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of old manuscripts. They show that the $ symbol was widely used before the
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1. Read your newsletter • 2. dollar. In fact, the Founding
3. Mail the form to: Fathers used the symbols
port, LA 71108
8400 Mansfield Rd., Shreve to convey strong messages.
by January 31, 2020.
or just bring it to the branch They have gotten garbled
wing for $25
4. You’ll be entered in a dra through the years.
The dollar bill shows the
Great Shield of the United
States, which contains: The
Your Name
American eagle flying free,
holding 13 arrows of war in
Your Age its non-dominant left talon
and an olive branch for
Parents Name peace in its dominant right
talon.
Phone Number The banner in its beak reads "E Pluribus Unum" meaning “Out of Many, One.”
The shield's horizontal blue band represents Congress uniting the original 13
colonies. These are represented by 13 red and white vertical stripes.
QUESTION:
BILLS ARE NO LONGER Thirteen stars above the eagle represent a new nation or a constellation in the
WHAT DEMONINATIONS OF U.S. universe.
PRINTED? Red stands for valor, white stands for purity, and blue stands for justice.
On the reverse of the Great Seal stands an unfinished pyramid of 13 rows,
symbolizing strength and duration. The first row reads "1776" in Roman
numerals. The banner below reads "Novus Ordo Seclorum" which means
"A New Order of the Ages." This refers to a new form of government or "the
beginning of the new American Era." The all-seeing eye of the Divine is bordered
by the phrase "Annuit Coeptis." This means "Providence Has Favored Our
EXT REM E TEEN SAV ING S ACC OUN T Undertakings." (Source: “Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,” Symbols on
For Ages 13-17 American Money).
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U.S. Dollar Bills
Quarterly Newsletter
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Birthday Cards $10, $20, $50, and $100. There are five larger denominations that are no
HOW TO STAR T longer being printed. But these are in circulation among collectors and are
minimum deposit.
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318-621-0605 318-629-5622
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 WINTER EDITION
Eats & Crafts FUN WITH MONEY -- LET’S PLAY
SOME GAMES!
Be sure and ask your parents for permission
and assistance before starting any project.

Winter Eats & Crafts

Glitter Hearts
MONEY TOSS
Ingredients
Cardstock or This is a variation of old-fashioned penny pitching. Each person receives the same mixture
Contruction Page of different types of coins and take turns tossing the coins into a bowl. Those that stay in
Cardboard Tube
(Toilet paper or the bowl become part of the player’s stash, while those that land outside the bowl go to the
paper towel roll) other player. At the end of the game, each person counts how much money they have. The
Liquid glue players with the highest amount of money is the winner.
Glitter
Instructions DOLLARS AND DICE
1. Press the cardboard This game requires dice and real or cardboard coins and is appropriate for kids who know
tube into a heart
shape. This is your how to add numbers. The goal of the game is to collect the correct number of coins to
stamp. create a dollar. Players take coins based on a roll of the dice. The numbers on the dice
2.Cut the cardstock correlate to the coin values as follows:
into heart shapes.
3.Squeeze the glue into a container 1—penny 2—nickel
4.Dip the tube into the glue and stamp it 3—dime 4—quarter
onto the paper. 5—any coin (wild card) 6—lose a turn
5.Sprinkle the glue liberally with glitter.
6.Shake off the excess glitter.
Players take turns rolling the dice and adding coins. The winner becomes the first player to reach exactly one
dollar. If taking a coin would put the player over a dollar, the player loses the turn.
Butterfly Pencil
HIDE AND SEEK
Valentine
Materials Parents hide coins, real or pretend, around the
- Glitter Hearts (From house. Children are then set loose to find as many
Previous activity) or plain coins as they can. Keep track of how many coins
construction paper hearts
- Valentine Theme Pencils you hide, and when all the coins have been found,
- Pipe Cleaners players count up their totals. The player will the
- Scissors highest total wins the game.
Instructions
1. Make Some Glitter Hearts
MONEY GAMES TO TRY
Wings for your butterfly Here are a few Board Games and a Card Game you
or cut hearts from
construction paper may want to try:
2. Choose 2 hearts to use Buy It Right -- Ages 9 and up
for your butterfly Pay Day -- Ages 8 and up
3. Overlap the ends of the
hearts by about 1 1/2 Act Your Wage -- Ages 10 and up
inches Money Bags - Ages 7 and up
4. Holding the overlapping The Allowance Game -- Ages 5 and up
parts together between Exact Change -- 7 and up
your fingers, fold the hearts as if they
were a greeting card, with glitter
sides facing each other.
5. Cut 2 slits on the folded edge for the
pencil
6. Open up the heart “greeting card”
and slip the pencil through the first
slit and then through the second FALL COLORING CONTEST - YOU COULD WIN $25
slit. The pencil is now holding your
heart together.
Your Name ___________________________________
7. Use half of a pipe cleaner to add Show off your coloring skills and you could
antenna
Fall win a $25 deposit into your account. Your Age_____________________________________

Coloring
Valentine Kabobs Color the picture, then ask your parents to mail it Parents Name ________________________________
to 8400 Mansfield Road, Shreveport, LA 71108 or Address______________________________________
Materials
Brownies
Contest bring it by the credit union by January 31, 2020 .
(NO winner for the Fall Newsletter.) _____________________________________________

Heart Marshmallows Phone Number _______________________________

Strawberries
Bamboo Skewers
Instructions
1. Cut brownie &
strawberries into bit
size pieces
2. Alternate adding
the brownie, marshmallow and
strawberries on the bamboo skewer.
3. Store in an airtight container.
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