Ron Daly discusses the best thing your teen can do for his or her future in this, the first installment of "Great Ideas from Credit Unions Like Yours". DigitalMailer will highlight great innovations in the hopes of getting others to connect, communicate, and grow.

Summer camps are a great way for kids to stay busy during those long slow days between the end and start of school. There are camps for just about everyone, whether it's sleep-away camp programs where kids get in touch with nature or day camps where kids can get experience in things like technology and acting. But where's the summer camp for kids that need to learn the value of a dollar?

Welcome to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This year, the ONRL Credit Union is sponsoring two week-long, half-day camps called Camp Money Matters, which is specifically aimed at teens to help them get acquainted with things like checking, credit cards and savings. Best of all, the camp is free. This seems like a really great program - not only does it let kids interact with each other and give them something to do, it teaches them that money doesn't just come from nowhere and that proper investment and good planning can make all the difference.

Feel free to sound off on Camp Money Matters in our comments section.

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