St. Louis Rams’ Bradford, State Treasurer Zweifel, Chicago Fed and Visa Inc. Collaborate to Showcase Financial Football

Financial Education Video Game to Help Missouri Students Score
Financial Touchdowns during Money Smart Week
On Friday, April 27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., St. Louis Rams Quarterback Sam Bradford, Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel, Alejo Torres of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Visa Inc. will be at Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School in St. Louis for a showcase of an educational video game and classroom curriculum called Financial Football.
The centerpiece of Visa’s nationwide educational initiative with the NFL and NFL PLAYERS, Financial Football helps students and adults tackle their financial futures. The game incorporates lessons taught through Practical Money Skills for Life (www.practicalmoneyskills.com), a free, award-winning money management program. This game is accompanied by a classroom curriculum.
WHO:
Sam Bradford, Quarterback, St. Louis Rams
The Honorable Clint Zweifel, Missouri State Treasurer
Alejo Torres, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Jason Alderman, Senior Director of Global Financial Literacy, Visa Inc.
40-50 Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School students
WHAT:
Rams’ Quarterback Sam Bradford joins Treasurer Clint Zweifel, the Chicago Fed and Visa for a showcase of Financial Football.
VISUALS:
As part of this event, Bradford and Zweifel will coach the students in a high energy game of Financial Football.
WHEN:
Friday, April 27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School
701 N Spring Ave
St Louis, MO 63108
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Hugh Norton for Visa Inc., (202) 281-8842

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