{"title":"Northern Albemarle affiliate offers financial literacy program","content":"<p><em>By Natalie Jenkins Peel<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>The board of advisors of the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation (NACF) sponsored a financial literacy program for the youth of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.girlsincofthealbemarle.com\/\">Girls Inc<\/a>.&#160;<\/p>\r\n<p>NACF board members Becky Elliott with First Citizens Bank, and <em>Russell Hull, Financial Consultant with Whichard &amp; Woolard Wealth Management of Wells Fargo Advisors<\/em>, conducted an hour-long training session for 15 summer campers.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;Savings and Investments&#8221; was the focus of the presentation. The children were taught lessons on the importance of saving, necessary and optional spending and investing.&#160;<\/p>\r\n<p>Hull said he was impressed with the girls&#8217; initiative. &#8220;The girls really were able to grasp the information we were providing to them, and using companies they are familiar with as examples was key to their understanding,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\r\n<p>Joyella Farrington, Girls Inc. executive director, said the organization and the girls were extremely appreciative of the program.&#160;&#8220;The financial literacy program was a huge hit with the girls,\" she said. \"The visuals and hands-on activities kept the girls engaged and attentive throughout the entire presentation.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>\"Kudos to the NACF board for such a well thought-out program,&#8221; Farrington added.<\/p>\r\n<p>In addition to Hull and Elliott, NACF board members are: Kathryn Scott, president, Becky Phelps, Reba Green-Holley, Elizabeth City Mayor Joe Peel, Kathy Leary, Quincy Tharps and Christie Quance,<\/p>\r\n<p>For further information, contact any board member or NCCF Regional Associate <a href=\"mailto:npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org\">Natalie Jenkins Peel<\/a> at 252-216-8908.<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>Girls Inc. camp participants learn about finances from board members.<\/p>","url":"\/news\/northern-albemarle-affiliate-offers-financial-literacy-program","publishedAt":1408481049,"media":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/new-newsworthy\/northern-albemarle-community-foundation-offers-financial-literacy-program\/AlbemarleGirlsInccropped.jpg","title":"AlbemarleGirlsInccropped","caption":"","size":"73067"}],"enableComments":false,"inMenu":false,"meta":null,"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"49a44308dac74adfbf4589f71f3ed8b4","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":45556,"created":1408481049,"modified":1528717397,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"NCCF News","url":"\/categories\/nccf-news","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1536248733,"source":null,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"1b78a2294942490a941757f68891b9dd","parent":"9fd09d3a1e4f4302a38c86e00a22828b","node":20907,"created":1536248733,"modified":1536248733,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}