Good Sports - USA: REALITY STORE...
Summer 2018 brought with it, learning Financial Literacy and the Good Sports - USA Reality Store. This first in what will become an annual fundraising event for Good Sports - USA Programs and Services was hosted by the Florida State University Center for Leadership & Social Change on the campus of Florida State University.
In this first annual Good Sports - USA Reality Store ALL participating Good Sports - USA youth were invited and particpated in the event.
The event kicked off with the Good Sports - USA CEO, Mr. Darrell L. Feagin, Sr., welcoming each particpating youth to the event and onto the campus of Florida State University.
Participating Good Sports - USA youth than viewed a brief 12 minute engaging video which provided each participant with the story-line for the event, "Finanacial Literacy.
The video was followed by an introduction to the basics of banking accounts (checking and savings) and participants were instructed on how to write a check and maintain a check register.
Participating youth had the choice of particpation in either the Reality Store maze of of life stations and the challenge of balancing their budget along the way.
In addition, the Reality Store provided particpating youth with suprizes and prizes as the learned the importance of finanaial literacy.
We look forward to next year and inviting youth mentoring and other youth programs from around the Big Bend Region!!