Wells Fargo Pledges $150,000 to Support Twin Cities-Area Red Cross
August 02 2007 - 6:57PM
PR Newswire (US)
Team Members Encouraged to Donate Blood MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wells Fargo said today the company is
pledging $150,000 to the American Red Cross -- Twin Cities Area
Chapter's local disaster relief fund to support its ongoing efforts
in responding to recent local emergency situations, including the
I-35W bridge collapse last evening. "The thoughts and prayers of
the entire Wells Fargo family - in the Twin Cities and across the
country - are with the families of the victims of this incident and
everyone touched in some way," said Debra Paterson, regional
president for the Metro Minnesota region. "As always, our Red Cross
organization and its volunteers provide excellent assistance to
those impacted by local disasters. We truly appreciate their
efforts." Wells Fargo also is encouraging its team members to
donate blood in response to the tragedy. Donations may be made at
Memorial Blood Center locations in the Twin Cities area. Visit
http://www.memorialbloodcenters.org/ to make an appointment, or
contact the Red Cross at 1-800-GIVE LIFE (448-3548) or visit
http://www.givebloodgivelife.org/. Wells Fargo in Minnesota
provides financial services from 245 locations and employs more
than 21,000 team members. Wells Fargo & Company is a
diversified financial services company with $540 billion in assets,
providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer
finance through more than 6,000 stores and the internet
(wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally. Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only bank in the U.S., and one of only two
banks worldwide, to have the highest credit rating from both
Moody's Investors Service, "Aaa," and Standard & Poor's Ratings
Services, "AAA." DATASOURCE: Wells Fargo CONTACT: Peggy Gunn of
Wells Fargo, +1-612-667-9650, Web site:
http://www.memorialbloodcenters.org/
http://www.givebloodgivelife.org/ http://www.wellsfargo.com/
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