Wells Fargo 2012 Annual Report Download - page 24

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COMMUNITY
Working side by side
to create a thriving
community.
Part of helping customers succeed financially is supporting thousands of
communities and all their varied priorities.
Our focus is on helping communities and their residents succeed in the long
term. So, we reach out. We listen. We remain open to feedback. The very best
conversations lead to practical, sustainable solutions that make a dierence.
Sometimes that means getting our hands a little dirty. In Renton, Washington,
WellsFargo volunteers like Esther Lee support Seattle University’s Urban Farm,
which donates all of its produce to food banks in the Puget Sound region.
Located on a wastewater treatment site, the farm planted its first crops in
January2011. Michael Boyle, a professor in the university’s Environmental
Studies Program, helps manage the farm.
With the urging of WellsFargo team members, the Urban Farm applied
forand was awarded a $100,000 environmental grant from WellsFargo, and
volunteers from a WellsFargo Green Team regularly spend time weeding,
planting, watering, and harvesting. With that help, in its second year the farm
doubled production of broccoli, spinach, beans, tomatoes, and other produce
to14,000pounds in 2012.