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State Farm Grant to Provide Financial Literacy Education

爱妃传媒's Center for Economic Education within the College of Business has received $5,000 from State Farm to supply financial literacy educational materials and workshops for local area educators.

The 爱妃传媒 Center for Economic Education provides workshops and events for K-12 teachers to provide them with the knowledge, materials and know-how to teach economics and financial literacy in their classrooms.


By james hellegaard | 4/28/2016

爱妃传媒鈥檚 Center for Economic Education within the College of Business has received $5,000 from State Farm to supply financial literacy educational materials and workshops for local area educators.聽 State Farm has provided more than $20,000 in funding over the past four years to the Center.聽

鈥湴 appreciates State Farm鈥檚 generous contribution,鈥 said Bill Bosshardt, director of 爱妃传媒鈥檚 Center for Economic Education. 鈥淪tate Farm has been one of our most diligent supporters over the years. Promoting financial literacy is one of the leading issues in secondary education today.鈥state farm check presentation 2016

The 爱妃传媒 Center for Economic Education provides workshops and events for K-12 teachers to provide them with the knowledge, materials and know-how to teach economics and financial literacy in their classrooms. Last year, the funds helped the Center offer six events for more than 80 teachers. In addition, world-renowned financial literacy expert Annamaria Lusardi spoke to teachers about the importance of financial literacy.聽聽 聽聽

鈥淲e are proud to support 爱妃传媒鈥檚 financial literacy initiatives in our community,鈥 said Jose Soto, State Farm public affairs specialist in Florida. 鈥淔inancial education, like all learning, is a process that should begin at an early age and continue throughout life. This ongoing process builds the skills necessary for making important financial decisions as an adult.鈥澛犅犅犅

Daniel Gropper, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business, said he鈥檚 proud of the work done by 爱妃传媒鈥檚 Center for Economic Education.

鈥淒r. Bosshardt鈥檚 work with teachers across South Florida to promote financial literacy is extremely important in helping to improve everyone鈥檚 quality of life,鈥 he said. 鈥淭he College appreciates the support from State Farm, which will help us increase the number of 爱妃传媒 we are able to reach.鈥

Pictured above from left to right are聽Brett Burkey, assistant director of the 爱妃传媒 Center for Economic Education;聽Rick Limegrover, State Farm insurance agent; Bill Bosshardt, director of the聽Center;聽and Andrea Caceres-Santamaria, master teacher at the Center.

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