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Leah Larson, the 17-year-old founder of YALDAH Magazine for Jewish girls, and her mother, Evelyn Krieger, will be recognized as the Grand Prize Winners of Wells Fargo's Someday Stories Contest.

This is an update on this story from October.

Contact:
Leah Larson
Editor & Publisher
YALDAH magazine
P.O. Box 215
Sharon, MA 02067
[email protected]
www.yaldahmagazine.com

Meida Alert from Wells Fargo

Iconic Wells Fargo Stagecoach to Roll into San Francisco Financial District
Wells Fargo will award $250,000 to Habitat for Humanity and $100,000 to Someday StoriesSM contest winner

WHAT: Wednesday (Dec. 10), the iconic horse-drawn Wells Fargo stagecoach will roll through the San Francisco Financial District for the first time since 2002. Wells Fargo officials will present $250,000 to Habitat for Humanity and $100,000 to Someday Stories contest winner Evelyn Krieger.

Krieger will use her $100,000 prize to invest in her 17-year old daughter Leah’s business – a magazine for Jewish girls called Yaldah (“girl” in Hebrew). The magazine, which Leah started when she was 13, encourages young girls to follow their dreams and celebrates their Jewish values. Krieger will expand the magazine, hire staff and help this entrepreneurial young editor and publisher pursue new ventures.

Habitat for Humanity’s $250,000 grant will help the organization continue its mission of helping families turn their “Someday” dream of homeownership into reality.

WHO: Evelyn Krieger, $100,000 “Someday Stories” contest winner

Leah Larson, 17-year old editor and publisher of Yaldah

Pat Callahan, Wells Fargo Head of Social Responsibility

Sylvia Reynolds, Wells Fargo Head of Enterprise Marketing

Representatives from Habitat for Humanity
Wells Fargo executives and team members

WHEN: Wednesday, December 10 10-11 a.m.

WHERE: Wells Fargo Museum 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 1, 2008
Contact Person:
Leah Larson
781-784-3585
[email protected]

JEWISH TEEN FINALIST IN WELLS FARGO CONTEST  Leah Larson, age 17, editor and publisher of Yaldah magazine for Jewish girls, is a finalist in the Someday Stories Contest sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank.  Leah’s mother, Evelyn Krieger, of Sharon, MA, wrote the winning essay, “Dream Girl”, describing her ambitious daughter’s talents and dream of expanding Yaldah Magazine, which she started at age 13.  Krieger’s essay was one of 5 finalists selected from 10,000 entries and is the only Jewish finalist.

The mother/daughter team is now competing for the grand prize of $100,000, which will be invested in expanding the magazine and programs for Jewish girls.  Public voting is currently underway on the website, www.wellsfargo.com/somedaystories which features the winning essays and video interviews.  The finalist with the most votes by November 10, 2008 will be named the Grand Prize Winner.

Jews worldwide have voted, blogged about it, spread the word to their friends, and eagerly check the votes each day. Yaldah has been in first place since the contest opened, but recently slipped to second over during Rosh Hashanah. Anyone can easily support Yaldah magazine and Leah's dream by taking a minute to vote. 

Yaldah magazine’s mission is to celebrate Jewish girls and women, inspire creativity, leadership, and Jewish living.  Yaldah is a quarterly, full-color magazine available by subscription and at select bookstores.  For more information about the magazine visit: www.yaldahmagazine.com.