Children Drawings Contest `I am a Football Fan` from MasterCard and Bank Finance and Credit

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Visit one of oldest cities in the world, ancient capital of the Rome Empire, `eternal city`, capital of fence-play and sport. Every little football fan dreams about escorting one of the best football players to the Olympic playing field before a match. Today the dreams of your kids come true.

The Bank Finance and Credit together with the international payment system MasterCard Worldwide announce a children drawings contest with a symbolic name `I am a Football Fan`. Under the terms of a contest, children at the age of 7-9 years who are no taller than 130 cm.

According to Vladimir Losev, Director of Payment Cards Department, Bank Finance and Credit said - `Participation in the contest provides a great opportunity to become one of two winners who will get a main prize – a tour for a kid with a parent (or a kid`s relative) to the final UEFA match in Champions League 2008-2009, which will take place on 27 May 2009 in Rome. Besides, the winners will get an honorary status of participants of the Player‘s Escort (escorting one of the leading European football players to the playing field before a match). Apart from that, 300 young artists will get special prizes – brand T-Shirts of MasterCard UEFA Champions League.

To participate in the contest a contender has to fill in the form of a participant and a parent, to write a mini essay `I Love Football` in English and to draw a picture named `I am a Football Fan`. Participants should show all their fantasy, originality and self-sufficiency in their drawings.

Masterpieces of the little fans are accepted from 10 March to 10 April 2009, winners will be defined on 17 April 2009. Please send your works to: 04071 Kiev-71, P.O.B. `I am a Football Fan!`.

For further information on how your kid can take part in the contest please visit: www.mastercard.ua or www.football.ua.

Information:

Bank Finance and Credit is a principal member of VISA Inc. and MasterCard Worldwide, it has licenses for a trade acquiring with the cards of international payment systems. Apart from that, since 1997 the Bank has its own processing center.

As of 01.03.2009 Bank Finance and Credit issued over 987 thousand payment cards VISA and MasterCard. The Bank`s own card business infrastructure includes 4,027 service outlets and 539 cash withdrawal points. Joint ATM network of the Bank Finance and Credit, Ukrsibbank, Ukrsotsbank, PraveksBank and Rodovid Bank comprises of 3,649 ATMs.

Contact:
Yuliya Zagorodnya,
Chief of Informational
and Media Support Department
Bank Finance and Credit
tel.: +38 (044) 499-26-48
 e-mail: yuliya.zagorodnya@fcbank.com.ua