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Utah Taste Off - Donuts

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When events and things pop up on my facebook feed - wheter as a suggestion from a friend, a suggestion from facebook, or an ad, I pay attention. I have found so many things to do just by checking out ads and posts from facebook. This event is an example of random thing I found on facebook. But now, I am a total fan. Their name is Utah Taste Off . They are pretty new, but boy do they know how to throw a party . Seriously, these peeps know what they are doing! Utah Taste Off  runs events where different vendors participate in food taste offs. They have done a sugar cookie event in the past and I'm sure there are more awesome parties to come . But the event I went to: Donuts!! I honestly didn't know what to expect . I knew very little about how the event would set up. I kinda envisioned a bunch of donut booths that would be handing out samples. Nope. It was waaaaaay cooler than that. When we arrived we were seated at one of their long tables (I like sitting). As we waited...

Kids' Cash Fair

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Mountain America Credit Union Kids' Cash Fair I've been procrastinating writing this post because this was an event that I wasn't a huge fan of. And I'm not out to bash Mountain America. I could tell that they put a lot of effort into this event. And the concept was super cool. But the execution just left the whole thing kinda blah. This is the blurb that was used to advertise the event on facebook: Help your kids learn about finances! Join us Wednesday, August 7, for the Kids’ Cash Fair at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy. Your kids will earn and spend play money while participating in fun financial games. When you checked in to the event, each child got a pretend wallet. There was a checklist of activities to go to (some just for younger kids and some just for older kids). You would go to each station, participate in the activity, get your wallet stamped and got a pretend dollar to put in your wallet. At the end, you could exchange your preten...