Milpitas Schools Given $10,000 Grant by Wells Fargo

At a special event at the Alameda County Office of Education on Friday, the Milpitas Community Educational Endowment (MCEE) received a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo.

The grant was just one of 17 handed out to east bay schools. The total amount of grants handed out was nearly $250,000.

"Wells Fargo has a long-standing commitment to local education," said Ruben Pulido from Wells Fargo's corporate communications department.

In November, Wells Fargo announced its intention to donate $1 million to schools throughout the greater Bay Area. That $1 million brings the company's total to $13.3 million it has donated to schools since 2009.

The $245,000 in grants handed out at Friday's event are designated to benefit select school districts with significant enrollment from students coming from low- to moderate-income families.

“By providing funding to school foundations, parents and foundation leaders can address schools’ most pressing needs,” said Micky Randhawa, president of Wells Fargo’s east bay market. “What is most important is that the funds go where it matters the most – right into the classrooms with the students.”

The grants handed out on Friday included:

• Milpitas Community Educational Endowment: $10,000 (to benefit Milpitas Unified School District)
• Alameda Education Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit Alameda Unified School District)
• Albany Education Foundation: $5,000 (to benefit Albany Unified School District)
• Berkeley Public Education Foundation: $15,000 (to benefit Berkeley Unified School District)
• Castro Valley Educational Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit Castro Valley Unified School District)
• Dublin Partners In Education: $10,000 (to benefit Dublin Unified School District)
• Emery Education Fund: $5,000 (to benefit Emery Unified School District)
• Fremont Education Foundation: $30,000 (to benefit Fremont Unified School District)
• Hayward Education Foundation: $20,000 (to benefit Hayward Unified School District)
• Livermore Valley Education Foundation: $15,000 (to benefit Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District)
• New Haven Schools Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit New Haven Unified School District)
• Newark Educational Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit Newark Unified School District)
• Oakland Schools Foundation: $50,000 (to benefit Oakland Unified School District)
• Piedmont Educational Foundation: $5,000 (to benefit Piedmont Unified School District)
• Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation: $15,000 (to benefit Pleasanton Unified School District)
• San Leandro Education Foundation: $10,000 (to benefit San Leandro Unified School District)
• San Lorenzo Scholarship Foundation: $15,000 (to benefit San Lorenzo Unified School District)