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Community InvolvementCommunity Involvement Statement LA Financial endeavors to give back to the community and provide ongoing support and commitment to worthy causes. Through direct financial support or other in-kind contributions to worthwhile organizations, and by participating in public service activities, LA Financial strives to be an active partner in our community with special emphasis on our youth. LA Financial Credit Union has partnered with Operation Hope and their Banking on our Future program. The mission of the Banking on Our Future (BOOF) program is to execute a global delivery system for financial education for youth ages 9-18 at no cost to school districts, with a focus on urban, under-served communities. The program consists of five modules, I. Basics of Banking and Financial Services, II. Checking & Savings Accounts, III. The Power of Credit, IV. Basic Investments, and V. Dignity that are taught by volunteer HOPE Corp members who are trained to break down their knowledge of banking and credit into terms that youth can understand and utilize immediately. In addition to financial education, the students are left with a message of empowerment, a message of responsibility, and most important, a message of HOPE. Banking on Our Future is the recipient of the Oprah's Angel Network "Use Your Life Award," the U.S. Treasury Department's John Sherman Award for Financial Literacy Excellence and is the national partner for financial literacy empowerment with the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund in South Africa. Since 1996, over 228,000 students have been empowered to take control of their financial future in over 700 schools and community based organizations, and investment of $8,360,000 into the community. Banking on Our Future, South Africa BankingonOurFuture.Org Heroes & She-roes Become a HOPE Corps Volunteer Program Contacts LA Financial Credit Union is proud to sponsor the "Kids Read To Achieve for Financial Literacy Program" in partnership with the LA Clippers "Read to Achieve" Program. The Los Angeles Clippers READ TO ACHIEVE Program challenges children in elementary, middle and high school to take time out to read. Each participating child in elementary, middle and high school is asked to track the number of books they read and the minutes they spend reading. In addition, students can participate in the Storybook Challenge by working as a team with their class to create a Storybook. The Clippers also challenge high school students to participate in the READ TO ACHIEVE "POETRY SLAM N' JAM" by taking time out to celebrate the written word through a creative poem or rap. All students participate in the program in a quest to become Los Angeles Clippers Student Reading All-Stars. School visits by Clippers players, game tickets, books, bookmarks, t-shirts and grants are also incentives provided for the program. The goal of READ TO ACHIEVE is to build a lifelong love of reading in young people by providing greater access to books and technology while encouraging families and adults to read regularly with young children. Kids Read to Achieve for Financial Literacy Elementary and Middle School Students learn about earning, saving and spending through reading. The LA Financial's Read to Achieve for Financial Literacy Program will challenge students in elementary and middle school to take time out and read to earn Read to Achieve Dollars. Each participating student is asked to track the number of books they read and the minutes they spend reading. Books and minutes become currency as the students strive to become literate in the world of student finance and understand how dollars make sense. Students will have opportunities to earn additional Read to Achieve dollars by reading from a select list of children's books that focus on financial literacy. They will also be able to select items to purchase using their Reading currency on Clippers.com. At the end of the program, ten students with the most Read to Achieve dollars will be selected five from elementary and five from middle school. These ten students will become members of the Clippers Financial Bank Shot Board and receive a $200 scholarship courtesy of LA Financial Credit Union. High School Students High School Students will participate in an essay contest to express their knowledge of how earning, saving, spending and borrowing can affect their financial future. The top five essays will be selected as winners. These five students will round out the Clippers Financial Bank Shot and receive a $200 scholarship courtesy of LA Financial Credit Union. Incentives for the Program:
Read to Achieve Results - There were 17,729 students who participated at the elementary and middle school levels reading a total of 827,977 minutes. There were 68 High School students who submitted essays for the essay contest portion of the program. Clippers Financial Bank Shot Board: Receives a $200 scholarship provided by LA Financial Credit Union and will be invited to attend the Clippers Community Kids Block Party where the scholarship will be presented. Elementary School
We had a total 68 students turn in Financial Literacy Essays. The high school that submitted the most essays and will receive 50 tickets to a TBD game is Lincoln High School, Los Angeles. Financial Literacy Basketball Clinic: (March 3, 2008)The random drawing winners who met the Friday, December 14th deadline and will each receive 25 participants in the pre-game clinic (each participant will receive a ticket for themselves and one for a guest) are: Hamlin Street Elementary School and 32nd Street Magnet School.   LA Financial participates in many Community Development Events and Programs. LA Financial Credit Union's community involvement goal is to provide financial services and education to the underserved in Los Angeles County. This year we have partnered with Sam Renick, founder of Its A Habit Company to visit local schools and conduct assemblies encouraging students to read and save money. Mascot Sammy Rabbit entertains the students and Its A Habit, Sammy Rabbit books and CDs are distributed to the students and teachers. By sponsoring Its A Habit Company, relationships have developed leading to future opportunities with the schools and affiliated charity organizations. On Sunday, April 1, 2007 we participated at the Padres Contras El Cancer Easter Party. It was located at the ABC Channel 7 Studio in Burbank. Padres Contras El Cancer (Parents against cancer) is an organization committed to improving the quality of life for Latino children with cancer and their families. We sponsored Its A Habit Company where mascot Sammy Rabbit interacted with the children. He was a big hit. Sam Renick autographed "It's A Habit, Sammy Rabbit" books, handing out over 125 to the children. We assisted Sam Renick and Sammy Rabbit while exhibiting our materials.    LA Financial is an active supporter of the Ronald McDonald House and has also developed a program to teach financial literacy to the Challengers Boys & Girls Club. The Challengers Club is a non profit organization that provides assistance, enrichment and opportunities for urban youth of South Los Angeles. Our eight week financial literacy program began in January 2006 in conjunction with the Leader in Training teen group. We also plan to offer the program to the parents and then to the younger children in the Challengers Program. We consider our work in providing financial literacy to be an important community service. The volunteer efforts by many of our staff members to charities and organizations of their choice are also a vital part of our cooperative spirit. We sponsored two scholarships, the Music in the Schools program in conjunction with the LA County Music Center and the "U.S. Congress and You" program through the LA County School District. LA Financial Credit Union was proud to sponsor a scholarship program on how the Committee for Citizen Awareness video, The U.S. Congress and You, increased your understanding of how democracy works, and how it impacts the lives of children in our community. When we first became involved with this program, it was because we wanted to help high school students learn more about the way our government works so that they can more easily participate in it. We were pleased to present this $500.00 scholarship check to Sarineh Zadorian from Hoover High School in Glendale California. LA Financial was the first financial institution to sponsor Sol-I.D., a paper thin identification sticker that fits comfortably inside a shoe. It's easy to fill out and apply. The special transparent protector sheet keeps writing from being obscured by even the most active of feet. Most importantly, it's design allows you to easily record information that may prove life-saving in an emergency. Name, allergies, and emergency contacts become immediately accessible to any health-care provider or law enforcement officer. It speaks for you when you can't speak for yourself. Ronald McDonald House First Year Family Reunion
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