Nine Roswell Groups Honored With $1,000 Days of Giving Grants

Nine Roswell 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 are receiving $1,000 checks at a series of community breakfasts across Atlanta. Eight of the groups were honored on Oct. 28 at the Marriott Perimeter Center.

Said Wells Fargo Area President Scott Asher, “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 Robert Dobbs, business banking area manager.

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

Chattahoochee Nature Center
Foster Care Support Foundation
Giving Point
Great Prospects
North Fulton Community Charities
She is Safe
Star House Foundation
Sunshine on a Ranney Day
The Drake House

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

Photo caption: DAYS OF GIVING - Eight groups from Roswell received $1,000 donations as part of Wells Fargo’s Days of Giving. Pictured (L-R): Chris Nelson with the Chattahoochee Nature Center, Judy Semones with the Star House Foundation, Sara Frisby with She is Safe, Karen Pye with the Drake House and Eric Daniels with Wells Fargo. Some 240 Atlanta area groups received the contributions in October.