Wells Fargo Honors John Manzon-Santos

SAN FRANCISCO - June 9, 2004 — In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Wells Fargo Asian Connection~Bay Area (ACBA) team member resource group and the Wells Fargo Foundation are honoring 10 community leaders for their contributions to the Bay Area-Asian American community. Honoring their outstanding work, Wells Fargo will award each community leader $3,000 to be donated to a Bay Area nonprofit of their choice.

JOHN MANZON-SANTOS
John is a passionate community leader dedicated to the fight the AIDS epidemic. Under John's guidance, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, located in San Francisco, continues to be a forerunner in providing culturally competent health education locally, nationally, and globally.

Special thanks to Linda Huang, A&PI Wellness Center Board Member, for nominating John for this award.

Lance Toma, Mitchell Friedman of A&PI Wellness Center

ABOVE: Tarita Whittingham, Community Development Officer, Wells Fargo Bank (left), Lance Toma (center) and Mitchell Friedman (right) of A&PI Wellness Center.

Lance Toma accepts award on behalf of John Manzon-Santos.

ABOVE: Lance Toma accepts the award on behalf of John Manzon-Santos.

All photos courtesy of Jimmy Wong, Wells Fargo & Co.

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