AUBURN – Gov. John Baldacci has proclaimed April Financial Literacy for Youth Month, and credit unions in central Maine will present the fifth annual Financial Fitness Money Management Experience Event from 9 a.m. to noon today at Central Maine Community College.

Nearly 150 students are expected to attend from eight area high schools: Elan School, Brunswick High School, Poland Regional High School, St. Dominic Regional High School, Edward Little High School, Oxford Christian Academy, Leavitt Area High School and Monmouth Academy.

The Financial Fitness Money Management Experience was created to address the growing need for increased financial literacy in Maine schools and the lack of understanding that many teens experience with regard to their personal finances.