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Page aio __________________ ‘ri'Q Jortlauò (©baeruer EMBRACING DIVERSITY___________________ August i 200s H ousing WELLS FARGO The Next Stage Housing Dreams Come True RUN WITH US Habitat for Humanity built on support because progress w a its fo r no o n e . Wells Fargo is helping the dream of home ownership come true for 43 children and 20 adults in Gresham. The Wells Fargo Housing Foun d atio n p resen ted a cheek for $157,500 to Mt. Hood Habitat for Humanity Thursday, which is build ing a 14-family affordable housing development on one acre at 16842 S.E. Stark St. The “Lillian’s Place” develop ment includes 14 condos (2-4 bed rooms each) and a community cen ter. Construction began in January and is expected to be completed on time for the families to move in before the next school year. The project has an estimated value of $1.7 million. Wells Fargo team members have been helping build the project since the start. About 50 Wells Fargo volunteers were on site Thursday to paint, plant greenery and install wiring. The grant amount is based on the more than 2,480 volunteer hours that Wells Fargo team mem bers and their friends and family m em bers have w orked on the project so far. For m ore th an 150 years, Wells Fargo has un d ersto o d the im p o rtan ce o f hiring an d retaining a diverse w orkforce. Today, W ells Fargo has 1 5 1 ,0 0 0 diverse team m em bers w o rk in g across a variety o f business lines an d geographies. A nd our diverse future is bright. Why? Because w e’re focusing on recruiting, tra in in g , and retaining the best and brightest people - o u r m ost im p o rta n t asset - today. If y o u ’re looking for a career a t one o f the n a tio n ’s m o st ad m ired and respected financial institutions, look no further. 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Volunteer labor helps bring the dream ofhomeownership to reality in Gresham. “With housing prices soaring in the Portland metro area, there is a huge demand for affordable hous ing for low- and moderate-income residents,” said Meghan Mahaffy, executive director o f Mt. Hood Habitat for Humanity. "Wells Fargo is helping us not only with a large contribution of money but also with an invaluable contribution of labor to complete this development.” Habitat for Humanity seeks to elim inate poverty housing and homelessness. People o f all back grounds volunteer to build Habitat homes with families in need. The homes are sold to the families at no profit, financed with affordable, no interest loans. The mortgage pay ments are used to bui Id more homes. 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