UPT SIFE TEAM PRESENTS "WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?" TO MIDDLE SCHOOL

TITUSVILLE, Nov. 18 – The University of Pittsburgh at Titusville Students In Free Enterprise recently presented their “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” program to the entire sixth grade class, about 200 students, at the Titusville Middle School.  Mrs. Stroupe and Mrs. Shaffer’s math classes enthusiastically welcomed the SIFE Team for the fourth consecutive year.

The presentation was conceived and developed to help children understand the need to save and invest their money at a young age.  It is part of “SIFE’s National Fiscal Fitness Month.”

Developed by SIFE as a special competition, “National Fiscal Fitness Month” encourages SIFE Teams to develop educational outreach projects that teach others the personal financial management skills necessary to achieve financial independence.

“Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” introduced the sixth graders to investment concepts and the importance of investing early to allow money time to compound.  Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and Roth IRAs were discussed.  The UPT SIFE Team reinforced these concepts with a game entitled “Who Wants To Be A Turkish Millionaire?”  The winners received the equivalent of one million Turkish liras, about 66 cents in U.S. currency.

SIFE, founded in 1975, is a non-profit international organization with active teams on more than 1,500 college campuses in 37 countries worldwide.  SIFE’s vision is “Helping people achieve their dreams through free enterprise education.”

For more information, visit the SIFE website at www.sife.org, or contact Melanie Anderson, the UPT SIFE faculty advisor, at 827-4415.

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