Arete Scholars Fund of Dacula Awarded Grant

November 7, 2011  

Arete Scholars Fund of Dacula was one of 234 non-profits chosen by Wells Fargo team members to receive a $1,000 grant in the third year of the Days of Giving program in Atlanta.

As part of the Days of Giving celebration, Atlanta area Wells Fargo employees nominated groups that deliver important services in their communities. A total of 31 groups from Gwinnett and 21 from surrounding areas were honored on Nov. 7 at a breakfast at the 1818 Club in Duluth.

“We are proud to reach so many groups and people through this,” said Scott Asher, Wells Fargo’s community bank president for the area, in a released statement.

“Wells Fargo has a long proud history of community involvement and local decision making,” added Robert Dobbs, business banking area manager for Gwinnett. “Days of Giving is the ideal representation of that and we look forward to celebrating our communities in this way for years to come.”

Atlanta Wells Fargo team members were also recognized for pledging $937,000 in the company's annual United Way and Community Support campaign -- 10 percent more than last year. Wells Fargo corporate will also make a $600,000 contribution to the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta.