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Mayor Kasim Reed Supports Wells Fargo in Homeownership Event in Atlanta

Post Date:02/08/2012

Mayor’s Office of Communications
55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 2500 • Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Sonji Jacobs, Director
404-330-6558, office
404-276-6866, cell
sjdade@atlantaga.gov

Reese McCranie, Deputy Director
404-330-6006, office
404-886-2334, cell
rmccranie@atlantaga.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 02/08/12

Media Advisory

Mayor Kasim Reed Supports Wells Fargo in Homeownership Event in Atlanta

WHO:	Mayor Kasim Reed Commissioner James Shelby, Department of Planning & Community Development Atlanta Regional President Mike Donnelly, Wells Fargo Executive Director Jill Arrington, Resources for Residents and Communities President and CEO John O’Callaghan, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership
WHAT:	Mayor Kasim Reed will participate in an advance VIP tour of the Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT event at the Georgia World Congress Center. NeighborhoodLIFT is an $8 million initiative by Wells Fargo to encourage homeownership in the City of Atlanta. As part of the Wells Fargo initiative, $6.4 million will be provided in down payment assistance to those who qualify, including $2.4 million for houses needing renovation. Qualifying homebuyers can receive up to $15,000 in assistance. There also will be bus tours of 100 homes from noon to 5 PM. both days. The NeighborhoodLIFT event is free (including parking) and will take place at the GWCC from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. on Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11. The event is open to anyone interested in buying and living in a home in the City of Atlanta. For more information, call 866-858-2151 or visit www.neighborhoodlift.com.
WHEN:	Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:00 P.M. (VIP tour to take place at 2:30 P.M.)
WHERE:	Georgia World Congress Center, Exhibit Hall B1, 285 Andrew Young International Boulevard NW, Atlanta GA 30313

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