Lights, Camera, Save!

PORTLAND — Today’s kids know everything about everything, but how much to do they know about the value of saving? Norway Savings Bank’s participation in the Lights, Camera, Save! competition seeks to answer that very question.

“The Lights, Camera, Save! contest will allow teens to role play and record their thoughts regarding the value of saving money,” explained Karen Hakala, Senior Vice President, Marketing at Norway Savings Bank. “It’s a way to get kids thinking about saving and its impact in their lives.”

The video contest is one of several components of the ABA Education Foundation’s Teach Children to Save program. This component is a unique competition that encourages youth to use video to communicate the value of saving and inspire others to become lifelong savers.

"The contest is meant to be fun and exciting, but when all is said and done, we hope teens will take action and live this message, ‘Start young, save more,’” Hakala added.

To participate, students aged 13-18 can stop by any Norway Savings Bank branch for an entry form and contest details. All videos must be submitted to the bank by Friday, November 30. Norway Savings Bank will host the first round of local level judging. Videos will be judged on their quality, message, creativity and the criteria set forth by the contest's official rules.

Norway Savings Bank’s local Lights, Camera, Save! judging panel is as follows: Joey Turcotte, AV Technik, LLC; Patricia Weigel, President, Norway Savings Bank and Steve Galvin, NPC TV.

Norway’s panel of judges will select one winning video to receive a $250 scholarship from Norway Savings Bank. The local winning video will be sent to compete on the national level for a chance at a $3,000, $1,500 or $500 in U.S. Savings Bonds.

About the Teach Children to Save program: Lights, Camera, Save! is a part of the Teach Children to Save campaign, a national movement of volunteer bankers who guide young people towards lifelong savings habits. Since 1997, the campaign has reached some five million young people with the help of more than 100,000 banker volunteers. To learn more, visit www.teachchildrentosave.com.