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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.
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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 • 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
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
Transportation Students 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.
Housing Students 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.
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 darcithall@hotmail.com