Wells Fargo working for children with special needs
Sources: Wells Fargo: volunteer team raised Rs32 lakhs for underprivileged students in India.
Wells Fargo Enterprise Global Services (EGS) has raised more than Rs32 lakhs during its Annual Fundraising Week from Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad which will be used to improve infrastructures in government schools, and to support underprivileged students and children with special needs.
The funds were raised by Wells Fargo EGS–India’s team members by providing services to their Wells Fargo EGS colleagues in return for donations.
In Hyderabad, the proceeds will be used to support the support Izzatnagar Government Primary School, Hafeezpet Government Primary School, Zilla Parishad High School, Kothaguda and the PSS Trust, which work to improve the lives of girls in India.
In Bengaluru, the proceeds will support the Triveni Nagar School, Swanthana (a home for mentally and physically challenged girls), and Snehadaan (an orphanage for HIV positive children) under Sneha Care Homes.
headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo EGS has a long-term association with these schools and institutions working in tandem with partner non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
“We have a robust annual calendar of community programs, said Aradhana Kurup, head of Corporate Sustainability at Wells Fargo EGS–India.
Fundraising Week is an important part of Wells Fargo’s commitment to volunteerism.
Proceeds from the 2015 Fundraising Week were given to the partner NGOs to be used for activities such as providing for salaries of teachers, library improvements, laboratory construction, and school-kit distribution. fii-news.com
