Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thoughts are my own.
A friend of mine has a new baby daughter, and friends throughout the nation are donating books to the library at his town’s elementary school in her honor. When I went to buy the books I am donating, I went to our Barnes and Noble here in Tallahassee because they are participating in a statewide book fair benefiting the Florida Prepaid College Foundation.
I chose a Poky Little Puppy book because that little puppy always pulled at my heartstrings. I chose Flat Stanley because I loved doing Flat Stanley with my kids. And I chose Who Was Anne Frank? because it was The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank that first opened my eyes to the lessons of the Holocaust and instilled my drive to become a woman who believed, like Anne, “In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
My friend’s daughter will, in a blink, find herself moving on from the Poky Little Puppy to these books as she prepares for college:
As I wrote in my first Blogger Believer post, because my parents bought a Florida Prepaid plan for my daughter when she was a newborn, our family had the security of knowing that her tuition would be paid for when she enrolled at Valdosta State University.
As the February 28 deadline to purchase a Florida Prepaid College plan approaches, please take a minute to consider these two action steps if you are a Florida resident with a child in your life who plans to go to college.
Enter The Florida Prepaid Scholarship Giveaway by February 18!
The Florida Prepaid College Foundation is having a scholarship giveaway! Ten winners will each receive a 1-Year Florida University Plan. You can enter the giveaway daily via this link. Don’t be poky like the little puppy; enter by February 18!
Enroll in the Florida Prepaid College Plan by February 28!
Open enrollment closes on February 28, 2015. Prices are currently the lowest they have been since 2007. There are five plans from which to choose, including a new 1-Year Florida University Plan costing as little as $43 a month for a newborn.
For more information, visit the Florida Prepaid College Plan by clicking here. If you prefer to speak with someone by phone, please call 800-552-GRAD (4723).
Now that Tenley is a freshman in college and Wayne is a sophomore in high school, I miss the days of the Poky Little Puppy, learning about the world through Flat Stanley, and helping my kids navigate those first forays into history. As a family, we have turned the page on that time of our lives.
If your child’s education plan has unwritten chapters, consider a Florida Prepaid Plan for a happy ending.
Wife of one, Mom of two, Friend of many. My pronouns are she/her/hers.
Paula – How do we make a book donation? This is a great baby gift idea. Especially when she is old enough to check these books out.
Moe, I will send you a message!
Paula, Before my divorce, I thought I had my kids’ college funds all figured out, until my divorce and everything got derailed. I wish I had taken a more active role way back when. Now I just try to educate my kids about planning for the future. Your post makes some very good points to that end!
I think no matter what our circumstances, we all have definite “coulda shoulda woulda” moments. I wish your kids nothing but success!! 🙂
I absolutely applaud this post. I married a man with kids and one of the first things we did was get all trusts, paperwork, college funds, etc. in order. SO incredibly important.
That is wonderful that you have that peace of mind! Thanks for sharing!