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Lakeland hosting college savings night for parents

Student Life - posted on 1/20/2006

The Lakeland College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team will be hosting a college savings seminar for area parents on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m.

The seminar will be held at the M&I Bank branch on Taylor Drive in Sheboygan. Representatives from M&I Bank will be making presentations on college savings options including the popular 529 savings plans.

A limited number of spots are available, and parents interested in attending should call 565-1332 or contact Kayla Ehlen, project leader, at ehlenk@lakeland.edu to reserve a spot or to have information sent to you.

The Lakeland SIFE chapter is new to the college this year, and currently has 30 members. SIFE is a nonprofit organization that gives students the tools to learn the free enterprise system in a real working situation. SIFE chapters on more than 800 college campuses nationwide challenge students to take what they're learning in the classroom and use their knowledge to better their communities.

Guided by faculty advisors who are named Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows in honor of the late Wal-Mart founder, SIFE Teams establish a variety of community outreach programs that teach free enterprise. For example, they teach concepts such as budgeting, accounting and supply and demand. They help budding entrepreneurs get their plans off the ground and mentor at-risk students, inspiring them to reach for their dreams.

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