Ridgewood Savings Bank opens teen video contest with Apple tech and cash prizes
Ridgewood Savings Bank is accepting 30-second teen video submissions on financial responsibility through December 1, with local prizes including a MacBook Air and up to $1,000 in school grants.
Ridgewood Savings Bank opens teen video contest with Apple tech and cash prizes
Ridgewood Savings Bank is accepting 30-second teen video submissions on financial responsibility through December 1, with local prizes including a MacBook Air and up to $1,000 in school grants.
Ridgewood Savings Bank is inviting teenagers ages 13 to 18 to make an original 30-second video about financial responsibility for a chance to win Apple products, cash prizes and a grant for their school, through the American Bankers Association Foundation’s national “Lights, Camera, Save!” contest. The bank opened its entry period on October 1, and videos submitted through Ridgewood are due December 1.
The contest asks teens to tackle a money topic in half a minute, with suggested subjects including saving, budgeting, credit scores, paying for college, avoiding financial scams and protecting their identity. Other prompts listed by the bank include automatic savings, direct deposit, building an emergency fund and retirement.
Ridgewood is awarding its own prizes to local entrants. First place gets an Apple MacBook Air, second place an iPhone 18, third place AirPods Pro and fourth place a $100 Amazon gift card. The school that generates the most eligible submissions receives a $500 grant, and the school with the winning video receives a $1,000 grant.
Ridgewood’s top entry can advance to the national competition run by the ABA Foundation, where first place carries $10,000, second place…
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