Friday, November 9, 2012
Bank awards $1,000 to 13 groups.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
-
Friday, November 9, 2012
by Patch Staff Wells Fargo & Co. awarded 63 groups — including 13 from East Atlanta and Virginia-Highland patches — $1,000 Days of Giving grants Thursday at a Duluth community breakfast. The bank's Days of Giving initiative, launched four years ago, has awarded more than $1 million in such grants statewide to date. The east Atlanta area groups honored through the program were: San Francisco-based Wells Fargo also announced that it is encouraging all the groups honored — and others — to take part in Georgia Gives Day. That is a statewide campaign to encourage people throughout Georgia to support nonprofits, climaxing in a 24-hour statewide giving event on Dec. 6, 2012. Wells Fargo is helping the effort as a corporate sponsor and by getting…
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The day's top headlines for Wednesday, November 9, 2011
After SPLOST Passage, APS Considers New Buckhead Elementary School. Unofficial DeKalb County Election Results. Brown, Amos Headed For APS District 2 Runoff. Rieker Edges Milliron, Goebel Beats Bumgardner. Sandy Springs Voters Say Yes To Sunday Sales. Don't Stress; It's Only A Test. Local Organizations Receive Grants From Wells Fargo. Dunwoody PD Arrest 20-Year-Old In iPad2 Robbery. Virginia-Highland Resident To Star In Pace Academy Play.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
The day's top headlines for Thursday, November 3, 2011
Protestors Blocked On March To Atlantic Station. Wal-Mart Developers Meet With Medlock, Decatur Residents. City Zoning Board Denies QuikTrip Site Appeal. Grady Sophomore Named Among Georgia's 20 Under 20. APD Seeks Sexual Offender.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Wells Fargo gives $1,000 grants to 234 charities and community groups in Atlanta
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Péralte Paul
-
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Since bringing its retail banking to the Atlanta market three years ago, Wells Fargo & Co. has sought to carve out a niche as a community bank in spite of being the nation's fourth-largest financial institution. As part of that effort, the San Francisco-based bank looks to identify those organizations and groups that are dedicated to Atlanta's many neighborhoods and needs. On Wednesday, the bank held its third-annual "Days of Giving" initiative at Trees Atlanta, which recognizes those groups and the work they do. The bank has identified 234 such non-profit groups throughout Atlanta and will present each with a check for $1,000 in a series of five community breakfasts around metro Atlanta. "Days of Giving" is an extension of the bank's …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Bank of America's decision sparks consumer outrage and online petition
For years, the big banks have touted the ease and convenience of ATM cards. And Americans who already were on the plastic habit have gradually increased their use of debit vs. checks and credit cards. But since banks were hard hit from the Great Recession, the big boys have been looking at different ways to get more green from consumers' wallets. They also are looking in to replace a collective billions in income they stand to lose as the result of new bank regulations that limit how much they may charge merchants to process card transactions. Bank of America Corp. has been the focus of consumer ire since its announcement last month that it will begin charging some customers $5 a month when they use their debit cards to make purchases. The…
33.742855
-84.348125
Bank of America
411 Flat Shoals Ave SE, Atlanta, GA
/articles/is-your-debit-card-worth-5-a-month
1680405
/locations/5550165
33.74011
-84.31245
Wells Fargo
2283 Glenwood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA
/articles/is-your-debit-card-worth-5-a-month
1680572
/locations/5550166
33.758404
-84.347008
Wells Fargo
1270 Caroline St NE, Atlanta, GA
/articles/is-your-debit-card-worth-5-a-month
1722075
/locations/5550167
33.740167
-84.34543
SunTrust Bank
514 Flat Shoals Ave SE, Atlanta, GA
/articles/is-your-debit-card-worth-5-a-month
1680681
/locations/5550168
33.722694
-84.349442
Suntrust Bank
1160 Moreland Ave SE, Atlanta, GA
/articles/is-your-debit-card-worth-5-a-month
1680497
/locations/5550169
33.721054
-84.347928
Chase
2491 Village Creek Lndg SE, Atlanta, GA
/articles/is-your-debit-card-worth-5-a-month
1680965
/locations/5550170
33.758446
-84.3487
Chase Bank
1215 Caroline St NE, Atlanta, GA
/articles/is-your-debit-card-worth-5-a-month
1722034
/locations/5550171
Péralte Paul
11:38 pm on Wednesday, October 5, 2011
No problem, Tim! more ›