Southbay Pavilion Celebrates National Financial Literacy Month With Cool Kids & Teens Save Event

CARSON, Calif. - March 31, 2015 - PRLog -- March 19, 2015 (Carson, Calif.) –In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, SouthBay Pavilion Mall, located at 20700 Avalon Blvd., Carson, CA 90746, hosts the 1^st Annual Cool Kids & Teens Save on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in partnership with local banks and organizations to help bring awareness to responsible financial planning for families, especially the youth.

In partnership with the Harbor Gateway LAUSD 10^th District PTSA organization and Axianta Financial Group, the “Money Mater$” financial literacy workshop  takes place at Pavilion Pointe (community room) located on the 2^nd floor of the SouthBay Pavilion management building every Friday from March 20^th to April 17^th 5:30pm to 6:30pm. The workshops are free and open to educators and families with children ages 8 to 18. Presentations focus on the four principles: spending, saving, donating and investing.

In addition, a poster contest entitled “HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR MONEY GROW?” will be open to all students in the LA County - 3^rd to 12^th grades. The posters will be judged on their expression of theme, content and creativity. Winners in each category will receive $100 and runners up will receive special prizes. All winners will be recognized at the Cool Kids & Teen Save main event on Saturday, April 18^th from 12pm – 3pm.  This event promises to be filled with family fun entertainment, giveaways and raffle items.

To promote a healthy financial lifestyle, SouthBay Pavilion will be giving away unique and patented piggy banks created by award-winning Money Savvy Generation to the first 100 registered kids and teens to check in at the event. These piggy banks have special sections labeled: spend, save, donate, and invest. Participants can rsvp at www.coolkidssave.splashthat.com. Parents and children can explore financial literacy apps using iPads and Tablets sponsored by T-Mobile’s station as well as learning to open their child’s first bank account with NuVision Federal Credit Union or Chase Bank.

This event is free and open to the public.

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About SouthBay Pavilion SouthBay Pavilion in Carson, California, is located immediately off the 405 Freeway with direct exposure to over 300,000 cars daily in the Los Angeles trade Area. With Cinemark Theatre projected to open May 2015, the 1.1 million-square-foot regional mall is anchored by Target Greatland, IKEA, Sears, and JCPenney and 84 specialty stores and restaurants including other significant national retailers such as Old Navy, Children’s Place, Foot Action, Shiekh Shoes, rue21, and more. SouthBay Pavilion is a destination for more than 2.5 million residents within a 10-mile radius. The 4,500 parking spaces provide a convenient and safe shopping experience.  The 200-seat food court features many of the most popular family restaurants in addition to exterior restaurants such as Olive Garden, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chili’s, Tony Roma’s, Panera Bread, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Wing Stop, Sansai, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Pieology and more. Amenities include conveniences such as family restrooms, full service Guest Services Center, Security escorts and over 200 events annually aimed at enhancing the overall shopping experience. These events include several free weekly events for the community such as Kids Club, Mall Walkers, Farmer’s Market and Zumba Fitness Club. For more information visit www.southbaypavilion.com.

National Financial Literacy Month is recognized in the United States in April in an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_literacy) and teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. In 2000, The National Endowment for Financial Education introduced Youth Financial Literacy Day. In 2003, the United States Senate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate) designated April as Financial Literacy for Youth Month. In March 2004 the Senate passed Resolution 316 that officially recognized April as National Financial Literacy Month.