For 10th Year Preschoolers Get VIP Tour of Antelope Branch, Lesson on How Money Works
February 12, 2026
Apr 15, 2026, 14:47 PM
Folsom and Antelope, Calif. – (Feb. 12, 2026) – SAFE Credit Union opened its Antelope branch doors for the 10th year to area preschoolers, giving them a VIP tour and firsthand lesson about spending and saving money.
“The kids have a lot of fun and we love helping them learn about money and setting them up for success sooner than later,” explains SAFE Credit Union Community Development Specialist
Alex Becerra. “At SAFE we actually
offer checking accounts to kids as young as six years old. Incidentally, these preschoolers aren’t really that far off from actually applying much of what they learned here today.”
Malia Dudley, 4, reaches for her $1 withdrawal from SAFE Credit Union Relationship Officer Josh Kinder during her Play With Me School field trip
During the field trip, more than 25 Play With Me Preschool children and their families took a tour of the branch and listened to story time where Becerra taught them about the basics of credit unions and money.
Athena Price-Lorentty, 4, and her sister Maizie Price-Loving, 2, wait in the teller line with Camden Mullen, 4, during their field trip at SAFE Credit Union’s Antelope branch.
The preschoolers then each took a turn visiting the teller window and signature pad to withdraw their very own $1 bill before walking to nearby
Yogurt Time Cafe to use their dollar to purchase a special treat.
Shyanne Ditty, who came with her 5-year-old daughter Kelsey Roberts, was looking forward to the field trip, having taken her 13-year-old Kylee Ditty when she was in preschool.
“I love it,” Ditty says, adding her oldest remembers her first experience with banking. “It really shows them everything they need to learn about money.”
Che Vander Leun, 4, especially liked using his dollar bill to buy a frozen yogurt. “I got chocolate,” he says. “Also gummies.”
Sevak Bal, 4, shows off his $1 bill during his Play With Me Preschool field trip at SAFE Credit Union’s Antelope branch.
SAFE financial education experts advise it is never too early to introduce children to basic concepts about money, especially in a way they can understand and is relevant to them.
SAFE’s financial wellness team fulfills the credit union cooperative principle to share profits within communities through free financial education to its members as well as the communities the credit union serves.
“Our entire staff participates in getting this special event ready for the kids,” says SAFE Credit Union Assistant Vice President Training and Antelope Branch Manager Avinesh Naidu. “We want to make everything as welcoming as possible for them to have a great learning experience.”
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For 10th Year, SAFE Credit Union's Antelope branch opens its doors to preschoolers for VIP tour and special financial literacy lesson.
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