Mrs Midwest International 2014 - My Grandmother taught me

Championing the cause to break the generational cylce of financial illiteracy!

Hello! I am blessed to be an International Spokesperson for the Savings Fund a Non-Profit created by the National Financial Educators Council which provides financial education, resources and tools to over 22 countries. With their support I am bringing my Big Yellow Umbrella Campaign across the Globe to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America! My mother taught me that everybody needs a Big Yellow Umbrella for their rainy day! As a Financial Literacy Volunteer Teacher for the Boys and Girls Club of America it is my honor to donate and teach my Money Smart Kid Tool Box to the children in the Clubs knowing that when you Invest in a Child. You Inspire a Future!

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Kids Savings Day Event with 1st National Bank and Mrs. Midwest International Jayne Black

We had an amazing morning at our Kids Savings Day Event at 1st National Bank!! 13 children opened up savings accounts and over 22 children committed to saving! The conversations I had with parents bring me tears! I could not be happier to k...now that these precious children and parents are doing everything they can to be money smart. I truly believe that giving your child good money skills is one of the greatest gifts you can give to them. OUR next event is coming soon and and it will be amazing!!!See More

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Kids Savings Day! Feb. 22nd Building a Generation of Savers

Monday, February 10, 2014

https://fnbt.moneyisland.com/
Exciting News! I will be parterning with 1st National Bank on Saturday February 22nd to hold a Savings Event for children and Youth! One step closer to reaching my goal of having 5000 children across the globe open a savings account and commit to saving. More details coming soon!!! Check out 1st National Bank's Money Island for kids an online financial education program that is FUN! https://fnbt.moneyisland.com/

As a founding board member of the iOMe Challenge I am proud to annouce the winners!

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Congratulations to Texas Tech University the winners of the iOme Challenge 2013-2014! I am proud to be a founding board member of the iOMe Challenge a national financial literacy contest for college students. The winning team will get $10,000 and an all expense paid trip to Washington DC where they will share their ideas from the paper they wrote on how to help change the financial futures of their generation! Please watch their video and learn more about iOMe by clicking on the link above.www.iomechallenge.org

Saturday, February 8, 2014

2nd Annual Red Event for Go Red for Women!

www.jayneblack.com I had a wonderful time speaking at the 2nd Annual RED Event a fundraiser for Go Red For Women! It was an amazing experience sharing the evening with so many people who have a deep desire to help beat heart disease! I was honored to speak about the effects of stress on the heart and empower people with stress management tools. It was so wonderful to have Dr. James Ryder of Cardiology Associates of Bellin Health also present and verify when asked Does Stress really cause high blood pressure and play a role in heart disease? - That YES it Does!! 80 percent of heart disease is controllable and stress is a controllable risk factor to heart disease. Managing our stress in a healthy way is doing something healthy for our hearts!
Thank you to the owners of Chaume' Mollie Thiery and Mandy Rhodes for your dedication to helping beat heart disease and helping so many women. More pictures to come!!

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Go Red For Women 2nd Annual Red Event!

The countdown is on! 6 more days until the RED Event!! Get your tickets at

www.redevent.eventbee.com. Hope to see you there! —

Why making our kids money smart is critical!

56% of Americans have NO Savings and 38 Million People have NO retirement savings and the next generation their children are not being raised to save. We have to break this cycle and MAKE financial education a top priority for our children. Just as we believe Education is the right of every child so do I believe Financial Education should be. NO matter if a child lives in poverty or wealth financial education should not be with held! What good is an education that leads to a job if we do not have good money skills and end up harming ourselves financially. Parents be a Champion for your child by teaching them good money skills. If you need help contact me my Big Yellow Umbrella is big enough for everyone!