Seventeen East Atlanta groups honored with $1,000 Days of Giving grants as program exceeds $1 million in contributions in Atlanta

Seventeen East Atlanta non-profits were honored by Wells Fargo team members with $1,000 Days of Giving donations. 

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, 55 groups received $1,000 checks on Oct. 29 at a community breakfast at the Evergreen Marriott Resort in Stone Mountain Park.  Five were from East Atlanta.  Twelve others from the area were honored at other community breakfasts.

Baseball great Brian Jordan addressed those assembled, and his foundation was one of the honorees. 

“Dream big and reach for the stars,” he told the group.  “Believe in what you do.  Reach out to everyone – a lot of people want to help.  And a lot of people need help.”

Some 240 groups in all received $1,000 gifts.  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 South 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 Carol Morris, East 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 Robert Dobbs, business banking area manager.

The following 17 East Atlanta groups received $1,000 grants.

7 Stages Theater

Atlanta Children's Shelter

Chris Kids

Equality Foundation of Georgia

Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, Inc..

Goodwill of North Georgia

Historic Oakland

HIV/Empowerment Resource Center for Young Women

Lost and Found

Neighbor in Need

Partnership Against Domestic Violence

Schemes and Dreams Foundation

Teen Challenge International Atlanta

The Frazer Center

Trees Atlanta

Vision Community Foundation

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