Reporting Live from the Real Economic Impact Tour
I am so excited about the Real Economic Impact Tour that I have to write this blog live from the tour. It’s such a hopeful experience for improving financial literacy for those who need it the most. The representatives from the cities on the REI tour have tremendous passion for their role in supporting people with disabilities, which the National Disability Institute prefers to call differences – and that’s what they really are, after all.
The National Disability Institute can be proud of the tour’s grand kickoff in Jacksonville, Florida. The organizations represented on the Tour include Walmart, AT&T, CSX, Bank of America, The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, 54Freedom, Darden Restaurants, and the IRS. And, of course, we at Sealund are honored to be donating, with USA Funds, over $300,000 of Alaris Financial Literacy eLearning products to the differently-abled community in 100 cities throughout the US, and to add mini-grants to contest winners for completing the eLearning programs.
Let me share a few highlights of the many financial literacy initiatives with you.
Unity One credit union offers a free program for Teen Financial Literacy program that uses the update National Endowment for Financial Education’s NEFE curriculum, and speakers on many topics for adult financial education.
Tom Sullivan of the 54Freedom Association put on an amazing performance. Tom is greatly talented, and everyone enjoyed his presentation on his 54Freedom’s business start-up and expansion services for differently-abled entrepreneurs.
And, of course, Sealund is presenting Alaris in over 40 cities. We hope all our session participants get pretty excited about that.
The 2009 REI Tour has had many successes so far, and is winding up the year in fine style. To follow the REI Tour in nearly real-time on Facebook or Twitter, or to receive weekly tips on saving and asset building sent directly to your cell phone or email, see the Follow Us! Section on the REI Tour website.
What do you think? Please share your comments.