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A Dream Job at Young Americans Bank

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For Loan Officer Natasha Rea, working at Young Americans Bank is her dream job.  She just became the Bank’s new Loan Officer, so I sat down with her to learn more about her passion for youth financial education.  You could argue that Natasha Rea grew up at Young Americans Bank.  Her mother worked in the Accounting department, which meant that Natasha became knew the Tellers …

Some New Faces in Towne for a Day

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A few weeks ago, our Development team helped out in Young AmeriTowne.  It was a wonderful experience for them to learn the ins and outs of how everything runs and works.  Here is the perspective of Betsy Sklar, Vice President of Development. My day in Towne I was ready for the day. I had been trained and had my coffee. …

Taking a Painting Break

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While all our staff members love interacting with the young kids and students who come through our building every day, we do need to let off a little steam every now and then!   This year, our staff holiday party took place at Canvas and Cocktails, and we painting a beautiful “Winter Moon” to take home.  Some people went a …

Staff Stylin’ Shenanigans

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The week of Halloween is always a fun one here at Young Americans.  Our staff members LOVE to dress up, so each day we pick a different theme as go all out!  Check out the photos of some of our staff from throughout the week.  We welcome our customers to join us in our dress-up adventures, so feel free to …

We Want You! Join Our Team

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Did you have a phenomenal Young AmeriTowne experience when you were 10?  Do you still remember what it was like to deposit you pennies into your Young Americans Bank account?  You can rekindle those feelings and help create new memories for youth throughout Colorado.  Join our team – we’re hiring! We’re looking for a Programs Assistant, a role that works …

Tales from Towne: Show me the money!

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Spotlight on: The Bank “Where are you all going to go first when you go on break?” “The bank!” Each student who passes through AmeriTowne is responsible for depositing his or her paycheck at the bank. A portion of their salary goes into their checking accounts and they receive the rest in cash. The students who work as bank employees …

Staff Attire Get a Little Crazy

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Our staff members love to dress up!  Broncos game days, a birthday party, you name it – we’ll dress up.  It will come as no surprise that we love the week of Halloween.  This year we set a theme for each day – and many staff member dressed up all week.  Take a look at the photos below to see …

Getting to Play Around

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Schools have finished coming through our programs for the year.  Summer camp hasn’t yet started.  This is the time when we unveil changes to the various programs and upgrade any new shops in Young AmeriTowne and countries in International Towne.  This year, in addition to some basic changes, Young AmeriTowne underwent a massive upgrade — and our staff got to …

Why Are We Standing Outside for Hours in January?

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Have you seen us out in the community lately?  We’ve been all over the place, meeting with people and telling them all about our new branch coming on January 18.  For the past four weeks, we have set up tables throughout Denver to hand out piggy banks, wallets, invitations and candy, to everyone we can talk to.  We’ve been at …