Hamilton, OH – October 16, 2006 - Visa USA and House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-8-OH), announced today that New Miami High School will receive new laptop computers and Practical Money Skills for Life – Visa’s free, online and award-winning personal finance program.

Majority Leader Boehner attended today’s computer donation event which included a demonstration of Practical Money Skills for Life by New Miami students.

"Given today’s competitive global marketplace, it is more important than ever that we give students the right tools early in life to help them plan for their financial future," said Majority Leader Boehner. "With Visa’s generous gift, students at New Miami will be able to learn the necessary money management skills so they can be better prepared for success in today’s increasingly complex financial world."

"It is a privilege to be here at New Miami High School today to provide the students and faculty with these useful money management learning tools," said Rhonda Bentz, vice president, Visa USA. "Visa takes seriously its commitment to the advancement of personal finance education among all ages, especially students, and we encourage New Miami to make the most of what Practical Money Skills for Life has to offer them."

"We are grateful to be receiving these new computers and access to Practical Money Skills for Life," said Tom Alf, principal, New Miami High School. "Visa is providing an important financial literacy teaching resource today to our teachers and students, and we intend to make the most of it as we continue to prepare our students to become financially responsible adults."

Practical Money Skills for Life (www.PracticalMoneySkills.com) is an award-winning, online, teacher tested and teacher approved financial education program. It is available for free, in English, Spanish and Chinese and is designed for teachers, students, parents and consumers.

This free educational resource provides teachers with lesson plans (kindergarten-college) mapped to their state education requirements, as well as teacher guides, overheads, instructional videos and CD-ROMs. For students, there are interactive games and calculators designed to teach financial responsibility and important concepts such as earning, saving and budgeting money.

Visa USA’s computer donation program for high schools is one of many of its ongoing outreach efforts to promote early and continuous financial education. To date, Visa has donated more than 50 computer labs nationwide.

About Practical Money Skills for Life
The Practical Money Skills for Life curriculum is teacher tested and teacher approved. At the 2001 National Education Association Expo, teachers graded and evaluated the program. Nearly 100 percent of teachers who reviewed the website approved of it; 98 percent said they would recommend the site to other educators; and 94 percent gave the program a "B" or better. This program won the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators 2002 Achievement in Consumer Education Award (ACE) for the best innovative program for the private sector and was named an "Honorable Mention" by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy’s 2002 Soaring$tar Award.

About Visa
Visa USA is the nation's leading payment brand and largest payment system, enabling banks to provide their consumers and business customers with a wide variety of payment alternatives tailored to meet their evolving needs. Visa USA is committed to increasing the choice, convenience, acceptance and security of Visa payments for all stakeholders in the payment system — members, cardholders and merchants. Through its 13,369 member financial institutions, more than 500 million Visa-branded cards have been issued to cardholders in the United States.

Worldwide, cardholders in more than 150 countries carry more than 1 billion Visa-branded cards, accounting for more than $3 trillion in annual transaction volume. VisaNet, Visa’s global processing system and the world’s largest financial network, processes transactions with unparalleled reliability.

Visa offers a trusted, reliable and convenient way to access and mobilize financial resources — anytime, anywhere, anyway.

For more information or to schedule an interview with a Visa USA spokesperson, please contact Steve Burke at (703) 683-5004 ext. 108, or sburke@crc4pr.com.

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