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Virginia Heritage Bank (VHB) today announced a new initiative to bring financial literacy education to high school students in Loudoun County, Virginia by providing them with access to the My Money, My Future^SM Financial Literacy Platform. This web-based program uses the latest in new media technologies – video, animations, 3-D gaming, avatars, and social networking – to bring complex financial concepts to life for today's digital generation. Through the My Money, My Future^SM platform, students will become certified in over 600 topics in financial education, allowing them to become more informed, responsible citizens.VHB has partnered with the Genworth Foundation, statewide sponsor of the My Money, My Future^SM platform, to bring the interactive financial management program to these high school students at no cost to Park View High School.

"We are very excited that Virginia Heritage Bank and the Genworth Foundation have given Park View this great opportunity," said Donna Hashagen, teacher at Park View High School. "My Money, My Future^SM is an innovative and interesting way to teach our students the skills they need to become financially responsible citizens. This year we are piloting the program in all of our Career and Technical Education classes, our English Language Learning study halls and in selected resource classes. Over twenty teachers will be involved in certifying our students. Our goal is to have four hundred students certified in the program by the spring."

The 10-unit course offers 6 hours of programming aimed at teaching, assessing and certifying students in a variety of financial topics including credit scores, insurance, credit cards, student loans, mortgages, taxes, stocks, savings, 401k's and other critical concepts that map to national financial literacy standards. The platform uniquely tracks the progress and score of every student and provides students who successfully complete the course with Certification in Financial Literacy, a valuable mark of distinction on college applications and resumes.

VHB has made this commitment in our community because of our strong belief that if we can educate the students of today, then they will become the financially responsible citizens of tomorrow.

About VHB

VHB was founded in 2005 on the fundamental belief that many local businesses and individuals in Northern Virginia no longer felt they had a meaningful relationship with their bank. Headquartered in Northern Virginia, with several other branches, VHB is a full-service community bank that is locally owned and managed and sees itself as a financial resource center dedicated to helping customers achieve prosperity. The bank's Board of Directors and senior management live and work in Northern Virginia and share with their customers a personal interest in maintaining a strong, vibrant local community.

About the Genworth Foundation

Established in 2005, the Genworth Foundation is the charitable giving arm of Genworth Financial. The Foundation is committed to helping build strong communities around the world. Each year, the Foundation makes direct investments in the community through charitable contributions and matching gifts. For more about Genworth in the community, visit genworth.com/community.