) 0 . 0...DOCUMENT RESUME. 'ED. 259 091 CE[041.192'. ITLE . National Consumers Week--1984. Final'Report. JNgTITOT1ON %Office of Consumer.Affairs, WashingtOnl.D.C. PUB DATE-'-' 'Jun 84 . NOTE' 37p.; For a related document', see CE 041 193.. PUB 'TPE Reports - Descriptive (141) , EDRS PRICE MF01/PCD2 Plus Postage. DESCRUTORS Adult. Education; Adult Proarams;Blinesss;Community Progrimp;\*Consumer Edubation; *Conpimer RrOtetion; *Were' Government;' Libraries; *LoCal Gbvernment; *Nonprofit Orgsnizatioris; Public Agencies; *State Agencies; State Government O 0 ABSTRACT This report represents only a sainplins of the hundreds of activities that took Place during National Consumers Week (NCW) 1984. It begins with a copy of the president's proclamation and the history of NCW 1984. THree Sectioniegive brief descriptions of the various activities that were sponsored by state and loeil agencies and organizations, by the business community, and by Fecletal agencies. Activities are listed within each section in alphabetic&1, order. Sample state and, local activities are proclamations by governors, mayors, and commissioners; workShops; poster. contests; award luncheons; seminars; exhibiti; consume: fairsvprets releases; conferences; essay competitions; and media events. Representative ' Activities of the 'business community include exhibits, clinics, displays, consumer,education campaigns, study tours, consumer fairs, publications, seminars, information kits; ads, workshops, photo contests, arid press' releases. The descriptions of activitiesjf Federal agencies highlight programs, mailings of informational '; materials, displays, \contests, exhibits, consumer fairp, speeches, conferences, workshops, clinics, and media events. (YLB) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS.are the best that can be made frnm the original document. ********************************************** ****** t************ A I \ I 1 s ' t% Jh. I14 S Nation\al onsumersWeek -1984 1. FINAL REPORT ,dune1984 UNITED STATES OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS Ire U.S. 5EPANTNIENT OF EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION E UCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION BEST COPY AVAILABLE CENTER (ERIC) This document haa. been reproduced as received from the parson or organization originating it Minor changes have been made to improve 2 reproduction quality lihrPointS ofrev. or opinions stated in this(WV ment do not necessarily represent ottioal NIE positian or policy. 0,110, Or, Ord x Ou .1, or, sw1 or, ob op, ., . j .11.4111../ olp_mgvOtoO. OP, ,ANAIP , OI, Oh x0/ ve. xvi 61, OCRIP.A. 01,1 A. se, 0; t that National Consumers eek,' 1984 . By. the President o the. United States of Ameri A Proclamation . The American consumer has been blessed bythe freedom to participateina social, economic, and governentalsystem that; is unparalleled inany other land. Since the founding of thiscountry, Americans have benefitted from the fruits of a free. society; Weare free to learn, free to ch ose a vocation, freeto produce, and free to purchase. These fundamentalfr (adorns and the willing- ness of our people to work 'hard have helped make erica great. Americans are prosperous and enjoy a standard of livink that is, t theenvy of the world. It is appropriate to focus 'special attention oncsumets and the important role"- Pg'tti ey.play in our economic and socialsystem. We have emerged from a ,recessiono eve of consumer optimism that dramatically provts the truth of thisy ars slogan -- "Consumers Mean Busi, ness." Our economic recoveryprogram as dramatically lowered inflation and interest rates, giving buyers.A3re dispos income, Consumers are reacting to theNation's..resurgent.economy by purchasing homes,automobiles, durable goods, and those products or services which enhance'the quality of life. With greaterpurchasingpower, it is important that .consumers have access to the JatiAinformation. Consumers ne to understand the market economy, both here and abroad, and their options for earning, spendi saving, and investing income. lb- creased consumer and economic educatiih schools, workshops, the media,. and the distribution of informativematert is from government and business giye 'consumers a greater' appreciation of their rights andresponsibiliti s in ou.! incomparable American econbmy. ' - Those who are sensitive toconsumer needs and services and .r cognize at well-infortned consumersmean business=-- repeat' sales and and market relationships-t-can expect to be rewarded withcontinuing oortunities to I serve and profit: Witte consumers, properly,/ informed end working with busi- - ness representatives at all levels, can assure that our marketplaceoperates on mutual trust and fairness. , Byl working together in the voluntary spit,. that has alwaysdistinguished the character of Americans in all walks of life,we strengthen our free enterprise system and secure basic consumer rights for all. Let us show appreciation during National Consuiners Week forour many freedoms and work together to enhance the consumer'seconomic equity in the marketplace. NOW. THEREFORE. I. RONALD REAGAN;President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning April23, 1944, as National Consumers Week. