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200 Wells Fargo Volunteers Perform Acts of Kindness at URM

by Erin on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010, Filed Under In The News, The Latest | View Comments

On Saturday, May 15, 2010 over 200 volunteers from Wells Fargo spent the day serving at our Hope Gardens Family Center in Sylmar and downtown at Union Rescue Mission.  The activities began at 9:00am with a brief program hosted by former Lakers star AC Green. 

 After that, we kept the volunteers busy with all kinds of projects! At URM, volunteers helped prep and serve meals, clean and disinfect the whole facility, hosted a Kids Fun Zone in the gym, served ice cream, and did a water and sock walk for residents of Skid Row. The day ended with a BBQ and karaoke on the roof for volunteers and guests staying at URM.

In Sylmar, team members assisted in various projects including:  planting trees, clearing brush, and overall spring cleaning of the buildings.

“Hope Gardens Family Center is a wonderful place that provides families and children with shelter, clothing, food and other needs,” said Shaffi Poswal, Wells Fargo California Cash Services.  “It gives me great pride to be part of Wells Fargo where volunteering and giving back to our communities are part of our culture.”

 In addition to volunteer efforts, Wells Fargo team members donated 5,000 pairs of new socks for the guests at both locations – 4,000 of which were raised by the Los Angeles Cash Vault team.

Andy Bales said “Generous individuals from amazing corporations like Wells Fargo engaging on the streets with people who are experiencing homelessness will play a vital role in moving toward the day when not one person is left on the streets of Skid Row”.

Big thanks to the Wells Fargo Volunteers for all the hard work!

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