National Thrift Week is a public education campaign from January 17-23. It seeks to bring together educators and a broad coalition of citizen leaders who share an appreciation of thrift as the wise use of resources and a conviction that thrift is the friend of sustainable prosperity, broad economic opportunity, beautiful neighborhoods, and a healthy planet.
Thrift Week 2013
This year’s program on Saturday, January 26, focuses on thrift education. The program will features a demonstration of a model thrift lesson entitled “Thrift and Community Development,” a document display from HSP’s thrift archives, and a luncheon – all for free. Dr. Andrew T. Hill, Economic Education Advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, will speak on “Personal Financial Education: What Research Tell Us.” Attending teachers will receive all materials for replicating the model lesson along with a copy of the Pennsylvania Legacies that features thrift. Four hours of Act 48 credit is available.
Sponsors
The revival of National Thrift Week is encouraged by The Center for Thrift and Generosity of the Institute for American Values and the Templeton Press.