Meet the 2007-08 Teenage Panel for C-Note

The new members of CUNA’s C-Note Teenage Panel are already busy critiquing all the new stories and games we release in the next year:

Derek, age 17, is a high school senior in Manitowoc, Wisc. He says, “I have been working at UnitedOne Credit Union since the young age of 15.” After he graduates from

Rakhee is chairman of Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union’s Youth Advisory Board.

high school, Derek plans to attend the University of Wisconsin Whitewater for a degree in Accounting and Business Administration, then the University of California Los Angeles to get his masters degree in General Finance.

Eloise, age 17, is a high school junior in Oregon, Wisc. She was born in South Africa, and says, “Afrikaans is my first language, and it’s what I speak at home with my parents.” Her advice to her peers: “Save your money. Buying something big that you’ve wanted for a long time will be more rewarding than buying a million little things along the way.”

Rakhee, age 17, is a high school senior in Seffner, Fla. She says, “My time is usually occupied with going to school, hanging out with friends, or working.” After graduating from high school, Rakhee plans to go to the University of South Florida and attain a masters in business, or something more specific within business.

Instant poll results – Debit Card*

Over two-thirds of C-Note’s technology-savvy teenagers say that they use debit cards to make the majority of their purchases. In second place is cold, hard cash. With the increase in the use of plastic cards, help your teenage members understand debit cards a little better by sharing the C-Note story, Debit vs. Credit? Which to Use with them.

Here are the results of last month’s Instant Poll question:

Debit Card
Q: When you buy something at a store, which of the following ways do you prefer to pay?

a. Cash b. Debit card (check card) c. Check d. Credit card e. Reloadable gift card

22% 65% 2% 9% 2%

Instant Poll Questions capture your high school members’ attention. On which issues would you like to learn more about what they think? Use your imagination and send your poll questions with possible responses to Rena Crispin.

* Instant Poll results reflect an unscientific sampling of Googolplex readers.

Know what's coming: Stories and games that teach and entertain
December 2007; and the January and February 2008 lineup in Googolplex.

Give youth print and online newsletters!
Every quarter we send you enough ready-to-print pages to create three full newsletters – one for elementary-school, middle-school, and high-school level readers. We provide newsletters in high resolution for print, and low resolution for e-mail or online viewing.

These lively newsletter pages give your young members previews of stories, activities and comics for the coming three months. Use them to direct young readers to your credit union web site, so they can see what’s new in 5-Spot, AJ’s and C-Note.

IMPORTANT: You add your credit union logo and mailing information. You can print and distribute them, and also make them available as a link on your web site. Got that creative bug? Add your own stories, art, more pages, or customize in other ways - it’s up to you!

Here’s what you get:

• Complete newsletter pages (in high resolution PDF and JPEG formats) for elementary through high school students. The newsletters feature comics, activities and teasers about stories and games for the coming three months.
• All of those same newsletter pages in low-resolution PDF format for online and e-mail use.

Here’s how you get it:
To retrieve the ready-to-print, ready-to-view newsletter pages each quarter, log in to your Googolplex Set-up and Promotion page, select the pages you need, and download them free of charge.

Don’t Waste Your Subscription
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