Students learn a savings lesson

Those nickels and dimes sure add up.
Last week, Maspeth Federal Savings donated $5,000 to Our Lady of Hope School in Middle Village and St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Maspeth.
Currently, both schools participate in the bank’s Young Savers Program, which allows the students to open bank accounts through the school. The students deposit weekly into the accounts and the bank sends employees to pick up and drop off the deposits for the students.
Kenneth Rudzewick, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maspeth Federal, presented the schools with the checks on Friday, November 12.
“At Maspeth Federal, we strongly believe in education and supporting the children of our
community. It’s a special time for them and their family, and we just want to give back in the best way we see possible”
At Our Lady of Hope, the school used the donation for a Smart Board for the 3rd grade class.
“The Our Lady of Hope School community wishes to thank Maspeth Federal Savings for their unending support and generosity,” said Michele Krebs, principal. “The Smart Board is a wonderful tool to help us enhance the students’ interests and grasp their attention in a way they understand given today’s technological world.”
At St. Stanislaus Kostka, they plan to continue to provide Smart Board Technology in their classrooms and to upgrade and increase the number of our school laptops used by the children for classroom research.
“St. Stanislaus Kostka School thanks Mr. Rudzewick and Maspeth Federal Savings for ‘giving back’ to our children while, at the same time, helping them to learn the value of investing and saving money through the bank’s Young Savers Program,” said Sister Rose Torma, principal.