. Additionally, this program won the National Association of Consumer
Agency Administrators 2002 Achievement in Consumer Education Award (ACE) for
the best innovative program for the private sector and was named an "Honorable
Mention " by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy's 2002
Soaring$tar Award. Visa
USA is committed to increasing the choice, convenience, acceptance, and
security of Visa payments for all stakeholders in the payments systems --
Members, cardholders and merchants.

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david. Nearly 100 percent of
teachers who reviewed the site said they approve of the Practical Money Skills
for Life program; 98 percent said they would recommend the site to other
educators, and 94 percent gave the program a "B" or better.

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"Receiving this first funding from Bohannon Foundation is a critical first
step in launching our Community School initiative in San Mateo County,"
explained Erica Wood, Executive Director of Peninsula Partnership."

The goals of this project are to improve student performance and
attendance, create a positive and safe learning environment for children ,
increase parent involvement as well as to better coordinate health and
social services so that teachers are free to teach.

Building Teen Personal Finance Skills a Top Worry for Parents Visa Survey Finds

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complete lesson plans, the curriculum includes presentation materials, in-
class activities, quizzes and more.

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For more
information about the Partnership, visit www.
According to the July survey of parents of high school students,
developing good personal financial skills and being able to handle their money
(74 percent) ranked ahead of both following the wrong crowd (58 percent) and
drugs/alcohol use (56 percent) in terms of concerns parents have for their
children 's futures.

Additional key findings of the survey included:

* 53 percent of parents agree that their child thinks "money grows on
trees.

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Currently, Belle Haven is considered a lower performance school by the
state of California. More than 70% of the heavily Latino
student body are learning English for the first time.

While students learn most of their money management skills at the kitchen
table, the survey also showed that an overwhelming majority of parents would
like to see schools play a part in this effort.

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The funding will be used to help create one of this region's first
"full-service" schools at Menlo Park's Belle Haven Elementary School,
providing a comprehensive approach to improve student achievement and
education programs. Only 10% of the
school's third graders were reading at grade level as measured by
standardized tests. "These are great kids and
they deserve a great education and future. "This
project will bring together key partners, such as parents, teachers, school
administrators, city and county government and other agencies needed to
create the conditions necessary for all children to learn and succeed. At the 2001 National Education Association Expo, the
program was put before teachers to evaluate and grade .

About Visa
Visa USA is the nation's leading payment brand and largest payment system ,
enabling banks to provide their consumers and business customers with a wide
variety of payment alternatives tailored to meet their evolving needs.

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All Cinco de Mayo sites included in this category must be in English.

They may offer lesson plans, classroom activities, art or craft ideas, educational games, discussion topics, reading comprehension exercises, or other information that could be used to observe Cinco de Mayo in the classroom setting.

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Bohannon Foundation

The Bohannon Foundation , founded by the Bohannon family, provides support
to local causes in the areas of education, health care and youth.
"These results show that parents understand that developing good financial
habits starts at a young age," said Rosetta Jones, vice president, Visa USA.

About Practical Money Skills for Life
The Practical Money Skills for Life curriculum is teacher tested and
teacher approved. The curriculum
currently reaches 2.

Observed the fifth day of May, Cinco de Mayo marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

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Full-service or "Community" schools are rooted in a rich tradition of
linking education and the community. They are open to students, families,
and the community before, during and after school, seven days a week , all
year long.
In response to the need for greater financial literacy among young people ,
Visa offers parents, students and teachers a free, online financial education
program called Practical Money Skills for Life. To
see Visa's Back to School survey results and to access the Back to School
Budget Calculator please visit Practical Money Skills for Life at
http://www. Last year, U.3
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