Life Skills Fair

Life Skills Fair2011 National Financial Fitness Award Winner

Income•Monthly income based on career choice•http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_mo.ht

m•http://www.missourieconomy.org/oeswage

/default.aspx

Family Size•Single income household with a chosen

family size

Schedule•Consider your audience.•Consider the size of your group and time

frame available

Place•Gymnasium•Fellowship Hall at a church

Booths•Uncle Sam•Bank•Grocery •Housing •Communications •Insurance •Utilities• Entertainment• Medical/Dental

• Transportation •Crystal Ball •Child Care •SOS •Violation Officer• Clothing

Volunteers

Uncle Sam•http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15.pdf

Bank•Items to purchase: open up a savings account for $5.00

•Resource for:pens and check registers

Grocery

TransportationStudents must purchase transportation before visiting the Insurance booth.

They have the option of used and new.

On top of the monthly payment, $150 has been included for gasoline and maintenance.

HousingStudents must purchase housing before visiting the Insurance booth

They have the option to rent of buy but must purchase a house that fits their family size. For example, if they have three children they must purchase a home with at least three bedrooms. One for them and at least two for their children.

Insurance•Before students can purchase insurance,

they must visit and purchase items at the housing and transportation booths.

• It is very hard to find insurance estimates on the internet. My advice is to go straight to the source, your local insurance agents.

Medical/Dental•This is the only booth where purchasing

something is optional.•Beware! There are risks when we go un-

and/or under- insured.

Utilities•Utility prices are based on the housing

option purchased at the housing booth.

•Prices are based on house size.

Child Care•Everyone will pay $400/month regardless

of family size.

Communications•Items available to purchase:

▫Basic service▫Basic Plus▫Cell phone ▫Cable Television

Entertainment•Have students create the list.

Crystal Ball

Violation Officer•Ask a resource officer or local officer to

volunteer.

Clothing•Optional booth

SOS•This is the booth where you should be

during the fair. •Duties: help students with decisions,

filling out their checkbook, or helping them get a second job.

Items to think about 3 months prior to the event…• Schedule date of Reality Store• Establish a core committee (3-5) to manage the

responsibilities of conducting a Reality Store• Contact resource people to serve as chairpersons for each

booth • Contact volunteers within the community to assist with

each booth• Contact facility• Reserve rooms and proper number of tables and chairs• Set layout of booths to allow for proper flow of participants

through the store• Schedule volunteer orientation for Reality Store• Develop a budget 

Things to budget for…•Display boards•Payday candy bars•Zero candy bars•Pens- get the bank to donate•Check registers- get the bank to donate•Paperwork•Refreshments for volunteers- ask grocery

stores

A month or so before…• Paperwork: Organize all Reality Store materials,

make copies and compile booth volunteer materials, brochures for students

• Contact media (newspaper, radio, and television)• Schedule the day of the Reality Store for

students, breaks for volunteer and lunch• Coordinate refreshments/lunch• Send volunteer letter with description of Reality

Store, date and time of event, directions to the facility and sample paperwork used day of

Public Relations•Local/school newspaper•Radio stations•Local television station•Facebook•Other social media applications

Day of Fair•Volunteer orientation•Set up (if not completed the day before)•Assist volunteers with placement of

booths•Assist youth as they walk through the

store•Clean up, tie any lose ends

Follow-up•Compile youth evaluations that were

completed the day of activity•Compile volunteer evaluations that were

completed the day of activity•Write thank you notes to volunteers

Any questions?

To request materials:Send an email to darcithall@hotmail.com