Five Virginia-Highlands groups get $1,000 Days of Giving grants as program exceeds $1 million in contributions in Atlanta

Five Virginia-Highlands non-profits were honored by Wells Fargo team members with $1,000 Days of Giving donations today.   

Wells Fargo also announced that its employees gave or pledged $1.46 million this fall in the United Way and Community Support campaign – 13 percent more than last year.

In all, 68 groups received $1,000 checks at a community breakfast at the Mansour Center in Marietta on Oct. 15.  Three additional breakfasts occured in October and some 240 groups in all will receive the same gift.

With the program in its fifth year, giving in Atlanta will exceed $1 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.

“Just read the names to get a sense of the great work these groups are doing,” said Jim Lawrence, West Atlanta area president.

“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 area manager for West Atlanta.

The following Virginia-Highlands groups received $1,000 grants.

American Red Cross

Atlanta Educational Telecommunicatios Collaborative

Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation

Gigi's Playhouse

Project Open Hand

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