Wells Fargo employees have picked 19 nonprofits across Savannah for $1,000 grants as the bank’s Days of Giving program celebrates its fifth anniversary in Savannah. The program allows employees to honor groups that are helping in their local communities.
“The collective work of these 19 nonprofits makes a huge impact in our communities,” said Olga Lopez, area president for Wells Fargo. “Our community has a variety of needs, and we are honored to support these groups in their efforts to change Savannah for the better — one step at a time.”
The following groups received their checks Wednesday at a community breakfast at Woodville-Tompkins Career High School, 151 Coach Joe Turner St.:
• America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia.
• AWOL — All Walks of Life.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Coastal Empire.
• Coastal Jail Ministries of Georgia.
• Economic Opportunity for Savannah-Chatham County Area.
• Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia.
• Greenbriar Children’s Center.
• Hoofs 4 Healing Equestrian Services.
• National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.
• Old Savannah City Mission.
• Park Place Outreach.
• Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire.
• Royce Learning Center.
• Small Business Assistance Corp.
• United Way of the Coastal Empire.
• Walking for Kids Foundation.
• West Broad Street YMCA.
• Wishes 4 Me Foundation.
“There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges in our community,” said Jenny Gentry, business banking manager and Savannah market president. “Days of Giving allows us to help many local groups, and we know that Savannah will directly benefit from these grants.”
Including this year’s support, Wells Fargo has given more than $2.1 million in Days of Giving grants to groups across Georgia since the program began.