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Revitalizing the ‘city of lakes’

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Revitalizing the ‘city of lakes’

Wells Fargo’s environmental stewardship extends across the globe, as India-based team members help rejuvenate the lakes of Bangalore.

Small Business
Story Type Indicator - video. Mickey Coffino leans against one of her recycling company’s trucks; written on the truck door it says Queen City Metal Recycling, not for hire.
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From hair brushing to car crushing

Small Business

From hair brushing to car crushing

After 30 years, Mickey Coffino made the leap from hair salon owner to recycling center CEO, but the loan that made that move possible almost became her undoing until she found Wells Fargo banker Chris Underwood.

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Story Type Indicator - video. Two Wells Fargo team members wearing yellow hard hats are walking on the roof of a home carrying a solar panel.
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Using sunlight to lower bills for low- to moderate-income families

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Using sunlight to lower bills for low- to moderate-income families

Homeowners in California, including Monica Sirri, will receive solar panels from GRID Alternatives, thanks to a grant from the Wells Fargo Builds℠ program.

Volunteering & Giving
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Planting seeds of inspiration

Volunteering & Giving

Planting seeds of inspiration

When Marge Cabasagan is not at work supporting Wells Fargo’s global operations in the Philippines, you will likely find her growing vegetables at a home for orphans and the elderly.

Volunteering & Giving
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También en español

A year of giving: Wells Fargo donates $444M to nearly 11,000 nonprofits in 2018

Volunteering & Giving

A year of giving: Wells Fargo donates $444M to nearly 11,000 nonprofits in 2018

Wells Fargo continued its commitment to communities by increasing philanthropy and supporting affordable housing, small business, education, sustainability, and local issues.

Environment
Three large white structures are side by side on grass. On the side of one of them is: ESS INC and EW, 100kW400kWh. Behind the structures are solar panels and wind turbines.

Helping to power large-scale operations with iron and saltwater

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Helping to power large-scale operations with iron and saltwater

Energy Storage Systems Inc. is providing safer and longer-lasting batteries at a lower cost and introducing its technology to the world after participating in the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator program.

Volunteering & Giving
Story Type Indicator - video. Three teenagers — Evelyn Arriaga, Brenton Williams, and Martha Gonzalez-Campos — of STS Academy stand at a stove, cooking stir-fry vegetables in a kitchen as part of University of California-Davis’ gardening and nutrition program.
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Transforming inner-city youth — mind, body, and food literacy

Volunteering & Giving

Transforming inner-city youth — mind, body, and food literacy

For years, Success Through Self Academy has mentored and enriched the lives of inner-city children. Now the nonprofit looks to harness the transformative power of nutrition.

Volunteering & Giving
Story Type Indicator - video. Three women in red Wells Fargo volunteers shirts smile at the camera. The one in the middle holds two cucumbers and two green peppers. Behind them is some fencing and trees that are blurred.
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Nourishing a farming community

Volunteering & Giving

Nourishing a farming community

Team members in Des Moines, Iowa, feed their community with fresh produce from Wells Fargo’s giving garden.

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Rene and Monika Owczarski pose inside their urban farm. They stand smiling in front of a fence with greenery behind them.

After date nights in the garden, a farm emerges

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After date nights in the garden, a farm emerges

It’s a wonder what a few veggies can do for a next-door lot full of weeds, drugs, and crime. Find out how Wells Fargo team member Rene Owczarski and his wife, Monika, got an urban farm approved for their Des Moines, Iowa, community.

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