Striving for Financial Fitness
A One-Day Workshop for Secondary Educators
August 3
Louisiana College
Pineville, Louisiana

Sponsored by Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Louisiana Council on Economic Education and McNeese State University, Ann Rosteet Hurley Center for Economic Education (LCEE Affiliate)

This one-day workshop focused on issues that are important in achieving financial fitness. Budgeting, saving, investing, controlling debt and developing wealth-creating strategies were covered. Personal finance lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina were also addressed.

Credit

Participants received a certificate for six professional development credit hours (CLU).

Classroom Materials Provided

Financial Fitness for Life from LCEE Katrina materials from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Building Wealth booklet, CD-ROM and teacher’s guide from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Classroom sets of Building Wealth booklet upon request

More Information

Elizabeth Waddle at (800) 333-4460, ext. 25276 or e-mail at elizabeth.waddle@dal.frb.org.

Fast Facts

Dates and Times

Reception Thursday, August 2 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.   Workshop Friday, August 3 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location

Louisiana College Granberry Conference Center 1140 College Drive Pineville, LA 71360

Presentations

Financial Fitness for Life Sheri Lazare President and CEO Louisiana Council on Economic Education Marcy Misik Director, Ann Rosteet Hurley Center for Economic Education McNeese State University Katrina’s Classroom: Financial Lessons from a Hurricane Claire Loup Economic and Financial Education Specialist Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, New Orleans Branch Building Wealth Sherry Kiser Director, Economic Education Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Princeton Williams Senior Economic Education Specialist Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas