On January 24, 2011, The General Assembly of Pennsylvania introduced and adopted the Senate Resolution observing the month of January 2011 as “Pennsylvania Thrift Month,” observing the week of January 17 through 23, 2011, as “National Thrift Week.”
To read the full resolution, click here.
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On Friday, January 21st, Mayor Michael Nutter proclaimed Thrift Week in Philadelphia at the Thrift Leaders Roundtable, making the home of Benjamin Franklin the first city since 1966 to celebrate National Thrift Week. He urged Americans to consider how thrift can help create economic growth.
Visit Bring Back Thrift Week and New Thrift to learn more about National Thrift Week.
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A mayoral press conference will be held to announce that, after a 45 year national hiatus, Philadelphia is leading the way in re-launching National Thrift Week. A diverse coalition of community leaders working in economic development, education, and greening will join the celebration.
National Thrift Week has been neglected in America for the past 45 years. As the home of Benjamin Franklin and the birthplace of our nation, the City of Brotherly Love is leading the way in renewing this American tradition. The return of National Thrift Week could not be more timely considering our nation’s present economic and social circumstances.
For more information on Thrift Week, click here.
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In a recent article, A culture of debt, a culture of thrift, David Blankenhorn , author of Franklin’s Thrift, was quoted saying a societal ethic of thrift can turn the nation back to its saving ways. He suggests that churches are the key to that effort because they are the “custodians of the stewardship ethic.”
The article goes on to say:
Churches can offer American culture the gift of stewardship, Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission Director Suzii Paynter said. Church leaders preach about wise stewardship of time, energy and resources. Through church-sponsored financial seminars, people learn how to get out of debt and stay that way. And some congregations take seriously the responsibility to model wise stewardship to the world.
While many people turn to credit cards and payday lending companies for money, they didn’t always have to, said Tim Morstad, director of advocacy for Texas AARP.
Savings and loan associations were a widespread movement that encouraged financial saving while investing in the lives of others. Credit unions have used a similar approach. In times of crises, many people turned to churches, which often found ways to help people.
Blankenhorn encouraged churches to be leaders in pushing the culture back to those days.
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Calling all Boy Scouts! Enter the “My Thrift Pledge” contest and receive a chance at winning a trip to Philadelphia and a $500 U.S. Savings Bond!
Submit a word essay on what you’re willing to do to be thrifty, and you could be taking a trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the home of Benjamin Franklin, the “American Apostle of Thrift.” It’s easy to enter, click here for more details.
Five runners-up will also receive a $500 savings bond. And the first 5,000 people who enter will get a free Thrift Patch.
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Sunday, February 21st kicked off Philadelphia Saves Week. The theme of this year’s saves week is to “smart small, think big.”
Philadelphia Saves is a coalition of community groups, non-profit and government agencies, local financial institutions, and trained volunteers who are committed to helping Delaware Valley residents “Build Wealth, Not Debt.” Through information, advice, and encouragement, Philadelphia Saves assists people who wish to pay down debt, build an emergency fund, or save for a home, education, investment, or retirement in order to improve their standard of living and most importantly, gain peace of mind.
The Philadelphia Inquirer talks about Philadelphia Saves Week in its recent article Saving can be a boon in a bad economy:
[Philadelphia Saves Week] encourages businesses and individuals to make saving more of a priority. Now is an excellent time for companies to promote the benefits and importance of saving to their employees and customers. For those in need of guidance, programs such as Philadelphia Saves are available to offer support, encouragement, and expert advice.
Multiple workshops are offered free to individuals throughout Saves Week. To view workshops that are being offered in the Philadelphia area, click here.
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We’re pleased to announce we have two more widgets available! With a simple click of a button, Franklin’s Thirft and Thrift: A Cyclopedia are now available to preview and browse.
To access the widgets, please click the above links. Again we encourage everyone to copy and paste this wherever they desire. Post it on your blog, tweet it, attach it to emails, you decide!
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Thrift Week may have come to an end, but our campaign to bring it back has not. To build awareness about the virtue of thrift and our campaign to Bring Back Thrift Week, we recently designed Bring Back Thrift Week T-shirts. T-shirts were distributed to various individuals and organizations including, thrift stores such as IMPACT Thrift Store Inc and our Bring Back Thrift Week Facebook fans.
We’d like to offer you a complimentary Thrift T-shirt! Be one of the first ten people to email your favorite “thrifty” website to publicity@templetonpress.org and you’ll receive a FREE Bring Back Thrift Week T-shirt!
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With thrift week coming to an end, we encourage you to keep the spirit of thrift week alive by writing your elected officials and telling them to Bring Back Thrift Week!
With a few adjustments in our own personal financial habits, we can all renew a sense of thrift at the individual level, but a nationwide culture shift that reestablishes thrift as a core value can only be achieved in the context of a broad-based, well-sponsored, and government-backed social movement.
Click here to access a form letter.
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In it’s recent article, Thrift Week? It makes sense, the Philadelphia Inquirer notes the benefits of reviving thrift week.
A revival of National Thrift Week offers endless opportunities for civic and business engagement. Banks and credit unions could partner with local schools or youth organizations to establish savings clubs for young people and to teach about the “miracle of compound interest.” Community groups could sponsor classes in budgeting and savings. Greening of America projects could build “thrift cadres” for local conservation and recycling efforts. Organizations from various sectors could work together.
What got us into the economic downturn is a corrosive culture of debt, waste, and arrogance. What will put us on the path toward sustainable, shared prosperity is a culture of thrift. Bringing back National Thrift Week would be a good start – and the home of America’s Apostle of Thrift is the perfect city to lead the way.
Click here to read the full article.
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