Friday, August 1, 2014

August Newsletter

Financial Planning
Financial responsibility is something that almost all young adults run from. Maybe it's because it sounds grown up, maybe it's because almost all young adults have no idea where to begin. Some people would be happier just having a sack of money under their mattress or perhaps going one step further by maintaining a savings account, but with all the advancements in technology and helpful resources right at our fingertips there are so many more options on how to plan for your future. Below are a few helpful tips to help you!
  • Recognize Your Most Essential Financial Asset - Don’t be bashful! Your skills, experience and knowledge is without a doubt the biggest asset you have. Come to find out investing in yourself, payoffs in the future! 

  • Become a Planner, Not a Saver - You don’t need to hire a financial planner to tell you that your spending is out of control, try adding a large dose of self-discipline to your life and see where it takes you! 

  • Stay Aware - Keep up with the most recent changes, new technologies and financial opportunities in the world. In saying that here are a few helpful apps to manage your current finances. 
    • Manage Credit Card and Money Apps: Wallaby, Larky, Level and Mint
    • Saving Money Apps: Earmark, BillGuard and SavedPlus
    • Investing Apps: Estimize, FutureAdvisor and SigFig

  • Have Fun - Saved the best for last! You will have plenty of time to act old when you are old; being young is about finding that perfect balance between hard work and play. Just remember it’s hard to play without working and having the funds to support the leisure activities of your choice.

For Millennia’s there's a fear in planning a financial future because they don't want to think about where life could be in 10 years but the truth is it doesn't matter where your life is as long as there's a means to pay for it. We can now all be free spirits and still make sure that our rent will get paid next month. It's a perfect balance of freedom and responsibility. Growing up without turning into your parents just might be the optimism your financial life needs to get on the right track.  

IAFE Awards & Contest: Updated Rules
The International Association of Fairs and Expositions has announced updated rules and regulations for the upcoming year. The areas that have been revamped are Agricultural Awards, Communication Awards and Competitive Exhibits. Check out the links that follow for the updated rules and regulations! 


Agricultural Awards purpose is to improve the agricultural educational programs of fairs, to help fairs determine ways they might be of service to their exhibitors, the fair going public, and agricultural businesses, and to provide recognition of those fairs doing an outstanding job. 



The Communication Competition goal is to improve the advertising and publicity programs of fairs and to provide recognition for those fairs doing an outstanding job. Because who wants to go unnoticed for superb work? 


Last but not least, Competitive Exhibits which strives to encourage fair members to share methods, ideas, props, new or unique classes, fair theme areas and any other mechanics involved in fairs and expositions, have also updated the rules and regulations to better accommodate the members of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions.   


Agricultural Awards, Communication Awards and Competitive Exhibits all have a clear purpose and high goals to reach every year. With these new improvements made alongside the help of everyone involved it will make the process of reaching these goals and achieving the purpose that much more attainable!     

YPI VIP Highlight
 

Rebecca Peters
Marketing Manager
Clay County Fair
Spencer, Iowa


From the moment she was old enough to plant seeds, Rebecca Peters’ grandmother had her sisters and her working in the garden to grow prize-winning vegetables and flowers to exhibit at the Plymouth County Fair in Le Mars, Iowa. When she was old enough, Ms. Peters joined 4-H and continued to be involved with the fair until she graduated from high school.

Ms. Peters graduated from Drake University with a degree in graphic design. While working for the Iowa Rock’n Roll Music Association, she had the opportunity to team up with the Clay County Fair to promote a Rock’n Roll Day at the fair. When a position at the fair opened up, she saw it as a perfect fit.

Ms. Peters has served as the Marketing Manager at the Clay County Fair for three and a half years. She oversees all advertising, public relations, and sponsorships for the fair and has seen the fair’s relationships with media and sponsors grow since she arrived. 

“The best part of my job is seeing the happy faces of fairgoers nine days each September,” stated Ms. Peters.

In February, she attended the IAFE Spring Seminar in San Antonio that focused on marketing and sponsorship.  

“It was a wonderful opportunity to meet other people doing what I do in the fair industry, but the best part was that I returned to my office with a new excitement for my job,” stated Ms. Peters.

Outside of work, she stays active in her community by serving on the Pearson Lakes Art Center Board and serving as chair of their Visual Arts Committee and vice president of the Dickinson County Conservation Foundation.  In her free time, Ms. Peters enjoy boating, wakeboarding, playing tennis, cross-country skiing, costume parties, gardening, and reading.

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