FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2009
Free community workshops on managing your money in today’s economy
Media Contact: Sara Varela Communications and Development Director 603-224-6593 ext 110
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of NH and VT, Concord, NH.
CCCS of NH & VT is happy to announce a series of three community workshops aimed at helping consumers manage their money in today’s economy. Becky Palmer, Director of Education, will be presenting these free seminars thanks to a grant from Fidelity Investments in New Hampshire. “We’re thrilled to support the effort of CCCS of NH & VT to educate consumers about how to spend and save wisely,” said Alison Stebbins, General Manager for Fidelity Investments. “Access to a comprehensive financial education, especially today, is one of the keys to a successful future.”
Take Charge of your Money in today’s Economy: workshops are free and open to the public. Topics to be covered will include:
Using credit wisely and to your advantage Making the most of your credit score Avoiding debt and dealing with debt Minimizing your debt by maximizing your budget Using your budget to keep track of your credit Budgeting Basics Credit Considerations Spending leaks Managing and maintaining good credit
Three communities have been selected for the workshops:
Peterborough: Saturday April 4th from 10:00 to noon Seminar presented in partnership with The River Center. The River Center 44 Concord St. Peterborough, NH 03458
Nashua: Tuesday May 12, 2009 6:00 to 7:30pm Nashua Public Library Hunt Room 405 Piine St. Manchester, NH 03103
Manchester: Wednesday April 29th 2009 6:00 to 7:30 pm West Side Library 76 North Main St, Manchester, NH 03102
To register for the workshops in Nashua and Manchester please contact Sara Varela at 1800-327-6778 ext 110 of via e-mail saravarela@cccsnh-vt.org
About CCCS of NH & VT Consumer Credit Counseling Service NH-VT is a local non-profit community service organization that provides professional consumer credit education, confidential financial counseling, debt management programs, bankruptcy counseling, housing and reverse mortgage counseling to all residents of New Hampshire and Vermont. CCCS NH-VT and its Credit Counselors are certified by the National Foundation of Credit Counselors. Vermont
offices are located in Barre, Brattleboro, Burlington, and Rutland. New Hampshire offices are located in Concord, Dover, Exeter, Keene, Laconia, Lebanon, Littleton, Manchester, Nashua, Peterborough, and Tilton. For free confidential counseling call 1-800-327-6778, or visit our webpage wwwTakeChargeOfYourMoney.org.
About Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services, with custodied assets of $2.4 trillion, including managed assets of nearly $1.2 trillion as of February 28, 2009. Fidelity offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, and human resources and benefits outsourcing services to 24 million individuals and institutions as well as through 5,500 financial intermediary firms. The firm is the largest mutual fund company in the United States, the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans, the largest mutual fund supermarket and a leading online brokerage
firm. For more information about Fidelity Investments, visit www.fidelity.com.
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