ADVISORY/Young Americans Education Foundation and Young Americans Bank Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility, Unveiling of New Organization Name.

Business & Education Editors

ADVISORY...for Saturday (August 3)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

   What:  Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new educational headquarters
          facility housing Young Americans Bank, the world's only bank
          for youth, Young AmeriTowne, International Towne,
          Educational Resource Center, and other financial programs
          for young people throughout the community. Plan on:

            --  Unveiling of new name to better reflect the
                organization's focus on financial education for youth,

            --  Presentation of a United States flag flown over the
                capital in Washington, D.C., a gift from Senator Wayne
                Allard,

            --  Raising of the United States, Colorado, and Young
                Americans flag,

            --  Denver Marching Knights drum corps,

            --  Arrival of armored car with bags of coin, requiring
                kids in audience to help deliver them into the
                one-of-a-kind round vault.

            Grand Opening Celebration with hands-on activities, tours,
            photos in vault, opening of new accounts, refreshments,
            and cake marking the 15th birthday of Young Americans
            Bank.

   When:  Saturday, August 3, 2002
          2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
          2:15 - 5:00 p.m. Grand Opening Celebration

   Where: 3550 East First Avenue
          Southwest corner of First Avenue and Monroe Street

   Why:   The new 38,000 square foot headquarters facility will better
          accommodate the various hands-on programs that will reach
          more than 35,000 young people every year.

   Who:   Young Americans Education Foundation has reached more than
          200,000 young people throughout the metro area and
          nation-wide with programs focusing on banking and personal
          finance, free enterprise, global economics, and
          entrepreneurship.

   New Address: 3550 East First Avenue Denver, CO 80206
                303/321-2265
                www.yaef.org