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Welcome to Vermont Jump$tart!
Phone: 877-242-8550
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We Need Your Support!
As a nonprofit organization, the Vermont Jump$tart Coalition of volunteers depends on the generosity of Vermonters, those in the business community as well as individuals, to donate funds to support our work. Please consider a donation to Vermont Jump$tart by donating to us through the Network for Good. Please click on the "Network for Good" icon above. |
Vermont Jump$tart Highlights at a Glance
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May 10: VT Jump$tart monthly meeting
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4th Annual Vermont LifeSmarts : Champlain Valley Union HS Wins State Championship!
Next Jump$tart Meeting Set for Friday, May 10
You are invited to our next Vermont Jump$tart meeting on Friday,May 10, at 1:30-3:30. The location TBA.
Champlain Valley Union High School Crowned Vermont LifeSmarts State Champions!
CVU FBLA from Champlain Valley Union High School have done it again! They won the 4th Annual Vermont State Competition on Feb. 7 in Montpelier, their third win in a row, competing against five other teams from around Vermont. The five young men on the team include Chris Petrillo (captain), Graham Hulvey, Roshi Brooklyn, Sam Giles, and Devon Cantor. They are coached by teachers Tamie-Jo Dickinson and Colleen Wedge. CVU FBLA will represent Vermont at the national LifeSmarts competition April 20-23 in Atlanta, Georgia, where they will compete against teams from across the United States.
The LR Rangers from Lake Region Union High School placed second. Coached by teachers Elaine French and Betsy Calhoun, the team includes Devin Royer (captain), Sarah Carpenter, Gratia Rowell, Zeb McCoy, and Jade Jarvis. The LR Rangers were tough competitors as they squared off against CVU FBLA during the final championship round. If the team from Champlain Valley Union High School cannot compete, the LR Rangers will represent Vermont in Atlanta.
From September 2012 through February 2013, high school students from around Vermont competed in the 4th Annual LifeSmarts...The Ultimate Consumer Challenge. They first competed online for the six spots in the state competition. The teams that won that honor included:
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CVU FBLA (Champlain Valley Union HS), coached by Tamie-Jo Dickinson and Colleen Wedge
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Financial Femmes (Canaan Memorial HS), coached by Lois Little and Melissa Gray
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GMTCC (Green Mountain Technology and Career Center), coached Lisa Durocher and Brian Schwartz
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LR Rangers (Lake Region Union HS), coached by Elaine French and Betsy Calhoun
- BFA 3 (Bellows Free Academy), coached by John Tague
- North Country Falcons (North Country Career Center), coached by Nancy McDermott
LifeSmarts is an educational program that develops the consumer and marketplace skills of high school students in a fun way and rewards them for the knowledge they gain. The program complements any high school curriculum and can be used as an activity for classes, groups, clubs and community organizations. LifeSmarts is free to coaches and students.
LifeSmarts is run as a game show style competition and in Vermont is open to teens in grades 9-12. All LifeSmarts quizzes, games and resources are available to everyone, and we encourage teachers and youth leaders to use them to complement their classroom coursework, whether they compete or not. LifeSmarts tests students' consumer knowledge in five areas: personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology and consumer rights and responsibilities. Anyone can take the practice quiz and test their LifeSmarts.
For the the fourth year, Vermont Jump$tart is proud to coordinate the Vermont LifeSmarts competition. LifeSmarts is owned and operated by the National Consumers League and coordination is provided at the state level in partnership with other non-profit organizations and agencies. For more information, visit www.lifesmarts.org.
Pictured above: Gregg Mousley, Vermont Jump$tart Board President, Devon Cantor, Chris Petrillo, Roshi Brooklyn, Graham Hulvey, Sam Giles, and Colleen Wedge, coach.
Helpful Financial Literacy Websites
Our VT Jump$tart Education Committee has been working hard to seek out some of the best financial literacy websites out there in cyberspace. Take a look at what they've discovered!
Speakers Bureau
VT Jump$tart continues to work with teachers and groups interested in inviting a guest speaker to make a presentation on a financial topic. However, our Speakers Bureau has lost its volunteer coordinator, so we will try to field requests as best we can. We ask for your patience as try to fill specific requests.
Our Generous Contributors and Supporters
Many thanks to our Contributors and Partners who have graciously supported our efforts
to promote youth financial literacy. Please see our "Supporters" page for more information.
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Corporate Sponsors for 2011-2012:
Platinum Level Sponsors
Gold Level Sponsors
Silver Level Sponsors
Bronze Level Sponsors
The Bank of Bennington
Landmark Financial
Mascoma Savings Bank
Merchants Bank
NBT Bank
Passumpsic Savings Bank
Union Bank
Vermont Agency
VSECU
Wells River Savings Bank
Partners and Supporters
95TripleX/WVMT 620 Radio
Association of Vermont Credit Unions
Bolton Ski Resort
GHP Advisors
L Brown and Sons Printing
Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center
State Street Engraving
Vermont Bankers Association
Vermont State Treasurer's Office
New Hampshire Jump$tart Coalition
WCAX TV
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Individual Sponsors for 2011-2012:
Gold Level Sponsors
Gregg Mousley
Silver Level Sponsors
Bronze Level Sponsors
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LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
- To support educators in bringing financial literacy to the classrooms
- To actively recruit members and sponsors
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