Burke & Herbert Bank Announces Video Contest Winner
Burke Teen advances to national Lights, Camera, Save! Competition
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AlexandriaVA–Dylan J. Fox, a freshman at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke,
Virginia will advance to the American Bankers Association (ABA) national
competition, Lights, Camera, Save! His video, “$ave
Your Future!” was selected by a panel of local experts as the Burke
& Herbert Bank preliminary round winner. The winning video combined
sound financial advice with compelling imagery to capture the top prize.
The ABA Lights, Camera, Save! video contest challenged students, aged
13-18, across the nation to submit a 90-second video that would inspire
other teens to use money wisely and promote the value of saving. As a
Virginia participating bank, Burke & Herbert Bank was responsible for
accepting and judging entries across the region.
“At Burke & Herbert Bank, we believe that building financial literacy is
extremely important, especially among young people. This program is a
great vehicle to get teens to see the benefits of using money wisely and
saving for the future with messaging created by teens for teens,”
commented Burke & Herbert Bank Executive Vice President Terry Cole.
“We’re delighted with the variety and quality of the videos we received
this year. All the students and schools that participated are to be
congratulated for their great work.”
The Bank will recognize Dylan’s first place video with a $350 gift card.
His teacher, Ms. Lesa Thompson, also will be awarded a $50 gift card for
her support and inspiration.
Burke & Herbert Bank’s judging team consisted of Patti North, Chair,
Alexandria Film Festival; Mary Himm, Editor and Publisher, The
Connection Newspapers; Amy Granahan, Program Manager, Marketing,
Economics and Personal Finance, Fairfax County Public Schools; Benjamin
Lyon, TV Production & Photography Teacher, T.C. Williams High School,
Alexandria City Public Schools; and the Bank’s Executive Vice President
and Marketing Director, Terry Cole.
As the Burke & Herbert Bank preliminary round winner, Dylan and his
video will advance to the national competition. Students in the national
competition can win $1,000, $2,500 or the grand prize of $5,000, plus a
scholarship for an educator from their school to attend the Jump$tart
National Educator Conference. Winners will be announced during America
Saves Week in February 2017.
Ryan Henry Potts, a student at West Potomac Academy was selected as the
runner-up for his video, “More
Sense Means More Cents.” He will receive a $100 gift card from Burke
& Herbert Bank. His teacher, Birgit Buhleier, will receive a $50 gift
card for her support. Fahar Minhaj from Hayfield Secondary School will
receive a $50 gift card for the third place finish of his video, “Savings
for the Future,” and his teacher also will receive a $50 gift card.
Burke & Herbert Bank, established in 1852, is the oldest bank in the
Commonwealth of Virginia and the oldest continuously operating bank in
the Washington, D.C. area. The Bank offers a full range of personal and
business banking products and services designed to meet customers’
banking, borrowing, and investing needs. Burke & Herbert Bank is
headquartered in Alexandria and operates 25 branches in Northern
Virginia. Member FDIC
For more information, please visit burkeandherbertbank.com.
Contacts
Burke & Herbert Bank
Jane Petty, 703-216-5491
jlichter@burkeandherbertbank.com
