Trenton, NJ – NJN Public Television and Radio, the PBS partner station for Moneywise in the Military in New Jersey, joins Kelvin Boston, host of the award-winning PBS financial literacy series Moneywise for a free day-long event at New Jersey’s Fort Dix on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. This is the second of five events presented nationally through a unique collaboration with the Department of Defense, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, local PBS stations such as NJN, and the PBS series Moneywise with Kelvin Boston.
These events build bridges between local PBS stations and local military installations by meeting a need of mounting national importance: increasing basic financial literacy and life skills. The Department of Defense has identified financial literacy as a core requirement for national defense. “Financial readiness equals mission readiness,” says Barbara Thompson, the DOD’s Director of the Office of Family Policy and Children and Youth. As the only national PBS television series that regularly addresses the financial educational needs of middle- and lower-income Americans, Moneywise with Kelvin Boston is well positioned to play a critical role in leading this outreach initiative.
This free event is presented with NJN Public Television and Radio and will be held from 9 am until 2 pm in Fort Dix’s spacious Timmermann Conference Center. Kevin Bolston will be the keynote speaker for the event, which is tailored to meet the financial concerns and needs of military families with particular attention to spouses who are often the family’s money managers. The event is open to all branches of uniformed personnel throughout the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware region, primarily for enlistees through junior officers, their families and other base staff working directly with the military. In addition to a live presentation by Kelvin Boston based on his public television special “Who’s Afraid To Be A Millionaire?”, nationally recognized financial advisors and regular guests from the Moneywise PBS series will share their expertise. Attendees will have the opportunity to gather resource material and meet with dozens of exhibitors. Panel discussions on Credit Reporting, Bankruptcy, Credit Counseling, Fraudulent and Predatory Lending as well as Personal Financial Plans, Saving & Investing, Home Ownership and Retirement will include lively audience participation.
This and future Moneywise in the Military events on installations in California, Texas, and Missouri are produced by TEAM Creations, a Washington-based television production and communications company, and Boston Media, and are made possible through the generous support of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Investment Company Institute. For further information and pre-registration, call 800-877-2380.
NJN is available on all New Jersey cable systems and satellite systems,
on Comcast Digital Cable in New Jersey, and on Time Warner Cable Channel 750 in NYC.
NJN – Uniquely New Jersey
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