Video Inspires Teens to Use Money Wisely
[Alexandria, VA] – Grant Parsons, representing Burke & Herbert Bank, won first place in the American Bankers Association Foundation’s Lights, Camera, Save! national video contest with his video, Don’t Burn That Bread. The announcement was made recently in a video broadcast by the ABA. Grant is a student at West Potomac Academy in Alexandria, Virginia.
Burke & Herbert Bank was one of 350 participating banks in 47 states and Washington, D.C. who hosted local levels of the competition and selected a winner to represent their bank and compete on the national level. As the first-place winner, Grant will receive a cash prize of $5,000 to fund his savings goal.
“We are thrilled for Grant Parsons and proud to be part of this major accomplishment,” said David Boyle, president and CEO, Burke & Herbert Bank. “The best way to connect with young people is through something they can relate to and enjoy. Grant’s creative video offers a timely and memorable message about being careful when spending money. Improving the financial knowledge of the next generation of consumers is a great example of what a community bank is all about.”
Lights, Camera, Save! is a unique competition that encourages youth, aged 13-18, to use video to communicate the value of saving and using money wisely to inspire their peers and others to become lifelong savers. For more on the contest, visit www.LightsCameraSave.com. For more information on this year’s contest and all the winners visit the ABA website.
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. is the $3.6 billion financial holding company for Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company is the oldest continuously operating bank under its original name headquartered in the greater Washington DC Metro area. The Bank offers a full range of business and personal financial solutions designed to meet customers’ banking, borrowing, and investment needs and has over 20 branches throughout the Northern Virginia and Richmond regions and commercial loan offices in Fredericksburg, Loudoun County, Richmond, and in Bethesda, Maryland.
