Leah Larson, daughter of Evelyn from Sharon, MA, has won the Wells Fargo contest intended on helping people to pursue their dreams. Leah is the founder of Yaldah magazine, for young Jewish girls, which she started at the age of 13. From the Wells Fargo | Someday Stories website:
Congratulations to Evelyn from Sharon, MA!
She's won $100,000 to make her Someday dream of expanding Yaldah magazine come true.
Come join us for the Grand Prize event at the Wells Fargo History Museum in San Francisco. Come watch the Stagecoach, tour the museum and enjoy refreshments.
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Time: 10:00 AM PST Place: Wells Fargo History Museum 420 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Wells Fargo is also donating $250,000 to Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity received 25,542 votes from all of you. This will help Habitat for Humanity continue its mission of helping families turn their someday dream of owning a home into reality by building houses in partnership with people who need them.
Junior Achievement will receive a donation of $150,000 and Boys and Girls Clubs of America will receive a $50,000 donation from Wells Fargo.
Thank you to all who entered and voted.
I told that guy Danny from Utah not to mess with the Jews but would he listen? Noooo.
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Thats very cool news.
ReplyDeleteSweetness!
ReplyDeleteAnd kudos to Wells Fargo!
Yay! I'm reading this over a week late, but that's really, really cool.
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