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

Three Duluth non-profits have been 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.

On Oct. 30, 50 groups received $1,000 checks at a community breakfast at Roswell Founders Hall.  Three additional breakfasts occurred this month 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 Scott Asher, North 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 Duluth groups received $1,000 grants.

Asian American Resource Foundation Atlanta

Gwinnett Council for the Arts - Hudgens Center for the Arts

Rainbow Village

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