First Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment in New York, April 22

First Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment in New York, April 22

WHAT: The Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment's "Get Your Money Right" National Tour, now in its second successful year, will be in Manhattan and brings together the powerful combination of celebrities and Chrysler Financial experts to speak to students and community members about the importance of financial literacy.

The topics to be covered include the basics of banking, home ownership, repairing bad credit and understanding credit scores, entrepreneurship, vehicle financing and more. The "Get Your Money Right" workbook, which will be given to all participants, is available in both English and Spanish and is downloadable on the http://www.hsan.org/ site.

The "Get Your Money Right" Tour includes stops in four additional cities, including May 20 in Miami, September 16 in Atlanta, September 30 in Los Angeles and October 14 in Dallas.

WHO: LL Cool J, Nas, Russell Simmons, T.I., Fabolous, Tru Life, Reggaeton stars Wisin Y Yandel, M1 of dead prez, DJ Marley Marl, DJ Clue, Kevin Liles, Chris Lighty, HSAN President/CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Papoose, Jinx Da Juve, Ed Lover, Chrysler Financial experts Gerrod Parchmon and James Whitlow, and Congressmen Gregory Meeks (6th District of New York) and Charlie Rangel (15th District of New York)

WHEN: Saturday, April 22, 2006. Doors open at Noon; Press check in at 11 a.m. Press Room availability from Noon - 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Manhattan Center Studios' Hammerstein Ballroom; 311 West 34 Street (between 8-9 Avenues)

DETAILS: Tickets are available through http://www.hsan.org/ .

OTHER: April is Financial Literacy month. Recent, survey results released in a news conference in the Federal Reserve boardroom showed U.S. teenagers lack the fundamentals of personal financial knowledge. According to Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, results of a survey taken by 5,775 high school seniors in 37 states, shows financial literacy is still a significant area for improvement with youth. The Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment is a grassroots effort to help engage young people in discussions about the importance of personal finance.

Title Sponsor is Chrysler Financial. Presenting sponsor is Anheuser- Busch, Inc. Media partner is Clear Channel's Power 105.1 FM WWPR. The educational partner is New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Community partners include the Hispanic Federation, the National Urban League, the Hip-Hop Theater Festival and the Ghetto Film School.

Additional information and news from DaimlerChrysler is available on the Internet at: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/

CONTACT: Amber Gowen of Chrysler Financial, +1-248-427-3126, arp11@daimlerchrysler.com ; or Jody Miller of JLMPR, Inc., +1-212-431-5227.

PRNewswire -- April 19

Source: Chrysler Financial

Web site: http://www.daimlerchryslerfinancialservices.com/na
http://www.hsan.org/

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