Marin County Schools Receive Grants From Well Fargo, MLB Player

MARIN COUNTY, CA -- Thirty-one Bay Area schools this week received $100,000 in grants to support their sports, musical, art and education programs. The grants were given by Wells Fargo and presented by San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford.

The grants were given as part of KNBR Step Up to the Plate for Education program.

“Wells Fargo is proud to support educational and athletic programs that will play a role in preparing our youth to be successful adults,” said Jim Foley, president of Wells Fargo’s Pacific North. “When students and communities prosper, we all benefit.”

Wells Fargo and KNBR have distributed more than $1.1 million through the Step Up to the Plate program to support the Bay Area’s youth over the past 15 years.

“As a kid, my parents always emphasized the importance of an education—above and beyond participating in sports," Crawford said. "As a Bay Area native, it is an honor to be part of a program that increases education and athletic programs for local kids.”

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