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Washington Irving Elementary Students to Star in Nationally-Acclaimed Money Farm Segment Filming May 19 at Conner Prairie INDIANAPOLIS, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Students from Washington Irving Elementary, IPS #14, will star in a segment of "Money Farm," an Emmy- nominated series broadcast on public television stations across the nation, designed to teach children the importance of financial responsibility. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030116/NYTH053LOGO ) Indianapolis-area filming for Money Farm will take place 9:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, May 19, at Conner Prairie in Noblesville. The media is invited to attend the filming, and should report to the security desk on the second floor of Conner Prairie's main building near restaurant. The Money Farm segment will be produced by Chicago Public Television (WTTW) for airing on PBS stations across the nation, including Indiana public television stations WFYI in Indianapolis and WFWA in Fort Wayne. "If you don't learn to manage your money, your money will manage you. That's a powerful lesson for anyone, especially kids," said Dennis Bassett, CEO of Bank One Indiana. "It's also the reason Bank One created Money Farm." The program's unique and simple style -- elementary school students help teach lessons about money -- has earned recognition within the television community and has been nominated for a regional Emmy award in the Midwest for outstanding children's programming. The show consists of 90- to 105-second segments that teach kids about money and money management. Money Farm originated on Chicago's PBS affiliate WTTW. Now, it can be seen on other PBS affiliates, including markets where Bank One does business: Baton Rouge, La., Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Grand Rapids, Mich., Houston, Indianapolis, Lehigh Valley, Pa., Lexington, Ky., New Orleans, Phoenix/Tempe, and Portales, New Mexico. Money Farm was created and funded through a grant from the Bank One Foundation. The series was spurred by Bank One's interest in creating a program that could address the issues of supporting youth through education and economic empowerment and self-sufficiency. Bank One donated more than $40 million this year in the 15 states where the bank does business. For more information about Bank One's grant making, visit http://www.bankone.com/giving . For more information, visit the Money Farm website at http://www.wttw.com/moneyfarm . Bank One is Indiana's largest bank, with 190 offices and 400 ATMs in the state. Bank One Corporation (NYSE:ONE) ( http://www.bankone.com/ ) is the nation's sixth-largest bank holding company, with assets of $320 billion. Bank One currently has more than 51 million credit cards issued, nearly 7 million retail households, and approximately 20,000 middle market customers. It also manages $188 billion of clients' investment assets. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030116/NYTH053LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Bank One CONTACT: Nancy Norris of Bank One, +1-502-566-3620 Web site: http://www.bankone.com/ http://www.wttw.com/moneyfarm http://www.bankone.com/giving

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