TONIGHT: Free Zoom open to all high schoolers. Financial professionals teach “Financial Basics”

The East Providence/Seekonk Rotary Club will host Financial Basics for the Class of 2022 – a free ZOOM event with branch managers from local financial institutions.

The event is to teach high school students what they need to know about checking and savings accounts, the importance of good credit, budgeting strategies, loans and investments, and more.

The event, which is free and open to any high school student, will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

A panel of local financial industry professionals will lead the presentation and answer questions, including William Francis, financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments in Riverside; Scott Haggerty, assistant vice president/branch manager of The Washington Trust Company in Rumford Stephen Henderson, assistant vice president/branch manager of Navigant Credit Union in Riverside; and David Kent, vice president/banking office manager of Webster Bank in Riverside.

“We are so fortunate to have these professionals as members of our Rotary Club,” states Betty Galligan, immediate past president of The Rotary Club of East Providence/Seekonk. “Their collective knowledge is a great asset to any student who is graduating from high school and starting out on their journey toward financial independence. It’s so important to have this kind of advice and guidance at a young age, to help build credit, manage frivolous spending, and put extra dollars away for a rainy day. We’ve assembled an awesome panel that is giving of their time and knowledge – we’re grateful to bring this opportunity to the Class of 2022.”

To register for the East Providence/Seekonk Rotary “Financial Basics for the Class of 2022” event, please visit https://epseekonkrotary.org/ or contact Lori DiPersio at (401) 578-5317 or [email protected]. A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants prior to the event date. Questions for the panelists may be submitted to Lori in advance.

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Chartered in 1946, The Rotary Club of East Providence, RI/Seekonk, MA is one of 33,000 clubs in 200 countries that are part of Rotary International headquartered in Chicago, IL. Rotary is a fellowship and service organization of business and professional persons united worldwide and dedicated to the principle of “Service Above Self.” Members provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In addition to organizing and participating in service projects to help the local community, Club members help to raise funds for local charities and initiatives. Club meetings, which feature guest speakers and the opportunity to network and socialize, are held via Zoom on the first and third Monday of each month at 12:15 pm.  For more information, contact Club Secretary Lori DiPersio at 401-578-5317, [email protected] or write:  PO Box 14303, East Providence, RI  02914.