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Last updated: June 27, 2009 Next VT Jump$tart Meeting Set for July 17 You are invited to our next Vermont Jump$tart meeting on Friday, July 17, at the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. Winooski. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. and generally runs two hours. Teachers and Youth Leaders: Sign up for LifeSmarts Competition! VT Jump$tart is seeking teams from Vermont's high schools (grades 9-12) and other youth groups to participate in LifeSmarts. The registration deadline is August 1, 2009, and teams begin competing online September 14. VT Jump$tart will then host a competition between the top online competitors in late winter/early spring 2010 to determine who will represent Vermont at the national competition in Miami Beach, Florida, in April. It's really very easy to compete in the preliminary competition as the questions are online. Contact us at vtjumpstart@comcast.net if you wish to participate or have questions. Please read more information about LifeSmarts from the LifeSmarts web site at www.lifesmarts.org below: LifeSmarts--the ultimate consumer challenge--is an educational opportunity that develops the consumer and marketplace knowledge and skills of teenagers in a fun way and rewards them for this knowledge. The program complements the curriculum already in place in high schools and can be used as an activity for classes, groups, clubs, and community organizations. LifeSmarts, run as a game-show style competition, is open to all teens in the U.S. in high school -- and now, thanks to our Junior Varsity program, middle school students may compete as well! LifeSmarts topics have been chosen to encourage and reward knowledge in the areas that matter most to consumers and workers in today's marketplace: personal finance; health and safety; the environment; technology; and consumer rights and responsibilities. In LifeSmarts, teams of four to five teens, coached by an adult participant, compete in district and state matches with the state winners going to the national competition to vie for the national LifeSmarts title. LifeSmarts is a program of the National Consumers League, and we are proud to celebrate our 15th year with this 2008-2009 season. Financial Fitness Fair Set for November 14! SAVE THE DATE! It's official! The Financial Fitness Fair for students and their parents is November 14 at the University of Vermont. More details coming soon. 5th Annual Common $ense Conference for Teachers and Parents, Planning has begun for this event for spring 2010. Watch for more details! Speakers Bureau VT Jump$tart continues to work with teachers and groups interested in inviting a guest speaker to make a presentation on a financial topic. However, our Speakers Bureau has lost its volunteer coordinator, so we will try to field requests as best we can. We ask for your patience as try to fill specific requests. Our Generous Sponsors Many thanks to our sponsors who have graciously supported our efforts to promote youth financial literacy, particularly the Common $ense Conference. Our sponsors include the following: Gold Level Sponsor National Life Insurance Company Silver Level Sponsors Vermont Student Assistance Corp. VSECU Bronze Level Sponsor New England Federal Credit Union Sponsors American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Keybank North Country Federal Credit Union Northfield Savings Bank Passumpsic Savings Bank Supporters Brattleboro Savings and Loan Credit Union of Vermont Grippin, Donlan & Roche JMM & Associates The Vermont Agency
VISIT THE FINANCIAL LITERACY WEB SITE AT WWW.MONEYED.VERMONT.GOV The Vermont Treasurer's Office has a great web site with a growing list of financial literacy resources. Treasurer Jeb Spaulding and Lisa Helme, Director of Financial Education and Communications, are working hard to help educate Vermonters to improve their financial literacy. See more information under "Activities-Projects."
LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Working together we can improve the financial literacy of Vermont's youth. If you're involved with or concerned about students learning how to handle money successfully - you've come to the right place. The Vermont Jump$tart Coalition is a non-profit organization with a number of individuals and organizations representing business, government and education who have joined together to improve the personal financial literacy of Vermont's youth. Vermont Jump$tart Coalition's goals: ·To support educators in bringing financial literacy to the classrooms ·To actively recruit members and sponsors The Vermont Jump$tart Coalition is a proud affiliate of the National Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. The National Jump$tart Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., was first convened in 1995 and consists of over 200 organizations committed to improving the financial literacy of America's youth. For more information, visit their website at http://www.jumpstart.org
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