Spending, Saving, Sharing

GuidelinesforMFEC2015 PosterContest

“Spending, Saving, Sharing”

“Spending, Saving, Sharing.”Teaching children different uses of money – suchasspending, saving, and sharing – encourages children tothinkaboutbudgetingresponsibly at an early age. Children often see us spending. Hopefully, they see us sharing. They may not see us saving. Teaching children about these concepts allows them to understand that they have choices to make concerning money and that there are options for money use other than just spending on immediate needs and wants.

In “filling their jars”, creativityishighlyencouraged,aslongaschildrenaddressthe different concepts.

•Spend - purchase goods and services to satisfy needs and wants

•Save - set aside money for future needs and wants

•Share - donate money to help people, animals and the environment

Depending on grade level and the ability to understand more complex concepts, teachers may want to set certain dollar amounts and encourage children to divide up their money (e.g. Total of $100, how much would you spend, save, share?)

Eligibility

Thecontestisopentoallchildrenwhoare inkindergartenthroughfifthgrade.

PosterGuidelines

1.Postersizeis8½″by11″.Anytypeofpapermaybeused,aslongasitcan travelsafelybymail.

2.Postersshouldrepresent thecontestant’soriginalartwork on the provided jar template.Cutoutsand othercollagemediashouldnotbeused.

3.Postersshouldincludecolor.Mediacanincludemarkers,crayons,coloredpensandpencils,and

paint.Pastels,graphitepencils,andothermediawhichmaysmudgeorruboffshouldnotbeused.

4.Postersshouldaddressthe concepts of spending, saving and sharing.

5.Adultsareencouragedtohelpcontestantsunderstandthetheme,butcontestantsshouldcreatetheirowninterpretation andartwork.

SubmissionGuidelines

1.Eachpostershouldnotethechild’sname,grade, cityortown,mailingaddress,andthe

submittingorganizationclearlyonthebackoftheposter.

2.Thesponsoringorganizationshouldsendallsubmissionsinasinglepackage ifpossible.Morethanonepackagemaybeusedifthenumberofsubmissionssorequires. Thepackage/sshouldincludeeachcontestant’spostertogetherwithacompletedpermissionform signedbythechild’sparentorguardian.MFECwillnotacceptanysubmissionswithouta completedpermissionform.

Thedeadlinefor receiving submissionsisOctober 16, 2015.

3.Submissionpackage/sshouldbemailedtothefollowing:

Bruce Brensdal,MFECTreasurer

PO Box 200528

Helena MT 59620

SelectionofWinningPosters

1.Threewinningposterswillbeselectedforeachoftwoagegroups:kindergartenthroughsecond

gradeandthirdgradethroughfifthgrade(first, secondandthirdplace).

2.Inaddition,threerunners-upforeachage categorywillbegivenrecognition.

3.Winners and runners-upforeachagegroupwillbeselectedbyacommitteeoftheMFECBoardofDirectors,basedoncreativityandunderstandingofthetheme.

4.Winners and runners-upwill have their postersdisplayed on MFEC’s Webpage, Facebook and Twitter.

5.Winners will be notified and prizes will be sent by November 30, 2015.

Prizes

1.Threewinners—first, second,andthirdplace—willbeselectedforeachagegroup.Each

winnerwillreceivea special piggybankwitha smallcashamountalreadyinside.The“MoneySavvyPig”, like the jars in the posters, hasdifferentcompartmentsforthe different moneyuses.Runners-upwillreceiverecognitionbutwillnotreceiveprizes.

2.Facsimilesofthepostersofwinnersandpossiblyrunners-upwillbeusedinMFEC’sstatewide

effortspromotingtheimportanceoffinancialliteracy.Theseeffortsmayinclude,butarenot limitedto:displayonMFECwebsite;inpublicationsproducedbyMFECanddistributedtomembersofourmailinglist;andprintmedia,includinga calendar, newspapersandpublicdisplays. Parents,guardians,orcontestantsofthewinningpostersmaychoosenottohavetheirpostersusedinpromotionalefforts,inwhichcasetheywillstillreceivetheirprizespertheseGuidelines.

3.Winningcontestantswillnotreceiveanycompensationfortheirposters,exceptfortheprizesmentionedherein.

4.POSTERSWILLNOTBERETURNED.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions regardingtheseGuidelines,pleasecontactBruce Brensdalat1-406-841-2844,

Thedeadlinefor receiving submissionsisOctober 16, 2015.