More than 100 students from Toll Gate High School, will make real-life decisions to help teach them financial skills during the 13th Annual CU 4 Reality™ Financial Education Fair that on Wednesday December 13, starting at 7:30 a.m., in the Toll Gate High School, School Cafeteria .

At this event, elected officials, school administrators and community leaders and other invited guests will be represented. The keynote speaker will be Mayor Frank Picozzi who will present a citation to Wave Federal Credit Union and Toll Gate High School proclaiming  Toll Gate High School Financial Literacy Day in the City of Warwick.

The CU4 Reality™ Financial Education Program was developed to complement the high school's personal financial education initiative for students. NEW this year, Wave Federal Credit Union is sponsoring Winter and Spring Fairs at Toll Gate High School and Winter and Spring Fairs at Pilgrim High School that complements the financial literacy legislation that passed in Rhode Island (RIGL 16-22-13) that requires that all students, beginning with the class of 2024 to demonstrate proficiency in financial literacy prior to high school graduation, and this program reinforces the teaching in the classroom and meets this need. During the school year, monthly presentations were presented by credit union representatives on topics to help the students increase their understanding of the importance of managing their personal finances to be prepared for the financial challenges and lifestyle decisions they will face as adults.

Sponsored by Wave Federal Credit Union, the CU 4 Reality™ Financial Education Fair is the culminating event that places students through a realistic budgeting experience during which they will make a series of spending decisions like the types made by a young adult. The Fair provides the students the opportunity to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom and interact with local businesses as consumers based on their chosen career and corresponding monthly income. The students will meet with representatives from Wave Federal Credit Union and various businesses and industries to include College Planning Center of Rhode Island, Community College of Rhode Island, DeGiulio Insurance Group, LLC, Generations Financial Strategies LLC, Premier Home Realty, LLC, Stop and Shop, Tasca Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM Fiat, and others to help them gain a better appreciation of the importance of budgeting, financial planning and making wise purchasing decisions.

Premier Home Realty, LLC, Stop and Shop, Tasca Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM Fiat, and others to help them gain a better appreciation of the importance of budgeting, financial planning and making wise purchasing decisions.