Biggert Joins Soccer Greats Brian McBride & Cobi Jones to Teach Financial Literacy

WHO:
- U.S. Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL-13^th), Co-Chair of Congressional Caucus on Financial & Economic Literacy
- Brian McBride and Cobi Jones, Former Professional Soccer Players
- John W. Rogers Jr., Chair of President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability; Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments
- Byron Pollitt, Chief Financial Officer, Visa Inc.
- Jason Alderman, Senior Director of Global Financial Education, Visa Inc.
- Students from Hinsdale South High School

WHAT:
Approximately 40 students from Hinsdale South High School will visit the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to compete in a FIFA World Cup™ branded educational video game called Financial Soccer.  The students will put their math and personal finance skills to the test during the fast-paced video game that allows players to advance the ball down the field with each correct answer.  Teams will be coached by Biggert, Rogers and soccer greats Brian McBride and Cobi Jones. 

WHEN:
11:00 a.m. Central Time, Monday, April 4, 2011

 WHERE:
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
LaSalle Dining Room
230 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604

WHY:
Biggert will offer Hinsdale South students a chance to put their financial literacy skills to the test with the help of soccer greats Jones and McBride during a competitive and entertaining game of Financial Soccer.  The free video game incorporates the lessons taught through Practical Money Skills for Life, Visa’s award-winning financial education program, and is being offered as part of Money Smart Week, an annual financial literacy initiative sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

“In today’s increasingly complex financial marketplace, it’s critically important that students enter the workforce with the knowledge and tools they need to make sound economic decisions, manage risk, and avoid financial pitfalls.  Fun and engaging tools like Financial Soccer are a great way to help set today’s youth on the path to a more prosperous future as business leaders and entrepreneurs.  I’m thrilled to be joining soccer greats like Brian McBride and Cobi Jones to kick off Money Smart Week with the students from Hinsdale South,” said Biggert, a senior member of both the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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