BankNewport program provides dose of ‘real life’

STUDENTS, FROM LEFT: Josie Chaves, Daniel Gunning and Mattea Barnes confirm the monthly amount they need to budget for auto insurance, apartment or homeowners insurance with Matthew Clarke, far left, vice president, personal lines manager with OceanPoint Insurance Agency of Middletown.
STUDENTS, FROM LEFT: Josie Chaves, Daniel Gunning and Mattea Barnes confirm the monthly amount they need to budget for auto insurance, apartment or homeowners insurance with Matthew Clarke, far left, vice president, personal lines manager with OceanPoint Insurance Agency of Middletown.

BankNewport recently teamed up with more than 10 local businesses at Rogers High School’s second annual Financial Education Fair, the culminating event to the school’s financial-literacy program sponsored by the bank during the 2013-2014 academic school year.
More than 100 seniors attended the fair along with guests from BankNewport, the Newport School Committee and members of state and local government.
The financial-literacy program was developed to complement the high school’s personal financial-education initiative for students and includes monthly classroom presentations conducted by BankNewport’s management team to increase students’ understanding of managing personal finances.
Local businesses joining BankNewport at the fair included: Capital Good Fund, Community College of Rhode Island, Donovan Travel, Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty, Hyundai of Newport, Natural Creations, Newport County YMCA, Ocean Point Insurance Agency Inc., Potter League for Animals, Salve Regina University, and the Stop & Shop Middletown store. •

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