Mauch Chunk Trust Company will support local schools in the sponsorship of The Carbon County Stock Market Challenge from the Pennsylvania Council on Financial Literacy.

All public and private schools are invited to participate from Carbon County and the Tamaqua area. The sponsorship will include all third-grade to 12th-grade students for both the fall and spring games. The spring game begins on Feb. 10.

For the spring game, an extra special competition will be held for high and middle school students. These students will represent their schools in a special local and competitive, investment competition. The public and private schools invited to participate are in the areas of Jim Thorpe, Panther Valley, Lehighton, Palmerton, Weatherly and the Tamaqua area.

A celebration luncheon will be hosted by Mauch Chunk Trust on May 12 at Dean Anthony’s Banquet Hall, Jim Thorpe, to honor the schools, teachers and their students.

They will be honored by Mauch Chunk Trust executives along with PennCFL staff.

Mauch Chunk Trust Company was incorporated on Aug. 25, 1902, and remains a locally owned and managed independent community bank. While many banks of our type have merged or simply disappeared, our ability to change with the times has allowed us to grow and prosper for over 117 years.

Mauch Chunk Trust Company has seven community banking offices and one trust/investment office located in Carbon and Schuylkill counties in the following communities: Jim Thorpe, Albrightsville, Lehighton, Nesquehoning, Hometown and West Penn.

For more information, please visit www.MauchChunkTrust.com.

PennCFL’s mission is to provide Pennsylvania’s K-12 students with economic, personal finance, and entrepreneurship skills that elevate their standard of living, quality of life and professional success. PennCFL sponsors financial games and programs, with the participation of over 10,000 students in 45 counties of Pennsylvania. They offer entrepreneurship conferences and competitions with partnering colleges and universities.

For additional information, contact Alan Dakey, president, at alan.penncfl@gmail.com or Carolyn Shirk, vice president, at carolyn.penncfl@gmail.net or call 570-975-5149. Visit us on the web at PennCFL.org.