M&I Bank Invites Children to Participate in Arizona's Quarter Design Program

Kids Can Enter to Win a Trip for Two to Tour the U.S. Mint in Denver 


PHOENIX, June 20  /PRNewswire/ -- From the Grand Canyon to a saguaro cactus, many residents are sharing their design ideas for Arizona's commemorative quarter, which will debut in 2008.  To further promote the quarter design process, M&I Bank has created a special enter-to-win program for kids.

From today through July 12, M&I Bank is inviting children ages 5 to 11 to one of its 42 bank locations to share their design ideas for the Arizona quarter.  In addition to displaying the quarter designs at all of its branch locations, M&I Bank will submit all entries to the Arizona State Quarter Commission by July 15.  The state advisory commission, headed by Governor Janet Napolitano, is charged with selecting the design for the Arizona State quarter, which is among the last to be issued in the U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters Program.

Every child who submits a design to M&I Bank will receive a "Save & Spend Wisely" coloring book and coin purse.  On July 12, each M&I Bank location will randomly draw the name of one participant, who will win a roll of quarters and a commemorative quarter book.  These participants will then be entered into a grand-prize drawing trip for two to tour the U.S. Mint in Denver.

"M&I Bank is inviting young children to have fun with the Arizona quarter design program by submitting their unique designs," said Dennis Jones, president and chairman for M&I Bank, Arizona.  "It allows them to unleash their creativity, and it's a great opportunity to learn how money is made and why it's important to save."

Each M&I Bank location will provide entry forms and a small area for children to complete their artwork.  Children ages 5 to 11 are encouraged to participate.  To be entered in the drawings, a parent or guardian must sign and complete the entry form.  Though there are no design guidelines for M&I Bank's quarter program, the U.S. Mint strictly prohibits pictures of people, state flags and seals on the commemorative quarters.

For more information, the general public is invited to call M&I Bank at [phone].

M&I Bank is an affiliate of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI), a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $52 billion in assets.  Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin-based bank.  M&I Bank has 196 offices throughout the state, in addition to 42 locations throughout Arizona; 15 offices on Florida's west coast; 11 offices in Kansas; six offices in Missouri; three offices in Oklahoma; 15 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.; and locations in Duluth, Minn.; and Las Vegas, Nev. M&I's Southwest Bank affiliate has eight offices in the St. Louis area and one office in Belleville, Ill. M&I's Missouri State Bank affiliate has seven offices in the St. Louis area. Metavante Corporation, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation's wholly owned technology subsidiary, provides virtually all of the technology an organization needs to offer financial services.  M&I also provides trust and investment management, equipment leasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial planning, investments, and insurance services from offices throughout the country and on the Internet (http://www.mibank.com/ or http://www.micorp.com/).  M&I's customer-based approach, internal growth, and strategic acquisitions have made M&I a nationally recognized leader in the financial services industry. 

DATASOURCE: M&I Bank



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