VPIG NEWS Virtual Piggy to Run First Youth Hackathon in Los Angeles
Youth-powered innovation and creativity in Southern California
Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCQB:VPIG), an innovator in safe youth payments, today announced that it will run the first hackathon designed for youth 19 years old and under in the Los Angeles area on Dec 7, 2013.
“We are running our first Hackathon to help promote the importance of learning computer science and youth empowerment in the digital age,” said Dr. Jo Webber, CEO & Founder of Virtual Piggy. “It’s going to be a lot of fun too! We will offer financial rewards and resume-boosting experiences, as well as fun prizes and an exclusive VP Hackathon t-shirt for selected participants. It’s the perfect prelude to Computer Science Week.”
The prizes include over $25,000 in scholarships towards higher education, internship programs at Virtual Piggy, brand new high tech devices including laptops, and a Virtual Piggy prize pack from sponsors. A panel of successful business people will preside over the Hackathon, including Virtual Piggy advisory board member, John Paul DeJoria.
“It’s just great to see a U.S. technology company like Virtual Piggy bring a youth hackathon to the city of Los Angeles,” said John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of the highly successful hair care line: Paul Mitchell, founder of the Patron Tequila company, and guest shark on ABC’s Shark Tank. “I am excited to be a judge at the hackathon and I can’t wait to see the creativity generated by the youth of Los Angeles.”
The Virtual Piggy Hackathon will be held on December 7, 2013 just before Computer Science Education Week. To register please go to www.virtualpiggy.com/hackathon. If you would like more information or flyers for your school or organization please contact the Hack Leader at Virtual Piggy on (310) 853-1950.
About Virtual Piggy, Inc.
Virtual Piggy, Inc. is the first e-commerce solution that enables kids to manage and spend money within parental controls. It enables parents to teach financial management through the use of a secure family wallet that is available online or via mobile and is 100% free to use. The technology company delivers online security platforms designed for the Under 18 age group in the global online market, and also enables online businesses the ability to function in a manner consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and similar international children’s privacy laws. The company is based in Hermosa Beach, CA and on the Web at: www.virtualpiggy.com
Safe Harbor Statement
All statements herein other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to raise additional capital, our limited operating history and revenue, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, our dependence on third party developers, our ability to develop new services, market acceptance of our services, legislative, regulatory and competitive developments, enforcement of our intellectual property, general economic conditions, as well as other factors set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Forms 10-K filed with the SEC, and other filings with the SEC.
For Virtual Piggy
US:
Public Relations
Sarah Hall Productions
Jenna Guarneri, 212-529-1598
Jenna@SHPNY.com
or
Investor Relations
Investor Awareness
Tony Schor, 847-945-2222 ext. 221
tony@investorawareness.com
or
UK:
Suzanne Noble, +44 7957 371840
snoble@virtualpiggy.com
Youth-powered innovation and creativity in Southern California
Virtual Piggy, Inc. (OTCQB:VPIG), an innovator in safe youth payments, today announced that it will run the first hackathon designed for youth 19 years old and under in the Los Angeles area on Dec 7, 2013.
“We are running our first Hackathon to help promote the importance of learning computer science and youth empowerment in the digital age,” said Dr. Jo Webber, CEO & Founder of Virtual Piggy. “It’s going to be a lot of fun too! We will offer financial rewards and resume-boosting experiences, as well as fun prizes and an exclusive VP Hackathon t-shirt for selected participants. It’s the perfect prelude to Computer Science Week.”
The prizes include over $25,000 in scholarships towards higher education, internship programs at Virtual Piggy, brand new high tech devices including laptops, and a Virtual Piggy prize pack from sponsors. A panel of successful business people will preside over the Hackathon, including Virtual Piggy advisory board member, John Paul DeJoria.
“It’s just great to see a U.S. technology company like Virtual Piggy bring a youth hackathon to the city of Los Angeles,” said John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of the highly successful hair care line: Paul Mitchell, founder of the Patron Tequila company, and guest shark on ABC’s Shark Tank. “I am excited to be a judge at the hackathon and I can’t wait to see the creativity generated by the youth of Los Angeles.”
The Virtual Piggy Hackathon will be held on December 7, 2013 just before Computer Science Education Week. To register please go to www.virtualpiggy.com/hackathon. If you would like more information or flyers for your school or organization please contact the Hack Leader at Virtual Piggy on (310) 853-1950.
About Virtual Piggy, Inc.
Virtual Piggy, Inc. is the first e-commerce solution that enables kids to manage and spend money within parental controls. It enables parents to teach financial management through the use of a secure family wallet that is available online or via mobile and is 100% free to use. The technology company delivers online security platforms designed for the Under 18 age group in the global online market, and also enables online businesses the ability to function in a manner consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and similar international children’s privacy laws. The company is based in Hermosa Beach, CA and on the Web at: www.virtualpiggy.com
Safe Harbor Statement
All statements herein other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to raise additional capital, our limited operating history and revenue, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, our dependence on third party developers, our ability to develop new services, market acceptance of our services, legislative, regulatory and competitive developments, enforcement of our intellectual property, general economic conditions, as well as other factors set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Forms 10-K filed with the SEC, and other filings with the SEC.
For Virtual Piggy
US:
Public Relations
Sarah Hall Productions
Jenna Guarneri, 212-529-1598
Jenna@SHPNY.com
or
Investor Relations
Investor Awareness
Tony Schor, 847-945-2222 ext. 221
tony@investorawareness.com
or
UK:
Suzanne Noble, +44 7957 371840
snoble@virtualpiggy.com
