B E AC H M U N I C I PA L F E D E R A L C R E D I T U N I O N
Volume 1, Issue 2
Summer 2006
Long John Saver
Kids Club Newsletter
Inside this issue:
Youth Week Winners
1
Did You Know?
1
Easy Ways to Save
1
State Quarter Match
2
Smart Shopper Tip
2
Games & Puzzles
3
Ahoy!
It’s Our Youth Week Winners!
Please join us in congratulating Ryan Frederick and Grant
Parkman, our 2006 National Credit Union Youth Week winners!
Both boys along with four guests each will set sail on a
swashbuckling adventure hosted by Pirate Expeditions. They’ll
dress up in pirate garb, follow a secret map to underwater treasure, engage in a
water cannon battle with Pirate Pete and more!
Congratulations Ryan
and Grant! We hope
you enjoy your pirate
cruise!
Safety RULES on the 4
Internet
Grape Ice Cream
4
Ryan Frederick
Did You Know?
Have you ever heard
of a “ton of money?”
Ever wonder how much
money is actually in a
ton? Well it depends on
the kind of money you
are weighing. Let’s
look at a “ton” of dollar
bills.
One ton equals 2,000
pounds. A dollar bill
weighs one gram.
There are about 454
grams in a pound. So a
“ton” of dollar bills
would be worth
$908,000!
—from usmint.gov.
Grant Parkman and his
sister, Kelly.
Easy Ways to Save
Try these money-saving ideas and you could save big bucks in just a few months!
•
Go to the library and check out books and videos for free. One book and one
video a month could have you more than $120 a year.
•
Look for coupons for your favorite candy or gum. A couple of coupons a week
could save you $52 a year.
•
Share video games with your friends instead of buying new ones. Just one
game you don’t buy could save you $50!
And what should you do with the money you save? Whatever you want! But be
sure to put some in your Long John Savers Kids Club account, too, and watch your
money grow!
Page 2
Long John Saver
Name That State!
State Quarter Match
Do you know what pictures are on the backs of the different state
quarters? Take our quiz and see how well you know your stuff.
Answers can be found on Page 4.
1. Helen Keller
A. Alabama
2. Statue of Liberty
B. Vermont
3. Maple Trees
C. New York
4. Astronaut
D. Ohio
5. Musical Instruments
E. Indiana
6. Race Car
F. Michigan
7. Space Shuttle
G. Florida
8. Lewis and Clark
H. Maine
9. The Great Lakes
I.
Missouri
10. Buffalo
J.
Tennessee
11. A Covered Wagon
K. Kansas
12. Lighthouse
L. Nebraska
A Smart Shopper Tip
shirt. Suddenly you see a cute pair of shoes and you
buy them. On the way home you realize you’ve spent
almost half the money you’d saved for the iPod!
Do you ever go shopping and find
yourself buying things you don’t
really want? That’s called impulse
buying, and it happens to the best
of us.
Sometimes we get distracted by things at the store
that look good or we feel left out when our friends are
buying new stuff, so we buy things just to buy them.
To save yourself from impulse shopping, set a
spending limit before you leave the house. Decide
how much money you can spend and leave the rest at
home so you won’t be tempted. Be realistic. Sometimes it’s hard to buy nothing at all when everyone
else is, but be sure to keep your goal in mind. After
all, which do you want more — the iPod or the shoes?
Let’s say you’ve been saving your
money to buy an iPod Shuffle.
You’ve almost saved enough when your friend asks
you to go shopping with her and her mom. At the mall
your friend buys a new CD, a bracelet and a new
Page 3
Games & Puzzles Page
Long John Saver Word Search
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Page 4
Safety RULES on the Internet
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Do not open emails from strangers. Sometimes
people send viruses that can crash your
computer.
Check with an adult before downloading
software. Most are safe for your computer, but
others are not.
Never give out any personal information — like
your name, address or phone number — or
send pictures of yourself without your parent’s
permission.
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If a website or email makes you feel uncomfortable, close it right away.
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If a warning box pops up, ask you mom or dad
for help.
•
Test your parents about internet safety. Ask
them if they know how to keep themselves and
you safe online.
Cool Off This Summer with Grape Ice Cream
Here’s a fun recipe to keep you cool this summer when the days get
hot, hot, hot!
Recipe
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1 12-ounce can frozen grape juice concentrate, thawed
2 and 1/2 cups sugar
« Joke T
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the turke
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1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 12-ounce can evaporated milk
other sli
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To get to
the
The internet is a great place to learn new things,
play fun games and chat with your friends. But there
are a lot of hidden dangers our there on the World
Wide Web. Before you start venturing out on your
own, here are some tips to help keep you safe:
1 pint light cream, or half and half
2 cups milk
Dissolve sugar in grape juice. Add lemon juice. Combine cream, evaporated milk
and milk. Pour mixture into a 1-gallon ice cream freezer and churn according to
manufacturer’s instructions. Enjoy!
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Answers to
State Quarter Match Quiz
1=A
7= G
2=C
8=I
3=B
9=F
4=D
10 = K
5=J
11 = L
6=E
12 = H