REMINDER/Wells Fargo, Operation HOPE, and SmartForce Converge in East Palo Alto to Launch America's First Online/Offline Financial Literacy Educational Program

Business Wire, Oct 30, 2001

News/Assignment Editors and Banking Writers

REMINDER ... for Tuesday (Oct. 30)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

10,000 Children Impacted by Nationwide Launch,

Learning Skills Not Taught in the Classroom

    WHAT: Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC), the nation's first and leading
    Internet bank based in San Francisco, Operation HOPE, a Los
    Angeles non-profit dedicated to the revitalization of underserved
    communities, and SmartForce, the world's largest e-learning
    company based in Redwood City are combining the power of the
    Internet with the power of financial literacy volunteers to launch
    Banking On Our Future.

    Banking On Our Future is the nation's first online/offline
    financial literacy educational program that teaches children money
    management skills not included in school curriculums. The national
    launch is taking place at a special event in the Bay Area.
    Reporters/Editors attending the event will have access to the
    following:

      --  Specific details regarding this innovative program
      --  Children learning from this all-new financial literacy program
      --  Volunteers discussing their teaching tactics and techniques
      --  A first-hand look at this innovative, interactive,
        state-of-the-art Web site
      --  High-ranking education officials
      --  Details about national outreach efforts to 10,000 children

          WHEN: Tuesday, October 30 10-11 a.m. PST

        WHERE: Cesar Chavez Academy
               2450 Ralmar Avenue
               East Palo Alto, Calif. 94303
               650/329-6700

               Broadcast Outlets: Satellite Feed Info
               1:00-1:15 p.m. EST
               Telstar 5 Transponder 16
               Audio 6.2 and 6.8

          WHO: The following people will be attending the event and
        available for interviews:

      --  Charlie Mae Knight, Superintendent, Ravenswood School District
      --  Carrie Tolstedt, group executive vice-president, California
        Banking, Wells Fargo
      --  Lisa Stevens, market president (peninsula region), Wells Fargo
      --  Fred Smith, president, Operation HOPE
      --  Greg Priest -- chairman, CEO, SmartForce
      --  Students and Volunteers