Four Northeast Cobb groups honored with $1,000 Days of Giving grant - "collectively a major impact," Wells Fargo leader says

Four Northeast Cobb non-profits – the Cindy Donald Dreams of Recovery Foundation, McCleskey-East Cobb & Northeast Cobb YMCA, The Ronco Johnson Foundation and Voice Today -- were honored 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 are receiving $1,000 checks at a series of community breakfasts across Atlanta. The Northeast Cobb groups were honored at a breakfast at the Mansour Center on Oct. 29.

Said Wells Fargo Area President Jim Lawrence, “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 Michael Knowles, business banking manager.

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

Photo caption: DAYS OF GIVING - Four groups from Northeast Cobb received $1,000 donations as part of Wells Fargo’s Days of Giving. (L-R): Jerry Donald with the Cindy Donald Dreams of Recovery Foundation, Kris Barnes with Voice Today, Stacy Vandiver with Wells Fargo, Gayle Battersby with East Cobb & Northeast Cobb YMCA and Ronco Johnson with The Ronco Johnson Foundation. Some 240 Atlanta area groups received the contributions in October.