Expressions of Love and Caring: Nominate a Father

Do you know an outstanding father? Nominate them for NIRMV's Father's Day Treasures for the Treasured Tribute. Three nominees will receive a wooden keepsake in a featured drawing. Every father nominated will receive a certificate acknowledging the nominator, plus a calligraphy collectible. Deadline to submit your nomination is Monday, June 7, 2021!

 

 It's easy to nominate. Just email nirmvdetroit at gmail.com with your name, phone number and area code, and the nominee's address. The nominee can be any father you know and want to recognize. Download the flyer (PDF) to print and share.

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You can still celebrate National Poetry Month!

 Couldn't attend our National Poetry Month celebration via Zoom on April 23? Good news, we recorded it! Enjoy.

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Register now: Virtual Poetry Salute April 23, 7-9 p.m.

Join NIRMV for a special event on Zoom celebrating National Poetry Month. The event is free, but registration is cordially requested. Register at http://bit.ly/nirmv2021poetryevent

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Expressions of Love and Caring: Nominate a Mother

Mothers are jewels, and this year NIRMV is celebrating Mother's Day 2021 with a special Jewels for Jewels Tribute. When you nominate a mother, your nominee will get a certificate and calligraphy collectible, and will be entered in a drawing to a piece of jewelry. We have three pieces to give away. Just send the following to nirmvdetroit@gmail.com by Monday, May 3:

• The nominator's name
• The nominator's telephone number with area code
• The nominee's mailing address 

 

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Up Your Financial IQ, Virtually!

Money Smart Week is a week-long initiative from April 10-17 that aims to help people, especially those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, better manage their personal finances through the coordinated efforts of experts and educators across the country.

Enjoy short, free, streaming events each day during Money Smart Week by visiting moneysmartweek.org.

This year’s line-up includes:

 

Saturday, April 10 @ 10:00 a.m. CST |
Talking Cents (The University of Chicago Financial Education Initiative)

Sunday, April 11 @ 10:00 a.m. CST |
Saving (FINRA Investor Education Foundation)

Monday, April 12 @ 12:00 p.m. CST |
Basic Banking (The Economic Awareness Council)

Tuesday, April 13 @ 12:30 p.m. CST |
Student Loans (U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid)

Wednesday, April 14 @ 1:00 p.m. CST |
Fraud Protection (Internal Revenue Service)

Thursday, April 15 @ 1:00 p.m. CST |
Personal Finance (Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center)

Friday, April 16 @ 12:00 p.m. CST |
Housing Protections + Resources (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

Saturday, April 17 @ 10:30 a.m. CST |
Budgeting (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension)

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April is National Poetry Month

 To celebrate, NIRMV Founder and President Darlene House reads "An Hymn to the Evening," a poem by Phyllis Wheatley.

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