HAWTHORNE CREDIT UNION ENCOURAGES KIDS TO SAVE MONEY DURING NATIONAL CREDIT UNION YOUTH WEEK APRIL 19TH - 25TH 
 

(Naperville, IL March 31, 2009) Research shows that children who learn at an early age to save and spend money wisely are likely to do the same as adults. That’s why Hawthorne Credit Union, and more than 800 other credit unions around the U.S., are joining forces to promote youth financial fitness during National Credit Union Youth Week (April 19-25). Hawthorne’s goal is to help its younger members develop good saving habits by making regular deposits into their youth savings accounts at the credit union.

“We’re inviting our young members to join with kids from all over the nation by taking part in the National Youth Savings ChallengeTM, which has been extended the entire month of April,” said Sandy Manisco, Hawthorne Credit Union’s vice president of marketing. And the popular credit union is making it worth their while to save. “Each time they make a deposit into their Youth Savings account or Cha Ching Teen account during April, we will automatically enter them for a chance to win $100,” Manisco announced. “The more times they save at the credit union, the better their chances of winning.”

In addition, Hawthorne Credit Union is offering:

  •  free coin counting – via a fun, do-it-yourself sorting machine
  •  a free piggy bank with deposit
  •  the opportunity to open a Youth Savings account with as little as $5
  •  a Cha Ching Teen Checking/Visa debit card (with parent’s signature)
  •  information about opening a Monetta Young Investors Fund, and
  •  a chance to win a large stuffed train courtesy of Monetta

About Hawthorne Credit Union
Hawthorne Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative that has been serving members since 1935 with financial services ranging from checking and savings accounts to mortgages, auto loans, Visa credit cards, financial planning and small business services. Currently, the credit union serves more than 14,000 members at its two locations at 267 S. Weber Rd. in Bolingbrook and at 1519 N. Naper Blvd. in Naperville and via the campus branch at Alcatel Lucent. For more information visit www.eHawthorne.org or call 630-369-4070.
 
Hawthorne was the recipient of the 2007 Best Bolingbrook Business award in the Finance category; winner of three 2007 CUES Golden Mirror Awards and the 2006 Dora Maxwell Community Service Award for Illinois.