MEDIA ADVISORY
Name: Paul Archambault, Title: President and CEO
Organization: Wave Federal Credit Union
Contact: Laurie Robinson, Youth Financial Education Coordinator
Phone: 401-523-5107, Email: lgrobinson712@gmail.com
STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO MAKE FINANCIAL DECISIONS IN THE REAL WORLD AT THE
WAVE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION CU 4 REALITY™ FINANCIAL EDUCATION FAIR
One hundred students from Toll Gate High School in Warwick, 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 on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, starting at 8:00 a.m., at the Radisson Hotel Providence Airport, A Johnson & Wales University Education Facility, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island.
At this event, General Treasurer Gina Raimondo will be a keynote speaker along with Superintendent of Schools Richard D’Agostino, Ed.D, and Mayor Scott Avedisian will be presenting a proclamation to Wave Federal Credit Union and Toll Gate High School proclaiming March 26, 2013, as Toll Gate High School Financial Literacy Day in the City of Warwick.
The CU4 Reality™ Financial Education Program was developed to complementthe high school’s personal financial education initiative for students. During the school year, monthly presentations were presented by credit union representatives 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 Wave 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 as consumers based on their chosen career and corresponding monthly income. The students will meet with representatives from Wave Federal Credit Union and various businesses and industries to include: Best Buy, Integrated Financial Partners, Liberty Mutual, Premier Home Realty, LLC, Elmwood Dodge, Donahue Models and Talent, Donovan Travel, Stop and Shop, Money Management International, 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, March 26, 2013, Welcoming at 8:15 a.m. by Paul Archambault, President and CEO, Wave Federal Credit Union, General Treasurer Gina Raimondo, and Mayor Scott Avedisian, and Fair ends at 10:15 a.m.
WHERE: Radisson Hotel Providence Airport, A Johnson & Wales University Education Facility, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island
WHO: Seniors and Juniors from Toll Gate High School, Warwick, RI and Representatives from Wave Federal Credit Union and various industries and businesses including: Real Estate Agent, Premiere Home Realty, LLC, Liberty Mutual, Integrated Financial Partners, Elmwood Dodge, Best Buy, Donahue Models and Talent, Stop and Shop, Money Management International, Donovan Travel, and others.