life skills fair
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Life Skills Fair. 2011 National Financial Fitness Award Winner. Income. Monthly income based on career choice http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_mo.htm http://www.missourieconomy.org/oeswage/default.aspx. Family Size. Single income household with a chosen family size. Schedule. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Life Skills Fair2011 National Financial Fitness Award Winner
Income•Monthly income based on career choice•http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_mo.ht
m•http://www.missourieconomy.org/oeswage
/default.aspx
Family Size•Single income household with a chosen
family size
Schedule•Consider your audience.•Consider the size of your group and time
frame available
Place•Gymnasium•Fellowship Hall at a church
Booths•Uncle Sam•Bank•Grocery •Housing •Communications •Insurance •Utilities• Entertainment• Medical/Dental
• Transportation •Crystal Ball •Child Care •SOS •Violation Officer• Clothing
Volunteers
Uncle Sam•http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15.pdf
Bank•Items to purchase: open up a savings account for $5.00
•Resource for:pens and check registers
Grocery
TransportationStudents must purchase transportation before visiting the Insurance booth.
They have the option of used and new.
On top of the monthly payment, $150 has been included for gasoline and maintenance.
HousingStudents must purchase housing before visiting the Insurance booth
They have the option to rent of buy but must purchase a house that fits their family size. For example, if they have three children they must purchase a home with at least three bedrooms. One for them and at least two for their children.
Insurance•Before students can purchase insurance,
they must visit and purchase items at the housing and transportation booths.
• It is very hard to find insurance estimates on the internet. My advice is to go straight to the source, your local insurance agents.
Medical/Dental•This is the only booth where purchasing
something is optional.•Beware! There are risks when we go un-
and/or under- insured.
Utilities•Utility prices are based on the housing
option purchased at the housing booth.
•Prices are based on house size.
Child Care•Everyone will pay $400/month regardless
of family size.
Communications•Items available to purchase:
▫Basic service▫Basic Plus▫Cell phone ▫Cable Television
Entertainment•Have students create the list.
Crystal Ball
Violation Officer•Ask a resource officer or local officer to
volunteer.
Clothing•Optional booth
SOS•This is the booth where you should be
during the fair. •Duties: help students with decisions,
filling out their checkbook, or helping them get a second job.
Items to think about 3 months prior to the event…• Schedule date of Reality Store• Establish a core committee (3-5) to manage the
responsibilities of conducting a Reality Store• Contact resource people to serve as chairpersons for each
booth • Contact volunteers within the community to assist with
each booth• Contact facility• Reserve rooms and proper number of tables and chairs• Set layout of booths to allow for proper flow of participants
through the store• Schedule volunteer orientation for Reality Store• Develop a budget
Things to budget for…•Display boards•Payday candy bars•Zero candy bars•Pens- get the bank to donate•Check registers- get the bank to donate•Paperwork•Refreshments for volunteers- ask grocery
stores
A month or so before…• Paperwork: Organize all Reality Store materials,
make copies and compile booth volunteer materials, brochures for students
• Contact media (newspaper, radio, and television)• Schedule the day of the Reality Store for
students, breaks for volunteer and lunch• Coordinate refreshments/lunch• Send volunteer letter with description of Reality
Store, date and time of event, directions to the facility and sample paperwork used day of
Public Relations•Local/school newspaper•Radio stations•Local television station•Facebook•Other social media applications
Day of Fair•Volunteer orientation•Set up (if not completed the day before)•Assist volunteers with placement of
booths•Assist youth as they walk through the
store•Clean up, tie any lose ends
Follow-up•Compile youth evaluations that were
completed the day of activity•Compile volunteer evaluations that were
completed the day of activity•Write thank you notes to volunteers
Any questions?
To request materials:Send an email to [email protected]