National Judges set to select 2011 saving star.

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ABA EDUCATION FOUNDATION RELEASED ITS FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS in the national judging panel for the 2011 Lights, Camera, Save! video contest that is set to kick off Oct. 1.

The Lights, Camera, Save! video contest, an offshoot of the ABA Education Foundation's Teach Children to Save program, is a bank-driven competition that encourages young people to use video to communicate the value of saving and inspire others to become lifelong savers.

The Lights, Camera, Save! National Judging Panel--comprised of innovators and communication and personal finance experts--is as follows:

* George Barany director of Financial Education and Youth Saves for the Consumer Federation of America.

* Kelvin Boston, executive producer and host of Moneywise with Kelvin Boston.

* Matt Dozier, president and CEO of EAST Initiative.

* Laura Levine, president and CEO of the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial literacy.

* Scott Rubens, news director for WUSA-TV Washington.

One hundred and eighty-four banks will host the local level of the competition and select a winner to represent their bank and compete on the national level for a $3,000, $1,500 or $500 U.S. savings bond. Videos will be judged on their quality, message, content and the criteria set forth by the contest's official rules. (Contest information and list of participating banks: www.aba.com/ABAEF/LightsCameraSave.)

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