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Page 1: Monnaie Money Coordinator Earns Excellence In Financial Literacy Award

 

April  2nd,  2013    

FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  

 

 MonnaieMoney  Coordinator  Earns  Excellence  In  Financial  Literacy  Education  Award  

 

  Mr.  Brian  Smith,  Project  Coordinator  from  the  Carrefour  jeunesse-­‐emploi  de  Côte-­‐des-­‐Neiges,  a  community  charitable  organization   in  Montreal,  Quebec,  Canada   that  assists  youth  with  employment,  was   awarded  with   the  Excellence   In   Financial   Literacy  Education  Award  –  Educator,   presented  by   the  Institute   of   Financial   Literacy.     The   presentation   was   made   at   their   Annual   Conference   on   Financial  Education  held  in  Orlando,  Florida.  

  Brian  Smith  coordinates  the  Monnaie-­‐Money  Financial  Literacy  Project  which  provides  training  and  education  for  youth  in  the  Greater  Montreal  area.  

Mr.   Smith   is   very  passionate  about   improving   the  Financial   Literacy   skills  of  low  income  Montrealers,  so  as  to  assist  them  to  break  from  the  vicious  cycle  of   poverty   and   exclusion.     With   over   15   years   of   community   building  experience,  Mr.  Smith  is  very  honoured  to  be  recognized  by  his  peers   in  the  financial  literacy  field.      

  National   Financial   Literacy   Month   is   recognized   in   the   United   States   in   April   in   an   effort   to  highlight  the  importance  of  financial  literacy  and  teach  Americans  how  to  establish  and  maintain  healthy  financial  habits.  

Mr.  Brian  Smith  is  available  for  speaking  engagements  and  motivational  speaking.    He  can  be  contacted  via   email   at   [email protected]     or   on   LinkedIn   at   http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/brian-­‐smith/19/37b/977  

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