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Returning 2016 champs from Dallas, PA will defend national title in Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p>\n Mayor Peduto to welcome state champion teams facing off at 23rd<\/sup> annual national consumer literacy scholarship competition<\/em><\/p>\n For immediate release: April 20, 2017 Pittsburgh, PA \u2014 In celebration of April\u2019s Financial Literacy Month, the National Consumers League (NCL) has announced the 31 state champion teams that have earned a spot at the 2017 National LifeSmarts Championship, which will take place starting later this month in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mayor William Peduto will officially welcome the state champion teams arriving in Pittsburgh at the event kickoff Friday, April 21 at 5 pm at the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n LifeSmarts (LifeSmarts.org<\/a>) is a national consumer literacy scholarship competition, celebrating its 23rd <\/sup>season this year, hosted by NCL, the nation\u2019s oldest consumer watchdog organization. The 2017 National LifeSmarts Champion team will be crowned on Monday, April 24.<\/p>\n Complete roster of state champions teams available here<\/a><\/p>\n LifeSmarts is a competitive educational program, in which teams of students begin online. Top-scorers progress to state competitions, and then state champion teams meet each April to compete in the National LifeSmarts Championship. This year\u2019s lineup of state champion teams come from as far away as Roosevelt High School from Honolulu, Hawaii, and as near as the Pennsylvania team from Dallas, which returns to the National Championship to defend its title as the 2016 national champs.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe are so proud of this year\u2019s state LifeSmarts champions, who have proven themselves to be the best and the brightest of the next generation of consumers,\u201d said Sally Greenberg, NCL Executive Director. \u201cLifeSmarts is fun and fast, and the perfect vehicle for educating young consumers.\u00a0Our program goes in-depth on the issues kids\u2014and adults\u2014are facing\u00a0now:\u00a0finances,\u00a0health care, the environment,\u00a0and technology.\u201d<\/p>\n The 2017 National LifeSmarts Champion and other winning teams will walk away with prizes and scholarships. In addition to placing as a team, individual students have the opportunity to compete for scholarships by demonstrating knowledge in specific program topic areas. The top eight placing teams and top five individuals are recognized. Additionally, NCL will award scholarships to winning participants from its Safety Smart Ambassador program, conducted in conjunction with Underwriters Laboratories (UL), which offers high school students the opportunity to teach very young students environmental and safety lessons as a community service.<\/p>\n NCL thanks the sponsors who make the program possible including McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Western Union, Johnson & Johnson, LifeLock, UL, Comcast, Intuit, Experian, American Express, the International Dairy Foods Association, CARE, the Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU), and the World Wildlife Fund.<\/p>\n Consumer-savvy teens representing 30 states and the District of Columbia will compete at this year\u2019s national event. Throughout the 2016-2017 program year, more than\u00a0100,000\u00a0teens competed online for a chance to represent their states at the 2017 National LifeSmarts Championship. Players answered more\u00a0than 3 million\u00a0consumer questions in the online competition.<\/p>\n MEDIA AVAILABILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n Event kickoff featuring Mayor William Peduto<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n When: Friday, April 21, 2017 at 5 pm Final competition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n When: \u00a0Monday, April 24, 2017 Final and semi-final matches begin:\u00a0 Monday, April 24, 9 a.m. Eastern Time Follow the competition online<\/strong><\/p>\n Parents and teachers can follow the action at Facebook.com\/LifeSmarts and via Twitter: #LifeSmarts<\/p>\n The semi-final and final competition matches will be streamed live at\u00a0LifeSmarts.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Monday, April 24, 2017 starting at 9 a.m. Eastern Time<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n About the National Consumers League and LifeSmarts<\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America’s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit\u00a0www.nclnet.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n LifeSmarts is a program of the National Consumers League. State coordinators run the programs on a volunteer basis. 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Contact: Carol McKay, carolm@nclnet.org<\/a>, (724) 799-5392<\/p>\n
Where: Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh, Allegheny Ballroom (third floor), 1000 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where:\u00a0 Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh Hotel, 1000 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222<\/p>\n
Awards Ceremony: 11:30 a.m. \u2013 1:00 p.m. Eastern<\/p>\n