You are welcome to attend our next meeting on July 18 at at 1-3 p.m. at the New England Federal Credit Union, Williston. For more information, click on the "Activities-Meetings" tab.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL JUMP$TART TEACHERS AND PARENTS CONFERENCE ON NOVEMBER 12

Vermont Jump$tart volunteers are planning the 4th Annual Personal Finance Conference for Teachers and Parents for Nov. 12 at the Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington. We're adding new workshops as well as bringing back some of the workshops you missed at the last conference. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Karen Gross, president of Southern Vermont College. Visit this web site for updates. We will be mailing brochures/registration forms to schools in September, so watch your school mailbox for your brochure. If you want to make sure you are on our mailing list, please e-mail vtjumpstart@comcast.net. We look forward to seeing you in November.

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