ADVISORY/Free Money! Federal Reserve Launches Redesigned $20; Washington Mutual "Blows Away" Seattle Residents with Giveaway of New Bills.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1998-- What: On Thursday, Sept. 24, the Federal Reserve will launch the newly designed $20. To commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. this introduction, educate consumers about the new currency and support affordable housing, Washington Mutual will host "WaMoola Madness" and give away up to $10,000. During WaMoola Madness, 20 people will be selected to enter the "windy" WaMoola Machine and grab as many $20 bills as they can in 20 seconds. Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU. Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. will match all money "grabbed" by all winners and donate it to HomeSight, a local affordable housing group. At the event, Seattle residents will catch their first glimpse First Glimpse is a monthly consumer electronics magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The magazine was known as CE Lifestyles before a name change in early 2006. of the new bill and a Federal Reserve representative will be on-site to explain the anti-counterfeiting features of the new bill. Special guests, Kent and Alan, and their sidekick The first popular popup program for DOS PCs, introduced by Borland in 1984. Sidekick included a calculator, notepad, calendar, phone dialer and ASCII table and popularized the concept of a terminate and stay resident (TSR) utility. , Leonard from Star 101.5 radio will host a live radio remote during the money giveaway. Why: The familiar design of the $20 bill has changed. Beginning Sept. 24, the redesigned $20 bill will be gradually introduced into circulation. Since the $20 is the "bill of the ATM," it is frequently used. Washington Mutual wants to reduce consumer confusion and educate people about the new bill -- even if it means giving money away. When: Thursday, Sept. 24 11 a.m. - Contest Registration Begins 11:30 a.m. - First Contestant Enters the WaMoola Machine 1 p.m. - Event Concludes Where: Westlake Center Westlake Center is a four-story shopping center and twenty-five story office tower in downtown Seattle, Washington, USA. The southern terminus of the Seattle Center Monorail, it is located across Pine Street from Westlake Park, between 4th and 5th Avenues. 4th and Pine Who: Washington Mutual Federal Reserve authenticity The correct attribution of origin such as the authorship of an e-mail message or the correct description of information such as a data field that is properly named. Authenticity is one of the six fundamental components of information security (see Parkerian Hexad). expert Kent, Alan and Leonard of Star 101.5 Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Washington Mutual's news releases are available at no charge through the company's News On Demand Plus System. For a menu of Washington Mutual news releases or to retrieve a specific release, call 1-800-329-6236. On the Internet, news releases may be accessed at http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/wamu.htm |
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