High-Ranking U.S. Treasury Official & State Executive Officers Recognize Financial Literacy Month in Rhode Island

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education, Dan Iannicola, Jr. of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to attend several activities in Rhode Island

April 13th, 2005  – The Rhode Island Jump$tart Coalition has organized a series of activities on Wednesday, to call attention to April as Financial Literacy Month in Rhode Island.

The Coalition is proud to welcome Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education, Dan Iannicola, Jr. of the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a guest of the State of Rhode Island.

Governor Carcieri and the Rhode Island Senate have proclaimed April as financial literacy month in Rhode Island.The United State Senate and House of Representative have also proclaimed April as Financial Literacy Month.

Schedule of Activities:

10:27 a.m.  Iannicola visit to Mt. Pleasant High School
Lieutenant Governor, Charles J. Fogarty to attend and introduce Iannicola, who will teach a lesson in personal finance to sixty high school students – grades 9 to 12.  Mount Pleasant High School (Principal, Maureen Crisafulli)  434 Mount Pleasant Avenue Room 207D, Providence

Noon  RI Financial Literacy Leaders’ Luncheon
Iannicola to provide keynote address to 100 guests.  General Treasurer, Paul J. Tavares to welcome Iannicola and other guests. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Arthur N. Votolato among confirmed guests.  Hope High School Improvisational Drama Troupe to provide entertainment.  Hope Club, Six Benevolent Street, Providence, Rhode Island

2:30 p.m.  Financial Literacy Education Program Exposition
Financial education program providers to provide information to legislators and public through information booths at the State Capital.  Programs represented include;

• Consumer Credit Counseling of Southern New England
• Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• FDIC Boston Area Office
• Junior Achievement of Rhode Island, Inc.
• National Academies of Finance
• LifeSmarts: the ultimate consumer challenge
• Rhode Island Business Educators Association
• Rhode Island Jump$tart Coalition
• University of Rhode Island Center for Personal Financial Education

3:00 p.m.  Financial Literacy Month Proclamation Ceremony
State executive officers, legislative leaders and special guest Dan Iannicola will provide comments on the current challenges and opportunities involving personal financial literacy in Rhode Island and across America.

Speaking order:

• Welcome:  Paul J. Tavares, General Treasurer
• Comments:  William J. Murphy, Speaker of the House
• Comments:  Joseph A. Montalbano, President of the Senate
• Comments:  Patrick C. Lynch, Attorney General
• Comments:  Matthew Brown, Secretary of State
• Comments:  Charles J.Fogarty, Lt. Governor
• Introduction:  Donald L. Carcieri, Governor
• Comments:  Dan Iannicola, Jr., Dpty. Asst. Secretary for Financial EducationU.S. Dept. of the Treasury

Dan Iannicola, Jr. was appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education, effective September 29, 2003. In this position, Mr. Iannicola is responsible for overseeing the Treasury’s Office of Financial Education, which was established in 2002 to promote access to financial education programs so that Americans obtain the practical knowledge and skills that will enable them to make informed financial choices throughout their lives. Mr. Iannicola advises the Assistant Secretary of Financial Institutions on matters pertaining to financial education, including the development, analysis and execution of policy.For more, visit:www.treas.gov