Sample Credit Union Letter to Parents
Print on credit union letterhead.
To obtain an electronic copy of this letter, simply “select” the desired copy in this html document, click on ”copy” then paste it into your document. Feel free to add an informational paragraph along with your credit union name.
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Dear Parents/Guardians:
We hope you and your child enjoy the Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle provided by INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME. The purpose of this kit, created by the New York Credit Union Foundation, is to help you and your child put into practice the concepts of saving, spending and sharing.
We hope you are able to use the enclosed, hands-on tools to stimulate discussions about money and responsibilities at home. Your kit should include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Reusable, tote bag with easy to carry handle – great for bringing your child's change to the credit union
- Series of three separate, folding "pop-up" moneyboxes--save, spend, share--with large rubberband
- A "Picture Your Dreams" poster
- An activity booklet
- Informational piece for parents
INSERT CREDIT UNION PARAGRAPH.
If you have any questions or comments about the Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle program, please contact INSERT CREDIT UNION CONTACT INFO. INSERT CREDIAT UNION NAME and the New York Credit Union Foundation (www.nycuf.org) are committed to improving the financial well being of New Yorkers through financial education. Happy saving, spending and sharing!
Sincerely,
INSERT NAME & TITLE
P.S. For a chance to win a $25 gift card, visit www.nycuf.org and click the "Kid's Cash survey" button on the home page.
This program was sponsored, in part, by CUC Mortgage Corporation (www.cucmortgage.com).
Sample Credit Union Press Release
For Immediate Release
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Kids Learn How to Save, Spend, Share With Cash Kits & Caboodles
(Albany, NY) – It’s never too soon to teach our youth money management skills. That’s why INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME is pleased to provide Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle for children ages 5-9 and their families.
The Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle aims to improve financial literacy among children through hands-on tools that emphasize the concepts of saving, spending and sharing.
Each “kit” includes three moneyboxes, a Picture Your Dreams poster, and an activity booklet and an informational piece to assist families in their efforts to provide financial education in their homes. The “caboodle” contains INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME promotional materials and products.
By teaching children the basics of money management and helping them talk about financial issues at an early age, INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME will better prepare young participants to learn more complicated financial concepts by the time they reach high school.
In addition to distributing Kid’s Cash Kits and Caboodles, INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME will coordinate activities in schools through age appropriate presentations.
The New York Credit Union Foundation (NYCUF), the philanthropic arm of the Credit Union Association of New York, is coordinating the Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle program with credit unions across New York State.
Founded in INSERT CREDIT UNION FOUNDING YEAR & NAME has $____ million in assets and serves ________ members in __________ counties. For more information about INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME, please visit www.INSERT CU WEB ADDRESS.
Sample Credit Union Newsletter Article
Copy and print this sample newsletter article in your next credit union newsletter. To obtain an electronic copy of this article, simply “select” the desired copy in this html document, click on ”copy” then paste it into your document. Feel free to add an informational paragraph along with your credit union name. Insert a paragraph about your credit union’s distribution plans if your credit union plans to distribute kits through schools.
Get your Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle at INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME
INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME is excited to introduce hands-on financial education tools for children ages 5-9 and their families that teach money management skills through the concepts of saving, spending and sharing.
The Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle is a youth financial education program coordinated by the New York Credit Union Foundation (NYCUF) that is designed to improve financial literacy among children.
The “kit” includes moneyboxes, posters/budgeting charts and activity books to assist families in their efforts to provide financial education in their homes. The “caboodle” contains INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME promotional materials and products.
Increasing financial literacy among New Yorkers must begin at a young age, and the Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle is one important program through which INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME and the NYCUF help to facilitate this learning.
The Kid’s Cash Kits also introduce young people to INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME and helps them understand that they have a choice of financial institutions.
In addition to distributing kits, INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME will coordinate activities in schools through age appropriate presentations. For example, younger children could have a story time focusing on one or more money management concepts with time allotted for questions and answers. Meanwhile, older students could hear a presentation on how savings help people move from poverty to wealth.
By focusing efforts on teaching children the basics and helping them talk about money matters at an early age, INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME will better prepare young participants to learn more complicated financial issues by the time they reach high school.
The NYCUF is the philanthropic arm of the Credit Union Association of New York, the trade association for the state’s credit unions for more than 80 years. It is the fifth largest Association in the country. New York credit unions have assets of more than $39 billion and more than 4.2 million members.
Sample Credit Union Web Copy
Give everyone who visits your Web site an opportunity to learn more about the Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle, and how it teaches youth to manage their money through the concepts of saving, spending and sharing.
Copy the sample Web copy below for placement on your credit union’s Web site. (Remember to insert a sentence about your credit union’s kit distribution plan if your credit union plans to distribute kits through schools.) To obtain an electronic copy of this text, simply “select” the desired copy in this html document, click on ”copy” then paste it into your document. Feel free to add an informational paragraph along with your credit union name.Get Your Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle Right Here!
INSERT CREDIT UNION NAME is excited to partner with the New York Credit Union Foundation (NYCUF) in providing our members with Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle, a hands-on financial education tool for children ages 5-9 and their families.
The Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle addresses the need for financial literacy and teaches youth how to manage their money through the concepts of saving, spending and sharing.
The Kid’s Cash Kit and Caboodle includes moneyboxes, posters/budgeting charts and activity books to assist families in their efforts to provide financial education in their homes. It also introduces young people to credit unions and helps them understand that they have a choice of financial institutions.
