FINANCIAL LITERACY DAY
Wave FCU sponsored a financial fair to give Toll Gate students a primer in budgeting
May 20th, 2022
More than 100 Toll Gate High School students will make real-life decisions to help teach them financial skills during the 11th Annual CU 4 Reality™ Financial Education Fair this Friday starting at 7:30 a.m., in the school cafeteria. The Welcoming and Guest Speaking will take place from 7:45 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Elected officials invited to attend include Sabina Matos, Lieutenant Governor; Seth Magaziner, General Treasurer; Mayor Frank Picozzi, Lynn Dambruch, Superintendent of Schools and Candace Caluori, Principal.
The keynote speaker will be Mayor Picozzi who will present a citation to Wave Federal Credit Union and Toll Gate High School proclaiming May 20, 2022, as Toll Gate High School Financial Literacy Day in the City of Warwick.
The CU4 Reality™ Financial Education Program was developed to complement the 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 including College Planning Center of Rhode Island, Community College of Rhode Island, Cruise Planners, Empire Beauty School, Integrated Financial Partners, Liberty Mutual, Premier Home Realty, LLC, Stop and Shop and Tasca Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM Fiat and others to help them gain a better appreciation of the importance of budgeting, financial planning and making wise purchasing decisions
During the month of May, 80 students from Toll Gate High School in Warwick, Rhode Island, participated in a Virtual Financial Literacy Fair where they made real-life decisions to help prepare them as adults for a secure financial future.
The Proclamation presentation was attended by Mayor Frank Picozzi, Mayor of the City of Warwick, Seth Magaziner, General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island, Charon Rose, Deputy Treasurer for Financial Empowerment and Community Outreach, Candace Caluori, Principal of Toll Gate High School, Lynn Dambruch, Superintendent of Schools, William McCaffrey, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Regina Wilkinson, Guidance Department Chair, Toll Gate High School, David Dupere, President and CEO of Wave Federal Credit Union, Pastor Chris Abulime, Deputy Chief of Staff to The Honorable Daniel McKee, Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Bryan Cooper, Business Department Teacher at Toll Gate High School.
The CU4 Reality™ Financial Education Program was developed to complement the high school's personal financial education initiative for students. During the school year, monthly presentations were presented virtually by credit union representatives on topics to help the students increase their understanding of the importance of managing their personal finances to prepare them 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 like the choices they will make as young adults. The Virtual Financial Literacy Fair provided the students the opportunity to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom by making purchasing decisions as consumers based on their chosen career and corresponding monthly income. The goal of this year’s Virtual Fair was to help the students gain a better appreciation of the importance of budgeting, financial planning, and making wise purchasing decisions.