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I helve hereuntosety hand this 3rd day of Jan.. in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eigty-4, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hand` d and eighth. cru-sarK. I.. 4' 1 'JO, di, /ay rei' ire: 940.10 rkv "re, r110. lb it. 40.-ti im Is% "re'CvorVia% 46:150 is014; irP Ids vs ' NATIONAI?OiNSUMERSWEEK EnsiAl., REPORT acceptance.,_.Two. national conferences, oneonC,6nsumerEducationArfundThe INTRODUCTION ld; and the other for businesleaders exa ining The Consumer's Stale.in InternationalTrade,drewhundredS, of Thd third,.annual National Coilburrers ipantsto Washingn. The most Week (NCW) was coordinated by' President' development, every was the, Reaga9'sSpecialAdv).serforCo,nsume r growth of comminity-bas prrams taking, Affairs and the United States Off ioeof place acrcss the country. .. Consumer Af fa irs ',(USOCA).It demonstrated a continuing and growing interes -in this The success of NCW! 83 led to nationaleventwhichhighlightsthe NCW,', 84 isfocus on private/publisicohsuner importance,of consumer -issues and .)ccoperat iv0 i iitiatives at, the community consumer .education."1 Thenumber and 'level.A nets publication, How To-Run a varietyofevent'satthenational, Consumer' Weekty. , was developed in cOoperaion with The Seve -Up canpeiny, regionala cartaunttylevels. indicate widespread ex uretothe messag6 of and within 3Q days ofits issuance the National Consume Week 1984: "Consulters `...firs tr run of25,000-1 copies hcidbeen Mean Business." addition, the, number exhatisted.Some 80,000 Listers, 400,000 of State ,a local govnrrents infOrnational 'flyers, another 10,000 How participating in liC1084 incased To Run a Con...lurner Meek, 40,000 capi of substantially over previous years, As did the' P es ident 's Prodlama t. ionand educational andcivic' groups,an?)- the eachto some50' million Americans private sector. disseminatOdbythe ' endofthe Week's 'Mose rva nce Bu more important were thk estimated 3,000 carinunity-based PRESIDENT REAGAN' S PROCLAMATION y activities. in many of which business and The ,!Lherre, Consumers Mean consumers joined together--sare, for the Business,".stated In Presint Reagan's first time--to help andinformfella./ Proclamation of National coLiners Week,. citizen consumers. 1984, was adopted by' litlly hundreds of organizations Which neoredNCW' 84. FreXamplg, 'among the -many cities events. ThePresident's_ ,.Proclamation large and small, in which Cqrsurner Fairs 'underscoredtheeffective4pproach of were held durIng NCW,T.krd:Baltimore, Consumer educatioh, consumes :protection4IN Bos ton,New York, Atlanta,Dallas,Les and consurkir involverient.' The value and Angeles, Burlingto. *(Mass.), Chicago, San. achievements of / cocp6.rative of forts Diego, Ci ti, 'Honolulu, between government and tne private_Rector Whiladelphiar. iew (Tex.), Stillwater were also underlined by the ProcLarraion, Okla.), and Providence (R.I.). ° whichisreproducedin'fullinthis report. , Planning and Preparation . , . HLSTORY Beginning in the fall of 103, .the United States Office of. Consumer Affairs began Firstlaunchedin1982,National, to coordinate,the preparation and Consumer'sWeek begana'sa sensitizing distributiqnof printand broadcast process on theimportance oflifelong Materialsonanationalscale.,,,The consumereduCation. Morethanfive Seven-Up -ny prepared.and published million people ,were reached through the large quaities of thebooklet,How To media with NCW'82 messages, and dozens of Run a Cons 3,.-r week, and the Committee on programs were . sponsored by civic, Consumer the American Council consumer, and busines4 groups around the of Life Insurance, joined by the Health nation. Inthurance Associ- tion of America, me : picduced 400;000 cies of theNCW'84 NCW' 83saw the sophistication of the flyer, which* wasmailedwidely to observance growing dramatically, both in particip\nts andcfiiinsors throughout the itsi.organization and in public country. The z-rs,RoebuckCompany 1 i. P ¼ \;ivh1g force nauet! '?"° ayJo1NLAw' .JameJ.I1uatrick PIIiI S'I - . , t° Detyoiti%It$) .. ..( a . OO4 . WhatI . '. r .... .'ç: U.S. I CDnsumersiuer.,ofi ,' putocomP .. RUPfl _t' gnuuet prstdent tmpOTt goverflrnefltm money s Consuiner?les ( co5tng cousumrn . ye&T. That mek0j Comm Jn:t the wçek'mosteahsbikggreitest concern to the Nid jo1k : with lUto