NFCC Initiative – $mart Money Choices = A Brighter Future

I just received this announcement in my email and thought I’d share it with you.  I’m not a big fan of credit counseling services because so many of them seem to just want you to stop making all of your payments and screw yourself financially in order to set up payment plans 6 months later and taking thousands of dollars in fees to do it.  But I AM a big fan of financial literacy, and this organization does seem to want to promote that.  So I’ll pass on the info.

NFCC just announced a great initiative!  This is a nice project that gets the kids involved in financial literacy through art and creativity.  It’s been really successful in past years and I hope you find it interesting as well!

“$mart Money Choices = A Brighter Future” was selected as the theme of the NFCC’s 2010 Poster Contest. In an effort to increase interest in financial literacy to our nation’s youth, the NFCC is once again sponsoring the Be Money Wi$e National Financial Literacy Poster Contest.   The contest is designed to get young students thinking about how to manage money efficiently and offers them a creative outlet to demonstrate their knowledge.  It also provides the opportunity for local and national recognition for student artwork.  All finalists will receive a commemorative t-shirt, and each national grade category winner will receive an award plaque and a $100 savings bond.  In addition, the National Winner will be given an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., with a parent or guardian and will be given official recognition in April as part of the Financial Literacy Month on Capitol Hill!

Do you have a child or children in mind that you feel has the talent and creativity to win?  All school-aged children in grades 3-12 are eligible to enter with local and national winners to be chosen from each of three grade categories.   Students from public, private and home-schools are welcome. Entries will be judged by expression of the theme (above), artistic style, creativity, and must be submitted through an NFCC Member Agency for judging. *The submission deadline for poster entries is in February 2010, varying by each specific member agency.

Teachers, parents and students are encouraged to visit www.MoneyWisePosterContest.org to find more detailed information, rules, entry forms, and where to submit.

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