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Upcoming
Financial Education Webinars:
August
23
Building Relationships with
Schools Through Financial
Education
September
20
Topic will be revealed as the
date gets closer.
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REGISTER for
the Iowa Credit Union Annual Convention 
September 14-16
Des
Moines
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ICUF was established in 1995. Its
mission is to help Iowans build wealth,
responsibility and independence, with the vision
to eliminate poverty in the State of
Iowa. |
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Financial
Education Articles Now Available
Online
ICUF and Adam Carroll recently published eight new articles regarding
financial education for your credit union to use
in its newsletter, on its website or wherever
you best see fit.  Click here to view and
download these free articles. You can
also access them by logging into the ICUF
members-only website and clicking on " Financial Education Toolkit
Resources" in the "Financial Education"
area. Sample
article:Talking Money
with TeensTalking money with
your teenager could be compared to washing
the dog. It's not all that fun, but it does need
to happen every now and again. Teenagers today
weild some of the greatest spending power of
any...Read More.
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2011
ICUF Financial Education Grant Application
Deadline is August
31!
 Time is running out to
apply for the 2011 ICUF Financial Education
Grant! The grant was created to help credit
unions develop a financial education program or
enhance an existing financial education
program. These grants should be seen as
seed money, rather than the only funding source
for a program. The credit union must be a member
in good standing of the Iowa Credit Union
League. Click here to download the
application. All applications are due by
Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Please
contact Marybeth Foster at
800.860.6180 x3001 with any questions.
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Financial Education
Webinar - August 23
"Building
Relationships with Schools Through
Financial Education"
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July Financial
Education Webinar -
RECAP
"Plastic Surgery -
Getting Out of Debt"
 Thank you to those who
attended the "Plastic Surgery - Getting Out
of Debt" webinar. If you would like to
review or share the information discussed during
the webinar, the following information is
available on the ICUF
website:
Webinar
Description:
The webinar focused on
several strategies to radpily reduce your debit.
Presenter Adam Carroll also provided
forms to help you stay on track and divulged a
few creative ideas to help you make a little
extra "debt-elimination" money.
Don't
have a username and password for the ICUF
members-only site? Get one today by clicking
here.
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Updated
Financial Eduation
Toolkit
 The Iowa Credit Union
Foundation has published a new edition of its
" Financial Education
Toolkit," made exclusively available for
Iowa credit unions. This toolkit contains
descriptions of nearly 20 financial education
tools that credit unions can use or promote to
local classrooms in their communities.
Recently added tool " The Stock Market Game" is a
ten-week simulation of Wall Street training, and
sets up a competition across grades - free of
charge! Download the updated Financial Education Toolkit
to uncover more resources
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Sponsorships
and Donations |
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ICUF
Silent Auction and Benefit
Night
Believe it or
not, the 2011 Iowa Credit Union
Convention is right around the corner! And
that means so is the annual ICUF Silent Auction
and Benefit Night.  Silent
AuctionICUF is asking for
donations for its annual Silent Auction to be
held at this year's Convention. All
proceeds will go towards funding ICUF
programs. The auction items will be
open for bid in the Trade Show area during Trade
Show hours, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. on
Thursday, September 15.
Benefit
Night
 Make plans to join us as we
cut loose at the 2011 ICUF Benefit Night at
the Des Moines Marriott, Downtown. Connect with
fellow Convention attendees over hors d'oeuvres
and cocktails as local cover band Flipside provides the
evening's entertainment. Admission can be
purchased through the Convention registration
website. Your support is much
appreciated. Questions?
Contact Marybeth Foster
at 800.860.6180
x3001. |
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Miracle
Jeans Day - September
14
The
new Miracle Jeans Day campaig is a fun and
easy way for credit unions to involve their
employees and members in supporting their local
Children's Miracle Network Hospital.
Jump on over to CU4Kids.org and
download a variety of materials to help your
credit union promote the campaign. Additional
information regarding the campaign can be found
on the Miracle Jeans Day
website as
well.
Questions? Contact
Felicity Guerin, Credit Union
for Kids
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Show
Me the Money! Iowa Jump$tart Conference
Recap
Adam Carroll, ICUF's Financial
Education Consultant and founder of National
Financial Educators, coached attendees on the
messages students need to hear if they are going
to successfully plan their "financial life."
Credit union
professionals from Alliant Credit Union,
Ascentra Credit Union and Veridian Credit Union
were in attendance.
Governor Terry Branstad and
Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds were in attendance and
spoke to attendees about the importance of
financial education and partnering with local
financial institutions, including credit unions.
ICUF is a member of the Iowa
Jump$tart
Coalition. |
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For
more information on any of the information
listed above, please contact Marybeth Foster,
ICUF Executive Director, at marybethf@iowacreditunions.com or
515.221.3001. | |
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As a new school year
approaches, now is the time to examine
what you need to do in order to build
relationships with the schools in your area.
