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Launched in 2001 by Eulalie M. Scandiuzzi, a Seattle native. Moonjar moneyboxes are used in homes and schools around the world.

Moonjar' s origination was sparked by Mrs. Scandiuzzi’s childhood exposure to the values of hard work, thoughtful decision making and strong financial ethics, paired with an anecdotal remembrance of the Rockefeller family. In his family kitchen, John D. Rockefeller kept three jars for his children's allowances for saving, spending, and charitable giving. This model of managing money, paired with the legacy of her family’s financial management principles, moved Mrs. Scandiuzzi to create Moonjar.

SMART

My dad gave me one dollar bill
‘Cause I’m his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
‘Cause two is more than one!

And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes – I guess he don’t know
That three is more then two!

Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just’ cause he can’t see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!

And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!

And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head –
Too proud of me to speak!

Silverstein, Shel. Where the SideWalk Ends. NY: Harper & Row, 1974

I Can Save

The 2011 "I Can Save!" Tour

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The "I Can Save!" campaign is designed to encourage elementary school children to begin a savings habit that can continue through their lives.

To commemorate April as Youth Financial Literacy Month, NH Jump$tart volunteers as well as state dignitaries visited with elementary schools in the Granite State during the month of April.

Each student received a Moonjar moneybox after participating in an interactive lesson. Moonjar moneyboxes were created as a tool for children and families to incorporate strong financial values and practices into their daily lives.

Winner of a 2004 Global Learning Initiative Award for Educational Excellence, each Moonjar consists of three moneyboxes (Spending, Saving, and Sharing), a family guide to get started, a passbook to record deposits and withdrawals, and a NH Jump$tart elastic band to hold the assembled boxes together.

The "I Can Save!" tour launched at Thorntons Ferry Elementary School in Merrimack with many invited state dignitaries and other invited guests. Our sincere thanks to Fidelity Investments for sponsoring the "I Can Save!" tour again this year.2011

2011 Tour Dates & School Locations

April 5
Thorntons Ferry Elementary School, Merrimack
Dunbarton Elementary School, Dunbarton

April 7
Centre School, Hampton
Westmoreland School, Westmoreland

April 10
Girl Scouts of Derry & Londonderry

April 11
Elm Street School, Laconia

April 13
Piermont Village School, Piermont

April 25
Bath Village School, Bath

April 26
Lafayette Regional School, Franconia

April 28
Brown Elementary School, Berlin

May 2
Lin-Wood Elementary School, Lincoln

May 6
Warren Village School, Warren

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