Wells Fargo sponsors 329th Habitat Greenville Home Build

June 16, 2015

GREENVILLE, SC – Construction started this week on the first Wells Fargo-sponsored Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County Home Build.

Wells Fargo and Habitat representatives were on site in the Abigail Springs subdivision in Taylors to do an official check presentation Thursday, said Monroe Free, Habitat Greenville’s President and CEO. The Rousseau family will be the 329th family to become Habitat homeowners since Habitat Greenville was founded 30 years ago. The home is expected to be completed in September.

Mark Westmoreland, Wells Fargo’s Senior Vice President and Greenville Business Banking Manager, said the bank has supported Habitat’s affordable housing work for 20 years, which is one example of Wells Fargo’s focus on doing what’s right for local communities.

“Together with Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, we are creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income families who now have homes in which they can take great pride – a mission that Wells Fargo has always believed is important,” Westmoreland said.

Susan Bankson, Wells Fargo’s South Carolina Community Affairs Officer, added “our commitment to supporting Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County connects directly with our vision and values in that we are dedicated to promoting the long-term economic prosperity and quality of life for everyone in our communities.”

  

About Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County

Through affordable home construction, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville strives to eliminate poverty housing and the social and economic problems it causes. It is the 2015 winner of the Nonprofit Excellence Award given by the SC Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO). Habitat Greenville, chartered in 1985, celebrates its 30th anniversary and construction of its 330th home this year. Learn more at www.habitatgreenville.org.

 

About Wells Fargo

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