Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill

Miss this year's Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill? Now, you can watch a short video of some of the day’s proceedings! Just click here to go to another site and view the four-minute clip of FLDCH 2011.

Congressman Rubén Hinojosa poses with Nan J. Morrison, Council for Economic Education,  

and Neil Milner, Chairman Jump$tart Coalition.

• Friday, April 15, 2011 - 12:00 – 3:30 p.m.
• Cannon House Office Building, Cannon Caucus Room (345)
• Presented by the Council for Economic Education, JA Worldwide and the Jump$tart Coalition.
• In collaboration with: U.S. Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL-13) and U.S. Representative Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15)
• Invited special guests include: U.S. Senators Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) and Michael Enzi (R-WY).
• Sponsors: AICPA, Capital One, HSBC, NARCA and The McGraw-Hill Companies.
  More than 60 financial literacy exhibitors.
• Free Buffet lunch.
• Open to the public. No registration required to attend.

Overview of Hill Day 2011 in beautiful Cannon Caucus Room in the Cannon House Office Building.

 

Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill...

Was introduced in 2003 by the Council for Economic Education, Junior Achievement, and the Jump$tart Coalition, with the office of U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka serving as the original honorary host.  Over the years, “Hill Day” as it’s come to be known, has evolved from a small gathering to a public event that attracts hundreds of participants.  The location of the event alternates, each year, between an office location on the House of Representatives side and the Senate side of “the Hill.”

U.S. Representatives Judy Biggert (R-IL-13) and Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15) have served as honorary co-hosts on the House side; U.S. Senators Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) and Michael Enzi (R-WY) have served as honorary co-hosts on the Senate side.  The event features a free buffet lunch and the financial literacy exhibits from more than 60 non-profit, for-profit, and government entities.

Laura Levine, executive director of the Jump$tart Coalition, has served as the event emcee each year since 2004, representing the many coalition partners that participate.  She has said that Hill Day depicts the best of what Jump$tart is as a coalition—a demonstration of the collective strength of our combined efforts, as well as the unique, individual contribution that each organization makes.