Kiwanis 1-10-12
Sally Rodgers Kiwanis 1-10-12
Penny Baker brought a guest, Mr. Ferguson, a prospective member.
Committee Reports:
Steve Emhoff: There will be a meeting in the back reception room at Shaw and Sons on 1-11-12 at 6 PM. “Tickets sales are brisk.” Thursday Jo and others will go shopping to get items for the silent auction. Set-up will begin on Friday night, 1-20 and continue Saturday. There will be sign-up sheet for set-up help next Tuesday.
Stacy: On Wednesday, 85 students were honored for bringing up their grades through participation in the BUG program. Many of the kids were 2nd and 3rd graders.
Thursday, 1-12-12 will be an Interclub at 12:00 at Gasparetti’s .
Cami reminded us that a membership drive is going on until March 31st. Try and bring some new people into the club.
Earl spotlighted Karl Corpron today. We learned some disturbing facts about Karl….he began a criminal life at age 7 opening other people’s mail and his first musical experience was playing the washtub!
Bingo was interesting today. Everyone stood and if they had a number called on their card, they were out of the game. The biggest loser came down to Steve Emhoff and Jill Christenson, but Steve ultimately won. The 50/50 drawing was won by Penny’s guest, but he drew not a Jack, but a King from the deck.
Our speaker today was Greg Jewell, the director of Junior Achievement of Central Washington.
JA’s mission is to empower kids to own their own financial future. There are 3 pillars to JA: Work Readiness, Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship.
JA has two modes: classroom programs that are composed of five 45 minute sessions taught by volunteers. Programs begin at the Kindergarden level and teach the basics of the difference between a want and a need. 1st grade focus is “our families”, 2nd grade is “our community”, 3rd grade is “our city”, 4th grade is “our region”, 5th grade is “our nation” and 6th grade is “More than money.” In middle school, the topics are: America Works, Economics for Success, Global Marketplace and Its my Business. All the classroom programs are free, including all written materials. The JA materials integrate into existing curriculum- they are not add ons.
The JA facility is Terrace Heights is the setting for Capstone Programs where kids are involved in running businesses and acting as consumers. At the 8th grade level they are issued a debit card with a life scenario attached. Then the kids have to make ends meet on a budget. There is a cost for the activities at the JA facility. Schools must pay 16.50 per student plus the cost of bussing the kids to the facility. Many times, local businesses will contribute towards this cost.
Sponsors at the facility are local businesses who have committed to 25,000 a year over a 10 year period.
Last year 1100 kids got JA experiences. The hope is that 7000-8000 kids will be served within two years.
Volunteer opportunities are available if you are interested.
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