April 7, 2006
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Media Advisory, Photo Opportunity
US Treasury Official to Teach
Financial Literacy Class in Columbus

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education Dan Iannicola, Jr. will visit Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, April 11 to meet with community leaders and to teach fifth and sixth-graders the fundamentals of financial literacy.  Congressman Pat Tiberi will join the Treasury official as they participate in a panel discussion at Fifth Third Bank.  Iannicola will then head to Moler Elementary School to speak to students with Don Shackelford, Chairman of the Fifth Third Bank Board of Directors.

Last week, Treasury Secretary John Snow joined Iannicola, U.S. Treasurer Anna Cabral, Members of Congress and leaders of federal financial agencies as they introduced their plan to improve financial literacy in America.  Their strategy, titled Taking Ownership of the Future, is available at www.mymoney.gov.

Tuesday's stop is one of more than a dozen visits across the country Treasury officials will make this month to discuss financial literacy with organizations ranging from seniors groups to elementary students.

Who:             
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education Dan Iannicola, Jr.

What:           
Panel Discussion at Fifth Third Bank,
Moler Elementary Class on Financial Literacy

When:           
Tuesday, April 11  
Panel Discussion 9:30 a.m. (EST)
Class 12:00 p.m. (EST)

Where:         
Panel Discussion Fifth Third Bank
21 East State Street
Class Moler Elementary School
1560 Moler Road
Columbus, OH