Four Buford Groups Honored with $1,000 Days of Giving Grant

Four non-profit groups from Buford-based were honored in October by Wells Fargo team members with $1,000 Days of Giving donations.

Wells Fargo also announced that its employees gave or pledged $1.8 million this fall in the United Way and Community Support campaign in metro Atlanta– 24 percent more than last year.

The four Buford groups honored were:

Gwinnett Childrens Center
I am Incorporated
Spina Bifada Association of Georgia
The Good Samaritan Health Center

In all, 240 Atlanta-area groups received $1,000 checks as part of Days of Giving. With the program in its sixth year, giving across Georgia will exceed $1.5 million this fall.

Said Wells Fargo East Atlanta President Carol Morris, “To some a $1,000 grant may seem small, but we know each of these great groups will be able to make a huge difference with this. And collectively this will have a major impact in our community.”

All the groups were selected by frontline team members in bank offices for the work they are doing locally.

“We are doing our best to be a great local bank, and this is a cornerstone of our local giving and volunteerism,” said Jill Edwards, business banking manager.

Similar events are taking place this fall across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi.

Photo caption: DAYS OF GIVING - Four groups from Buford received $1,000 donations as part of Wells Fargo’s Days of Giving. Pictured (L-R): Kristin DiCarlo with the Spina Bifida Association of Georgia, Greg Ganow with Wells Fargo and Erin Parker with The Good Samaritan Health Center. Some 240 Atlanta area groups received the contributions in October.