The Institution for Savings invites area professionals to volunteer at the 14th Annual Credit for Life Fair on Thursday, May 23 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30p.m. at Salem State University’s O’Keefe Center.
An annual event, the fair hosts more than 1,000 high school juniors from across the North Shore as they assume the roles of 25-year-old adults and “spend” their monthly “salaries” on everything they need. This interactive experience is designed to teach students real-life skills that will benefit them for a lifetime.
Volunteers staff booths as part of the students’ journey to manage everything from housing, furniture and utilities to lifestyle, transportation, wellness and more. IFS will provide everything you need, including orientations ahead of the event. A common phrase heard from volunteers after this event is, “we wish we learned this when we were their age!”
Sign up to volunteer by emailing mclancy@ifs.bank. Make it a teambuilding opportunity and recruit a colleague or group from your business to volunteer.
Participating high schools are Amesbury, Beverly, Georgetown, Gloucester, Hamilton-Wenham, Ipswich, Masconomet, Newburyport, Pentucket, Rockport, Salem, Swampscott and Triton.