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The Wells Fargo Championship and Compass Group Partner for Food Donation

CHARLOTTE, NC—Second Harvest's Community Food Rescue program was the recipient of 14,672 pounds of perishable food items after the closing of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club last month.

The donation, the largest to date since the event's inception, was provided by the Wells Fargo Championship and Levy Restaurants—a division of Charlotte-based Compass Group North America. Levy Restaurants was founded in Chicago in 1978 and is recognized as one of America's fastest growing and most critically acclaimed restaurant companies, and is the leader in premium sports and entertainment dining concessions.

"One of the core goals of the Wells Fargo Championship is to find outlets we can extend assistance to using any extra items we may have once the tournament week is concluded," said Wells Fargo Championship Executive Director Kym Hougham. "We are grateful to have a partnership with Levy Restaurants and Compass Group North America, who share the same values as us to reach out to those in need."

"We're pleased to do this as we are committed to helping the city of Charlotte with food donations from our large-scale events. A partnership with a client like the Wells Fargo Championship enables us to do it each year", states Kurt Kimball, Compass Group's Executive Vice President of Sales. To date, 26,606 pounds of perishables from the event has been donated since 2004.

It comes at a critical time. Second Harvest of Metrolina's partner agencies are reporting increases of 25% to 40% in demand across the Charlotte region, compared to the same time last year.

"With added demand, coupled with higher gas prices that directly impact our operations, we're grateful to receive this donation. Summertime is traditionally a quieter time for donations, so this really helps our agencies direct food to the people who need it," explains Kay Carter, executive director of Second Harvest of Metrolina.

About the Wells Fargo Championship
The Wells Fargo Championship is one of the largest, most prestigious sporting events in the Charlotte region. The tournament is intended as an annual tradition that will bring customers, players and patrons back each year for an unforgettable golf experience. The national and international golf community has recognized it as one of the top events on the PGA TOUR. The 2008 tournament was held April 28-May 4. Sponsored by Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB), the tournament's $6.4 million purse is one of the largest on the PGA TOUR. A combination of Quail Hollow Club, the spirit of the Charlotte area community and the support of Wachovia are several reasons the Wells Fargo Championship has and should continue to draw many of the world's top golfers to Charlotte.

About Wachovia
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, with assets of $782.9 billion and market capitalization of $75.3 billion at December 31, 2007. Wachovia provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services to customers through 3,400 retail financial centers in 21 states from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and California, and nationwide retail brokerage, mortgage lending and auto finance businesses. Globally, clients are served in selected corporate and institutional sectors and through more than 40 international offices. Our retail brokerage operations under the Wachovia Securities brand name manage more than $1.2 trillion in client assets through 14,600 financial advisors in 1,500 offices nationwide. Online banking is available at wachovia.com; online brokerage products and services at wachoviasec.com; and investment products and services at evergreeninvestments.com.

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