Wells Fargo Donates $100,000 for Alberta Wildfire Relief Efforts

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Wells Fargo & Company WFC announced today that the company will donate 100,000 Canadian dollars to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts related to the wildfire that has been burning in northern Alberta, Canada. The fire, which started May 1, 2016 near Fort McMurray, has resulted in the evacuation of thousands of residents.

"Wells Fargo stands in support of the many people who have had their lives and livelihoods uprooted by this disaster," said Perry Englot, managing director of Wells Fargo's Calgary Energy Group. "We hope that our contribution will help the Red Cross provide critical services to those who were displaced."

Additionally Wells Fargo's Go Far^TM Rewards customers can contribute any amount of their redeemable rewards balance as a donation to American Red Cross Disaster Relief from today through May 16 by accessing their rewards account at GoFarRewards.wf.com or calling the Go Far^TM Rewards Service Center at 1-877-517-1358.

Wells Fargo employs over 600 team members in Canada, with offices in Montreal, Toronto, Mississauga, Calgary, and Vancouver.

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Wells Fargo & Company WFC is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.8 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,800 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 269,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune's 2015 rankings of America's largest corporations. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Blogs and Wells Fargo Stories.

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