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$100 photo contest winner!
Beauty and the Broken
Sydney, 18, a member of American Airlines Federal Credit Union, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., says about her winning photo, entered under the theme Beautiful/Ugly:
"Broken down building contrasted with the beauty of a pure white gown"
Next contest deadline: October 2
Give your teenage members the opportunity to earn a little extra cash. Encourage youth ages 13 to 19 to enter their photos in the C-Note photo contest theme Funniest Photo before midnight, Oct. 2.
The winner of each photo contest in 2014 gets $100 and automatic entry in next year's Grand Prize contest for $1,000.
QUICK LINKS: IN THIS ISSUE
Photo Contests:
Most Recent Winner: Beautiful/Ugly
Enter by Oct. 2: Funniest Photo
Social Media: Connect With Teenagers
C-Note Poll: Price of Your Car
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Live today: Financial education content that reaches youth "where they're at"
It's easy to showcase articles, games, blogs, calculators, photo contests, videos, and other Googolplex content via social media. Simply post a teaser blurb on your social media site and link back to content in Googolplex:

5-Spot for elementary school kids

Cosmic T-Shirts and DIY Gear: Sydney, 10, tells you how to make cosmic T-shirts, DIY flip flops, cool sunglasses, and more. http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/5spot/article.php?doc_id=3526
Comic Mess (game): If you think these comics seem out of order, you're right! Fix this comic mess! http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/5spot/games/comicmess/start.htm?doc_id=1713

AJ's for middle school preteenagers

Sailin' Through Garage Sales: Marta, 16, shares ways to keep garage sailing fun—without breaking the bank. http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/ajsmall/article.php?doc_id=5098
Creature Classification (game): People are strange—particularly when we use weird words to describe things. http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/ajsmall/games/creature/start.htm?doc_id=1655
How to Build a Model Rocket (video): Jesse shows you the steps to building a model rocket--from scratch to take-off! http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/ajsmall/article.php?doc_id=2359

C-Note for high school teenagers

Cook Up Some Cash: Danae, 17, tells how she and two friends hosted a bake sale to help pay for a band trip to California. http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/cnote/article.php?doc_id=5025

Would You Rather: Career Edition (game): Would you rather have a cash bonus or more vacation time? http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/cnote/games/wouldyourather/start.htm?doc_id=1456
First Days of School (blog): Shereen says that whether you’re switching schools, or seeing some friends again, the first days of school can be scary. http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/cnote/blog/?p=3230
Goals for a New School Year (blog): Daniel gives tips for setting goals for the new school year. http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/cnote/blog/?p=3233
Funniest Photo: Enter the newest $100 C-Note photo contest before midnight, Oct. 2, 2014. http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/cnote/contest.php
College—Not to Worry (video): Hear Steven's suggestions for adjusting to a new school. http://googolplex.cuna.org/00001/cnote/article.php?doc_id=1236
Use Social Media to Connect With Teens
If you want to win with teenagers, stay ahead of the curve and have an active presence on the platforms they use.
Teenagers spend an average of 4.9 hours a day with mobile devices—laptops, smartphones, and tablets—where they watch the latest videos, play games, message friends, and update social profiles on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
When delivering engaging content that connects with them on a one-to-one level:
  • Be who you are: Cultivate a strong, authentic voice.
  • Be agile: Stay on top of budding communities such as We Heart It.
  • Think visual: Teens love selfies as well as funny memes and GIFs.
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Kudos to St. Mary's & Affiliates Credit Union! Its website provides links to Googolplex, MoneyMix (young adults), and Plan It (preretirees) in the Financial Literacy section on the front page.

St. Mary's sends Googolplex readers back to age-specific products and services on the credit union website. To see what St. Mary's does, click on:
You can do the same. Customize Googolplex to drive youth back to your own products and services. Here's how:
Log in to your Googolplex Customization and Installation page. Click on the Basic Data tab, and fill in the URLs for the age-specific pages on your credit union site. Add your own 255-character custom text that will appear on every page of each interest level.
C-Note Instant Poll* results: Price of your car
We asked high school students: If you drive your own car, what did you pay for it? The responses spread across many price ranges, with 73% paying $3,000 or more.
Share C-Note articles and videos about cars with high school students who are considering their first purchase:
C-Note's Instant Poll questions are submitted to the editors of Googolplex by credit union subscribers.
*Instant Poll results reflect an unscientific sampling of high school readers.
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