Cub Scouts: the Bank tour

Meredith was the only girl with 12 Cub Scouts

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Late this afternoon we joined Thomas' Cub Scouts den for a tour of a local bank.  It lasted about an hour and the boys (plus Meredith) were shown around the bank.  They got to walk into the vaults, both the safety deposit boxes area and the vault within that one where the cash is kept.  It all looks very secure and the boys were impressed.  They met some tellers and learned how tellers do what they do.  A few of them got to count money using an automatic paper money counter.  We were shown some counterfeit $20 bills and learned how they can recognize a counterfeit bill.  Last, they heard about the importance of saving their money and they were given some things to help them do that.  After the tour they all enjoyed some treats and drinks on the sidewalk outside the bank.  Overall, very informative and interesting tour today for everyone!