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1/20/12	Congratulations to Waynflete School As First Maine School To Win ‘Federal Reserve Cup Challenge’
(Portland, ME) – The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy recognized the achievement of a team of high school students from independent Waynflete School of Portland on becoming the first team from Maine to win the prestigious Reserve Cup Challenge held by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

1/7/09	Maine JumpStart Coalition Working With Colleges To Ban Credit Card Solicitation On Maine College Campuses
(Portland) - The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy announced recently that they are sending letters to Maine college presidents requesting that they voluntarily support a ban on credit card solicitation on campus.

4/9/09	Maine Jump$tart Coalition Financial Education Survey Results
The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, a nonprofit organization and state affiliate of the National Jump$tart Coalition in Washington, DC released the results of a survey sent to 220 School Administration Unit principals in Maine. The press release and results of the survey are attached.

12/14/09	NFCC Announces Annual National Financial Literacy Poster Contest
The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) is once again holding the Be Money Wi$e National Financial Literacy Poster Contest in 2010. The contest is a great way to get young students thinking about how to manage money effectively and offers them a creative outlet to demonstrate their knowledge. Finally, it offers the opportunity for local and national recognition for student artwork and rewards winners with US savings bonds and other prizes. In addition, the national winner will be given an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC with a parent or guardian to receive official recognition in April as part of Financial Literacy Month on Capitol Hill.