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Financial Education Events

• America Saves Week:  February 21-28, 2010.  America Saves is a nationwide campaign in which a broad coalition of nonprofit, corporate, and government groups help individuals and families save and build wealth. Through information, advice, and encouragement, we assist those who wish to pay down debt, build an emergency fund, save for a home, save for an education, or save for retirement.
   
• Credit Union Youth Week:  April 17-24, 2010.  A week to highlight youth involvement and encourage savings.  CUNA provides ideas and resources to help you promote youth week and participate in the National Youth Savings Challenge. 
   
• Money Smart Week (MSW):  April 17-24, 2010.  An initiative of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Money Smart Week is a series of free classes and activities designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances.  Credit Unions are encouraged to hold financial education activities this week and post these events in the booklet that is printed and distributed throughout Michigan and on their Web site.  Click here for a listing of the 68 credit union financial literacy events scheduled statewide as part of 2009’s money smart week.
   
• Financial Literacy Legislative Challenge:  April. The Financial Literacy Legislative Challenge is a cooperative effort that partners Michigan lawmakers with credit unions and schools in their district to spread sound financial skills to students of all ages throughout April, which is National Financial Literacy Month.  Participating lawmakers and credit unions team up for a financial literacy event in the classroom, at a student credit union, or at a credit union youth week event.  Plan ahead to host your lawmaker in April each year.
   
• Credit Union, Chapter & Community Events:  Tell us what’s happening in your credit union and in your community.  Send financial education event information to Beth Troost at Beth.Troost@mcul.org to include in this listing. Community partners such as United Way and Habitat for Humanity will use this listing to refer community members to financial education events.
  
  
  • Right At Home Community Seminars – Several chapters and credit unions are hosting seminars to help community members with mortgage problems and foreclosure prevention information.  Contact Beth Troost at Beth.Troost@mcul.org for assistance in setting up a seminar.  

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