BIRMINGHAM – Wells Fargo team members are proving that small measures add up to make a huge difference by choosing 34 nonprofits across Birmingham for $1,000 grants as the Days of Giving program celebrates its fifth anniversary across Alabama.
At the same ceremony, Wells Fargo also presented the United Way of Central Alabama with a check for $250,000.
Through the $1,000 grants given through Days of Giving, Wells Fargo has given $843,000 to groups across the Mid-South since the program began in 2010.
Days of Giving allows Wells Fargo team members to select and honor groups helping in their local communities.
“The collective work of these 34 nonprofits makes a huge impact in our communities,” said Leigh Collier, Mid-South region president for Wells Fargo.
“Our community has a variety of needs and we are honored to support these groups in their efforts to change Birmingham for the better – one step at a time.”
The following groups received their checks at a community breakfast at the Birmingham Zoo in the Trails of Africa Pavilion:
• A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club
• Adamsville Public Library
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham
• Birmingham AIDS Outreach
• Boys and Girls Club of Central Alabama
• Christian Service Mission
• Creating a Better Path
• Crossroads to Intervention
• Ducks Unlimited Over the Mountain Chapter
• Exchange Club Center-Jefferson Co.
• Family Endeavors
• Fellowship House
• First Light
• Gateway
• Grace House Ministries
• Hand In Paw
• Hope for Autumn Foundation
• Kid One Transport
• Kings Home
• Linley Heflin
• Magic Moments
• New Rising Star Community Support Corporation
• Pathways
• Phoenix Club of Birmingham
• Pinson Public Library
• Ronald McDonald House
• Saving Grace
• Special Equestrians
• The Birmingham Humane Society
• The Exceptional Foundation
• The Foundry Rescue Mission
• The Plant Project
• Workshops Inc
• YMCA of Greater Birmingham/Hoover
“There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges in our community,” said George Trible, Wells Fargo area president for central Alabama. “Days of Giving allows us to help many local groups and we know that Birmingham will directly benefit from these grants.”
Similar events are taking place this fall across Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia.
