Business Boot Camp Teens Win Laptop Computers

Commerce Bank Camp Business Division I winners are Megan Ng, Lauren Katz, Jacquelyn Ammirato, James Crafa and Adekemi Oyalabu.

Fifty local teens competed for an opportunity to win a free laptop computer, using the new business skills they learned during the Commerce Bank Camp Business program. After two weeks of intense business training, teens were challenged to demonstrate their business abilities in a winner-take-all business presentation. The teens were divided into two divisions, with five teams in each division. Each team was responsible for developing a business plan for a new business and presenting it to a board of executive judges. One winning team from each division was presented a laptop computer at a recent Camp Business graduation ceremony.

The winning teams were: Division I : Megan Ng, Stuyvesant, N.Y.; Lauren Katz, Commack, N.Y.; Jacquelyn Ammirato, Greenlawn, N.Y.; James Crafa, Garden City, N.Y., and Adekemi Oyalabu, Springfield Gardens, N.Y.; Division II: Brian Pellone, Mastic, N.Y; Jenna Pfeffer, Merrick, N.Y.; Keshia Mae Jeantel, Spring Valley, N.Y.; Michael Zarrilli, West Islip, N.Y., and Emily Cheng, Douglaston, N.Y.

Commerce Bank Camp Business Division II winners are Brian Pellone, Jenna Pfeffer, Keshia Mae Jeantel, Michael Zarrilli and Emily Cheng.

"Camp Business- A Competitive and Fun Introduction to Business" is a free, two-week, hands-on summer business camp sponsored by Commerce Bank and Hofstra University. The unique camp offers high school students a realistic glimpse of business and helps them develop their entrepreneurial skills. The curriculum sparked creativity, developed decision-making and leadership skills and reinforced that business can be fun and engaging.

Commerce Bank, "America's Most Convenient Bank", is a leading retailer of financial services with more than 440 convenient branches in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Florida. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., Commerce Bancorp (NYSE: CBH) has $48.2 billion in assets and in Second Quarter 2007 achieved a 17 percent increase in core deposits, a 15 percent increase in net loans and total asset growth of 11 percent. For more information about Commerce, visit the company's interactive financial resource center at commerceonline. com or call 888-751-9000.