DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB), the everyday banking unit of DFCC Bank, promises an exciting day-out for children at Leisure World, Hanwella, Awissawella, on Sunday 09th August 2009 from 10:00am-3:30pm.

The Bank’s ‘Junior Day’, will host a large number of children to a fun filled day, free-of-charge, with many games and surprises galore – making it an extra special day, just for them. Exciting surprises await all children participating in Vardhana’s Junior Day, and the most interesting feature being that every child attending the celebrations will be awarded with fantastic gifts. Apart from the activities at Leisure World and other special games, the children will be taken on a special guided ‘forest’ excursion at the premises as well.

Existing Vardhana Junior Account holders will be given priority. All applicants will qualify for a special raffle draw and stand to win fabulous gift items.

Junior Day also features a special raffle draw for all existing and new account holders making deposits of Rs.1000/= or more on the day. All new Vardhana Junior Account holders at Junior Day will receive a Vardhana Junior Penguin Till as well.

Junior Day, while providing a fun day for children also attempts to create awareness among parents and children on saving responsibly through a smart savings account, such as, Vardhana Junior. Through this initiative, DFCC Vardhana Bank hopes to increase the expanding popularity of the Vardhana Junior account and its many benefits among parents and children.

The Vardhana Junior saving account has many added benefits designed to encourage saving amongst children by way of providing them with fantastic tangible and life time sustainable intangible gifts. For instance, one of the unique offers provided for children opening a Vardhana Junior account is a free life insurance cover of Rs. 100,000 and the Rs. 3,000 per month for the Account holders Higher Education for a period of 3 years under a special Dole system based on the Account Criteria. This amazing offer will provide parents the assurance that their child’s future is financially secure. Moreover, while many of the benefits now available are linked specifically to providing access to greater levels of education for children, the added benefits provided by the Vardhana Junior savings account also assures parents of their child’s financial security.