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ounting back change is a dying art. In the past week I have been given the wrong change and handed all of my change back at once without it even been counted back to me. If I didn’t have the skills to know how to handle an exchange of cash with a cashier I would have been out ten dollars. Having the financial knowledge to count change is important. It guarantees that you are giving and receiving the change you are supposed to receive. This month I got to go to the Boys and Girls club and help teach 15 children the importance of counting change. They struggled. However, some of them “got it” and was able to start counting back
change. It was a delight to see them trying and attempting to count back change. The more that we can continue to share and interact with our youth on making change the stronger financial knowledge they will have as they enter the work force and manage their own money.
Building a Culture of Health in Labette County
Culture of Health is something you will continue to see in my report as we learn, build and grow. Steps are being taken to build a culture of health in Labette County. As a reminder, we held a meeting in June to bring supporters, champions and invested individuals to the table to gauge where Labette County and health currently is and where it is headed. We reviewed the county health rankings, heard from the Director of Live Well Crawford County and brainstormed on who to invite to the next meeting. The meeting was an excellent jumping off point. To this point, Labette County did not have a health coalition or a group that focuses primarily on the health of Labette County.
Since that meeting, we have been reaching out successfully to suggested people to invite. Digging deeper into past groups that focused on health and reaching to join forces and build a healthier Labette County. Our next meeting is August 23 at noon at the Southeast Research and Education Center in Parsons.