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April 20 program: Common Cents Count for Colorado Since January 2010, the Estes Valley Library has provided events, classes and personal assistance to help people understand personal finance under the banner Common Cents Counts. Common Cents Counts provides the information and resources that we need to make sound financial decisions. Seven years of programs have been funded at the Estes Valley Library through three prestigious grants from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Foundation (FINRA) and the American Association of Libraries (ALA) through their program Smart Investing@Your Library. The first and second grants from 2010 through 2015 provided funding for the development and presentation of classes that teach basic information: What everyone should know about managing his or her own financial life. Kurtis Kelly and Marsha Yelick As the second grant came to an end, the library was asked to apply for a third grant to take the successful program to other libraries throughout Colorado. For the past two years, 15 libraries across Colorado have utilized the teaching materials developed for Common Cents. Kurtis Kelly, project principal for Common Cents, and Marsha Yelick, curriculum consultant, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, April 20, at their regular noon meeting. Kelly and Yelick are currently spreading Common Cents resources to as many other libraries as possible, receiving inquiries from across the country and developing a website (to be hosted by the Colorado State Library) where teaching materials will be available to all libraries and interested individuals. Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotary members in 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary clubs have been serving communities worldwide for more than a century. Rotary clubs, around the world, initiate projects that address critical issues such as conflict resolution, hunger, poverty, disease and illiteracy.
The Rotary Club of Estes Park meets Thursdays at the Rodeway Inn in Estes Park, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on Highway 34 just west of Dry Gulch Road. Visitors interested in learning more about Rotary and its programs are welcome to attend. Buffet is served at 11:30 a.m., the Rotary business meeting opens at noon, and the program begins at 12:30 p.m. |
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