Avondale Elementary Receives MoneySmart Library

On January 23, 2012, a MoneySmart Kids Library was presented to Avondale Academy in Auburn Hills, MI. The library was donated by Baker College of Auburn Hills. In attendance to present the library were Jeff Love, president and Elizabeth Rumschlag from Baker College and Lynn Ryan of the Michigan Jumpstart Coalition.  The library was received by Mr. Chuck Granger, principal of Avondale Academy,  while superintendent George Heitsch looked on.  Click here for pictures.
 

First Community FCU Donates Libraries

First Community Federal Credit Union in Southgate, MI, generously donated 5 elementary  libraries to schools in the downriver area. The first presentation was made on Thursday, December 22 by Lisa Hill and Maryann Hammons from FCFCU and by Michigan Jumpstart Coalition members, Lois Gibbons and Lynn Ryan.  The presentation was at Huntington Elementary School in Riverview. Mrs. Sue King, the principal, was extremely pleased to receive this library.   Some student credit union workers were also present.  Click here for pictures.  
 
The second library presentation was made on  February 9 to Memorial Elementary in Riverview, by Maryann Hammons and Lynn Ryan.  The principal, Mrs. Nancy Holloway, was very excited and grateful for the gift.  She spent time discussing the need for and value of personal finance education with the children that run the in-school banking program.
 

Money$mart Library to Honor the Memory of Mary Goldon

To celebrate and thank the family for all that she gave to our mission, a Money Smart Library will be donated in her memory to Roosevelt Elementary School in Livonia, where her sons attend. If you would like to make an online contribution to this memorial, click here. Under "Select an Option," click the circle before  "Money Smart Library" and in the box for "Direct My Donation" choose "Money Smart Library" again.  You will receive an email to confirm that the gift is to be for the Goldon memorial. If you prefer to use a check, please make it payable to the Michigan Jumpstart Coalition and mail it to Beth Troost at the Michigan Credit Union League, 101 S. Washington Square, Suite 900, Lansing, MI 48933.

 

Money$mart School Library

Great minds across the state are hard at work determining how best to solve our economic crisis and move forward with a solution. One of the largest challenges facing our current educational system is the lack of resources available to provide financial education in the schools. Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders and they need the skills and knowledge to make wise economic choices. It is important that we provide them with a strong financial education to ensure future economic success. In an effort to promote this crucial subject in our schools and ease the burden on Michigan educators, we have developed a program called Money Smart Library for Kids to provide financial literacy library collections to Michigan’s schools.

A basic library for a school starts at $250. A more extensive selection of financial resources is included in libraries for $500 or more. Donations in any amount are welcome and will be combined until they reach a basic library amount, which will be presented to a challenged district. Should you wish to make a directed donation and sponsor an entire library, Michigan Jumpstart will be happy to let you choose the school. Whether you choose to be a group sponsor or a direct sponsor, you will be acknowledged as a donor and your gift is fully tax deductible.

You can be an advocate for change—one book at a time.

For more information about book sponsorships, contact Lynn Ryan at lynn@innerharmonyinc.com.  To see information on existing libraries, please click here.

 

                   Children from Flint Elementary Schools (Carpenter, Scott, Stewart, Summerfield)

 

How to Donate

To make an online donation of a Money Smart Library to a school of your choice at a Silver ($250.00) or Gold ($500.00) sponsorship level, click here. 

To make an online donation of any amount up to $249 to be used towards our next Bronze level Money Smart Library click here. 

Money$mart Library Sponsorship Levels

Bronze – Group Sponsorship Donation (Up to $249)

Donations received under this category will be combined to provide a $250 library to a school.

  • A Certificate of Appreciation commemorating your organization’s generous support

  • Special mention in an upcoming issue of the Michigan Jump$tart newsletter

  • Gift is 100% tax deductible


Silver – $250 Directed Sponsorship (school receives between 20 – 32* financial literacy resources)

All of the above plus:

  • The opportunity to direct the donation to the school of your choice

  • Your organization’s name & logo on bookplates placed on the inside of each book in the collection

  • A press release from Jump$tart to the publication of your choice

  • An opportunity to attend the presentation of the library to the school


Gold – $500 Directed Sponsorship (school receives between 40 – 72* financial literacy resources)

All of the above plus:

  • Photo opportunity with press release information

  • The opportunity to have your organization linked on the Michigan Jump$tart website for a year

  • Free vendor table at the next annual Michigan Jump$tart Coalition Teacher Conference

  • One free admission to the next annual Michigan Jump$tart Coalition Teacher Conference
     

Donations of more than $500, to provide a single exceptional library, can be arranged.

*The number of financial resources within the gift library varies between elementary, middle-school and high-school

Michigan Jump$tart Coalition may decline donations from organizations that are not aligned with the mission of Michigan Jumpstart.

 

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