iPod Giveaway Boost TeenMembership

March 06, 2006, 1:00 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

WEST JORDAN, Utah - (03/06/06) -- Mountain America CU is holding aquarterly drawing for an Apple iPod to encourage teens toparticipate in its Mountain Adventurer Account program. The accountis designed for teenagers who are learning how to manage theirmoney. Besides the quarterly drawings, the account gives teens theopportunity to open their own checking account and get a debit card(with a parent or guardian co-signer), and qualifies them for theMountain Climber Term Deposit. The credit union rolled out itsMountain Adventurer Account, Mountain Climber Term Deposit, and theMountain Explorer Account (for kids 12 and under) inOctober.

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