East Providence High School Student Financial Education Fair

MEDIA
ADVISORY

Name: Joan Saunders, Treasurer

Organization: Community and
Teachers Federal Credit Union

Contact: Laurie Robinson, Youth
Financial Education Coordinator

Phone:  401-523-5107, Email: lgrobinson712@gmail.com

EAST PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO MAKE FINANCIAL DECISIONS IN THE REAL WORLD AT THE

COMMUNITY AND TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION’S FIFTH
ANNUAL

CU 4 REALITY™ FINANCIAL EDUCATION FAIR

One hundred and fifty students from
East Providence High School in East Providence, Rhode Island, will make real-life decisions to
help teach them financial skills during the CU 4 Reality™ Financial Education Fair that will be held  during each classroom period at the high
school on Tuesday, April
15, 2014 (8:54 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.). and on Wednesday, April 16, 2014  (8:45 a.m. – 12:22 p.m.).  At this event, elected
officials, community leaders , school administrators and other invited guests
will be represented. It is anticipated that General Treasurer Gina Raimondo
will be visiting and addressing the students during the afternoon session on April
15, 2014
at 1 p.m..

The CU4 Reality™ Financial
Education Program was developed to complement the high school's personal financial education
initiative for students.  During the
school year, monthly presentations were presented by credit union
representatives and business partners on topics to help the
students increase their understanding of the importance of managing their
personal finances in order to be prepared for the financial challenges and
lifestyle decisions they will face as adults.  

Sponsored by Community and
Teachers Federal Credit Union, the CU 4 Reality™ Financial Education Fair is
the culminating event that places students through a realistic budgeting
experience during which they will make a series of spending decisions similar
to the types made by a young adult.  The
Fair provides the students the opportunity to put into practice what they have
learned in the classroom and interact with local businesses and volunteers as
consumers based on their chosen career and corresponding monthly income. The
students will meet with representatives from the Community and Teachers Federal
Credit Union and various businesses and industries to include:  Best Buy, New York Life, Legacy Financial
Services, LLC, Liberty Mutual, Elmwood Dodge, Kathleen’s Avon Boutique, Rhode
Island Society for the Prevent of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA), Serve Rhode
Island, consumer credit counselors, and others to help them gain a better
appreciation of the importance of budgeting, financial planning and making wise
purchasing decisions. 

WHAT:  CU 4 Reality™ Financial
Education Fair

WHEN:                 Tuesday,
April 15 and Wednesday, April 16, 2014, Welcoming by Kenneth Saunders, President and
CEO, Community and Teachers Federal Credit Union and General Treasurer Gina
Raimondo to visit at 1 p.m. on April 15, 2014.

WHERE:                East Providence High
School, Rooms
215 & 216, 2000
Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence, RI

WHO:                    Seniors
and Juniors from East Providence High School, East Providence, RI and Representatives
from Community and Teachers Federal Credit Union and various industries and
businesses including:  a real estate agent, Best Buy, New York Life, Legacy
Financial Services, LLC, Liberty Mutual, Elmwood Dodge, Kathleen’s Avon
Boutique, Rhode Island Society for the Prevent of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA),
Serve Rhode Island, consumer credit counselors and others.