The date for REality Check at Rossville Middle has been changed to May
12.  Same time, 7-11:30am.
Sandy
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>Good morning,
>Rossville Middle School will have their 3rd Annual Reality Check on May
>13th from 7-11:30am.  Volunteers are needed to run the booths.
>
>Volunteers will be provided with continental breakfast and lunch. We need
>about thirty volunteers!
>
>Reality check is a simulation exercise designed to give students experience
>in paying bills after completing some form of an education (dropping out of
>high school, high school grad or college grad). Students are assigned a
>career and family scenario. They move through 13
>stations and make budget decisions: rent an apartment or buy a house; buy
>generic food or name brand food at the grocery; decide which utilities they
>can afford (cell phone, cable, etc); transportation-bus tickets or car
>payments, etc. Students even have the option of picking up a second job if
>they can't make ends meet. The volunteers staff the booths, record the
>student's decision and deduct it from their "checking account". The kids
>enjoy the change of pace and really get into the scenarios they have been
>assigned. They complain about not making enough money (if their card was a
>high school dropout, for example) and decide that maybe getting a college
>education is pretty important.
>If you would like to assist please let me know. We are trying to place 2
>volunteers at each of the 13 stations.  UTC has been very responsive to all
>of Reality Check activities going on in our region, particularly Education
>majors. If you can spare the time I
>think you will enjoy this volunteer experience.
>
>The teacher at the school would like the name and address of each volunteer
>so she can mail a packet to each.  Let me know if you want me to put you on
>the list.
>
>Thanks
>Sandy
>
>
>
>"Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, and Dance
>like no one is watching"
>
>
>Sandy Cole
>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
>Center for Community Career Education (Celebrating 23 years of service in
>2003)
>615 McCallie Avenue
>Chattanooga, TN  37403
>(423)425-4475 voice
>(423)425-5282 fax
>http://cecasun.utc.edu/~careered/


"Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, and Dance
like no one is watching"


Sandy Cole
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Center for Community Career Education (Celebrating 23 years of service in 2003)
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN  37403
(423)425-4475 voice
(423)425-5282 fax
http://cecasun.utc.edu/~careered/