Students from River Bend Area Learning Center worked on a finance course with grant money provided through Wells Fargo. The students learned strategies to enhance financial literacy. The students worked together to lead a food drive within the Area Learning Center to start a food shelf for their classmates. Then utilizing budgeting strategies, the group of 4 worked to buy items for food kits that were donated to the ECFE Celebrating Families Class in New Ulm. Pictured from left to right: Lela Kampfer, Wells Fargo, Betty Uehling, ECFE director, Carmen Paguada, Essance Anderson, Calleigh Buechner, Kathy Cedillo, Tonya Hazen, Student Services Liaison.

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Students from River Bend Area Learning Center worked on a finance course with grant money provided through Wells Fargo. The students learned strategies to enhance financial literacy. The students worked together to lead a food drive within the Area Learning Center to start a food shelf for their classmates. Then utilizing budgeting strategies, the group of 4 worked to buy items for food kits that were donated to the ECFE Celebrating Families Class in New Ulm. Pictured from left to right: Lela Kampfer, Wells Fargo, Betty Uehling, ECFE director, Carmen Paguada, Essance Anderson, Calleigh Buechner, Kathy Cedillo, Tonya Hazen, Student Services Liaison.