Community Volunteers Unite to Support Financial Education Initiative

(PRWEB) November 4, 2005 -- It is an honor for Debt Reduction Services (DRS), a recognized leader in financial literacy education and debt counseling, to announce that it has recruited an impressive group of individuals to serve as members of its Volunteer Advisory Board. The Board will assist in the supervision of a new Financial Management Education program that will provide information on the basics of financial management, such as appropriate ways to earn, budget, save, and spend money, to primary school students within 10 counties in southwest Idaho.

The new board members are:
- Linda deBoer – Educator (Middleton Middle School / Middleton, ID)
- Amy Michels – Research Specialist (Treasure Valley Community Resource Center / Caldwell, ID)
- Bryan Moore – Vice-President and Commercial Loan Officer (Zions Bank / Boise, ID)
- Lisa Rule – Educator (Centennial Job Corps / Nampa, ID)
- Julie Souza - Supportive Housing Case Worker (IDAHO, Inc / Caldwell, ID)

“The recruitment of this Volunteer Advisory Board is simply the first step in the process of ensuring that the consumers of the future, our children, have the skills necessary to face the financial world ahead of them,” said Michael Henderson, DRS’ AmeriCorps VISTA member for the 2005-2006 appointment cycle. Todd Christensen, DRS’ Director of Education, reinforced Henderson’s statements by saying, “DRS is dedicated to the communities we serve. By further expanding our current participation in area classrooms, we are making sure the children we value will be prepared to make responsible financial decisions in their teenage and adult lives.”

For more information on the Financial Management Education program or Debt Reduction Services, please call Michael Henderson or Todd Christensen at (208) 378-0200.