David Grover concert at the Colonial
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| Local singer, songwriter David Grover with Angelo Stracuzzi, President of Greylock Federal Credit Union. Photo: courtesy of Greylock |
Greylock President Angelo Stracuzzi said, “Children in the Berkshires grow up listening to the fun, uplifting music of the Big Bear Band. David has such a natural ability to teach children and their families through his music. It seems like the perfect marriage for Greylock - promoting financial literacy for families through song. We are thrilled to join forces with someone of David’s caliber who shares our community philosophies.”
Through the partnership, Grover will be a musical ambassador for Greylock’s Youth Club. He will work with the credit union to develop “savings songs” and provide educational, entertaining and inspiring learning opportunities for young people ages 4 through 8.
Grover said, “In the process of growing our partnership with Greylock, it became clear that saving and the responsibility of money was completely in tune with learning about self-esteem, music, reading or any of the other projects we’ve done in the past.”
Grover added, “Learning to value and appreciate what we care about always has more than one song inside of it. The fact Greylock has chosen music as a vehicle to share about saving is to their great credit. It has given me more ideas than I have time to write them.”
A three-song CD related to savings and financial lessons will be released April 20 and then made available on both Greylock’s and the Big Bear Band’s web sites, free of charge. Grover said, “We hope everyone will enjoy these new songs.”
The first of three shows will take place April 20, 2008 at 1:30 pm at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield and will celebrate the release of the new songs for the first time, in a live performance. Beginning April 8 Greylock Federal Credit Union will offer free general admission tickets to anyone who stops by any branch or location, limit one per family member. Compact discs will be available at the Colonial the day of the show, while supplies last.
Victoria May, Greylock Manager of Marketing Partnerships & Promotions, said, “We have many plans in the works that will mature over the next three years including new website initiatives and events with David Grover all centered on financial education.
We will offer a pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classroom component and offer fun savings incentives for our Youth Club Members.”
Greylock Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, attends school, worships or regularly conducts business in Berkshire County. Greylock Federal is wholly owned by its more than 60,000 members and Greylock offers full-service branches in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Lee, Adams, North Adams, and Williamstown. More information is available at www.greylock.org
