WHEREAS, financial literacy is essential to the financial stability of all Idahoans; and

        WHEREAS, Idaho’s citizens should make well-informed, educated decisions throughout their lives about how to save and invest their personal income, and how to obtain and use consumer credit; and

        WHEREAS, the Idaho Department of Finance and the Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition seek to heighten Idaho consumer awareness of the basics of investing and the importance of investigating individual securities, those who advise about investing in securities, and the companies and brokers who sell them, before investing; and

        WHEREAS, the Idaho Department of Finance and the Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition seek to educate Idahoans about the wise use of consumer credit, how to compare offers of credit, and first-time home buying; and

        WHEREAS, the Idaho Department of Finance and the Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition will be educating Idahoans to become better informed investors and borrowers, and encouraging them to save and invest for retirement and other financial goals; and

        WHEREAS, it is everyone's responsibility to learn the basics of investing and consumer credit, take charge of their money, realize the importance of saving for their family’s future, and understand that it is never too late or too early to save and invest; and

        WHEREAS, during the month of April, state and federal agencies, consumer groups, the media and the financial services industry will join together to conduct educational events through the media and in communities and schools to illustrate the importance of personal financial ownership;

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, C.L. “Butch” Otter, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2007 as

FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 30^th day of March in the year of our Lord two-thousand and seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred seventeenth.       

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE