From: Carol Kellett, Executive Director, APLU Board on Human Sciences

With pride, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the March 2012 Board on Human Sciences Conference and Youth Obesity Prevention Summit. BoHS members have worked diligently to plan one of the most exciting and relevant programs in many years. Outstanding speakers will inform and inspire members and their guests. We begin on Wednesday, March 7 at 11:00 a.m. with the opening session of the Youth Obesity Prevention Summit and conclude on Friday at 12:00 noon. Details regarding the schedule are on the new BoHS web site at www.thebohs.org.  Please share the invitation with colleagues, associate and assistant deans, department heads and faculty.

The GSA (U.S. General Services Administration) posted a video on kids.gov about the Cooperative Extension System's Reality Store/Real Money, Real World for middle-school and high-school students. 

Thanks to Jennifer Abel - Senior Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Arlington County who worked with the GSA kids.gov staff and participated in the video interview.  You can view the video here:   

http://www.kids.gov/

 http://www.kids.gov/video/reality_store.shtml (Quicktime required)

 http://www.youtube.com/kidsgov

Program Description:

Each year, America's high schools graduate thousands of young adults who are unprepared in matters of employment and financial decisions.  Nationwide Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H Youth Development educators have written and are delivering a results-oriented program known as Reality Store or Real Money, Real World.  These personal financial curricula simulate real-life experiences to help youth become aware of the money management skills they need.  All programs are designed to be a partnership between the county Cooperative Extension Office, the school, and the business community.

To locate and contact your local Cooperative Extension Service go to:   http://www.nifa.usda.gov/Extension/index.html