That Work - 1995 Save For America Save For America. Audience Approved by PEP for all students grades 4-6. For America is a school-based savings program sponsored by a bank but run by adult volunteers. Its purpose is to reinstill the savings habit in America's youth.
Bank day is before school once a week.
To make a deposit, students bring their money and savings register on Bank Day. Using Save for America software, and with adult supervision, students key in their deposit on the school's Apple or IBM computer. The Save For America data disk goes to the bank for processing. At the bank, a special program checks the disks for accuracy and prepares the deposits to be sent to the bank's mainframe computer or service bureau. Making a deposit is not enough to firmly establish the savings habit in the minds of American children.