Nine Decatur groups honored with $1,000 Days of Giving grants - "collectively a major impact," Wells Fargo leader says

Nine Decatur non-profits were honored in October by Wells Fargo team members with $1,000 Days of Giving donations.

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

In all, 240 groups received $1,000 checks at a series of community breakfasts across Atlanta.

Said Wells Fargo Area President Mitch Graul, “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.”

With the program in its sixth year, giving across Georgia will exceed $1.5 million this fall.

All the groups were selected by frontline team members in bank offices in the Atlanta area 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 Vic Painter, business banking manager.

The following nine Decatur groups received $1,000 grants.

Be the Match Foundation
Decatur Arts Alliance
DeKalb Initiative for Children & Families
KIDDS Dance Project
Our House
Poverty is Real
Speak Life Worldwide
Women’s Resource Center
Youth V.I.B.E

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

Photo caption: DAYS OF GIVING - Nine groups from Decatur received $1,000 donations as part of Wells Fargo’s Days of Giving. Pictured (L-R): Alan Dishman with Wells Fargo, Angie Macon with the Decatur Arts Alliance, Adeidra Washington with Youth V.I.B.E., Tabitha Michael with Our House, Kim Fmdak with Women’s Resource Center, Pat Martin with KIDDS Dance Project, and Earl Cornwell with Speak Life Worldwide. Some 240 Atlanta area groups received the contributions in October.