Esau Liu (center), senior vice-president of East West Bank, joins (from left) NBA Rockets player KJ McDaniels and Donatas Motiejunas as well as NBA Hall of Fame Calvin Murphy in a ceremony to celebrate the success of EWB's school program "Save Smart Score Big" on Thursday in Houston. Since 2012, EWB and Rockets have helped more than 200 students from Harmony School of Ingenuity to learn some basic concepts about responsible personal finance. Financial managers from EWB taught fifth and sixth graders how to discern demand from desire, explain to them the risks associated with savings and loans. "I am glad we have this opportunity to serve the community," said Liu. At the ceremony, EWB,and Rockets also gave away eight NBA game tickets to 4 lucky students for them to enjoy. MAY ZHOU / CHINA DAILY