Eligibility - MFEC - Montana Financial Education Coalition
Guidelines for MFEC 2015 Poster Contest“Spending, Saving, Sharing”“Spending, Saving, Sharing.” Teaching children different uses of money – such as spending, saving, and sharing – encourages children to think about budgeting responsibly 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”, creativity is highly encouraged, as long as children address the different concepts.Spend - purchase goods and services to satisfy needs and wantsSave - set aside money for future needs and wantsShare - 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?)EligibilityThe contest is open to all children who are in kindergarten through fifth grade.Poster GuidelinesPoster size is 8 ?″ by 11″. Any type of paper may be used, as long as it can travel safely by mail.Posters should represent the contestant’s original artwork on the provided jar template. Cutouts and other collage media should not be used.Posters should include color. Media can include markers, crayons, colored pens and pencils, andpaint. Pastels, graphite pencils, and other media which may smudge or rub off should not be used.Posters should address the concepts of spending, saving and sharing.Adults are encouraged to help contestants understand the theme, but contestants should create their own interpretation and artwork.Submission GuidelinesEach poster should note the child’s name, grade, city or town, mailing address, and thesubmitting organization clearly on the back of the poster.The sponsoring organization should send all submissions in a single package if possible. More than one package may be used if the number of submissions so requires. The package/s should include each contestant’s poster together with a completed permission form signed by the child’s parent or guardian. MFEC will not accept any submissions without a completed permission form.The deadline for receiving submissions is October 16, 2015.Submission package/s should be mailed to the following:Bruce Brensdal, MFEC TreasurerPO Box 200528Helena MT 59620Selection of Winning PostersThree winning posters will be selected for each of two age groups: kindergarten through secondgrade and third grade through fifth grade (first, second and third place).In addition, three runners-up for each age category will be given recognition.Winners and runners-up for each age group will be selected by a committee of the MFEC Board of Directors, based on creativity and understanding of the theme.Winners and runners-up will have their posters displayed on MFEC’s Webpage, Facebook and Twitter. Winners will be notified and prizes will be sent by November 30, 2015. PrizesThree winners — first, second, and third place—will be selected for each age group. Eachwinner will receive a special piggy bank with a small cash amount already inside. The “Money Savvy Pig”, like the jars in the posters, has different compartments for the different money uses. Runners-up will receive recognition but will not receive prizes.Facsimiles of the posters of winners and possibly runners-up will be used in MFEC’s statewideefforts promoting the importance of financial literacy. These efforts may include, but are not limited to: display on MFEC website; in publications produced by MFEC and distributed to members of our mailing list; and print media, including a calendar, newspapers and public displays. Parents, guardians, or contestants of the winning posters may choose not to have their posters used in promotional efforts, in which case they will still receive their prizes per these Guidelines.Winning contestants will not receive any compensation for their posters, except for the prizes mentioned herein.POSTERS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.If you have any questions regarding these Guidelines, please contact Bruce Brensdal at 1-406-841-2844, or bbrensdal@The deadline for receiving submissions is October 16, 2015. ................
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