SHARON, MA [CHI] — Its official an email was just sent out by Wells Fargo confirming that Leah Larson, founder, editor, and publisher of the Yaldah magazine has won the Someday Stories Contest sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank.

The email, confirming that she won with more details in the Extended Article!

Its Official – Leah Larson, Yaldah Magazine Wins the $100,000!

SHARON, MA [CHI] — Its official an email was just sent out by Wells Fargo confirming that Leah Larson, founder, editor, and publisher of the Yaldah magazine has won the Someday Stories Contest sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank.

The email, confirming that she won with more details in the Extended Article!

Thank you for participating in the Someday Stories contest. Special thanks to Danny, Erin, Evelyn, Mary and Tiffany for sharing their wonderful stories and Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Habitat for Humanity and Junior Achievement for helping to make the Someday Stories contest a success.

You’re invited to the Grand Prize event at the Wells Fargo History Museum in San Francisco. Come watch the Stagecoach, tour the museum and enjoy refreshments. Details are below.

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Wells Fargo History Museum
420 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Evelyn is the Grand Prize Winner of the Someday Stories contest. Evelyn has won $100,000 to pursue her dream of expanding Yaldah magazine. Visit wellsfargo.com/somedaystories check out Evelyn’s story and see our new Someday Stories virtual ticker.

Wells Fargo is also donating $250,000 to Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity received 25,542 votes from all of you. This will help Habitat for Humanity continue its mission of helping families turn their someday dream of owning a home into reality by building houses in partnership with people who need them.

Junior Achievement will receive a donation of $150,000 and Boys & Girls Clubs of America will receive $50,000 donation from Wells Fargo. To find out more about these worthy causes click here.

To find out more about Wells Fargo products and services go to wellsfargo.com.

19 Comments

  • Joe the Plummer

    Congratulations Leah… You are a true inspiration to the young girls out there…keep up the good work…all those votes made a difference…we can all see what can be achieved when we unite for a good cause…

  • Shlucha

    Mazel Tov to Leah and Mom!
    You are a true kiddush Hashem. Your tznius demeanor is a great role model for your peers.
    May you go from strength to strength

  • Dovid ben-Isser

    Congrats, Leah! You truly have made a difference, and as “Joe” said, are an inspiration! I am proud of our community’s efforts to recognize your important work, and I wish you hashkafah on your now-strengthened efforts!

  • ur fam from upstairs :)

    GO LEAH!!! all the hours spent and all the laptops set up (lol) rly paid off!!! keep it up!!!!

  • Avid Yaldah readers

    Mazel Tov!
    We love the magazine and highly recommend it, a wonderful idea for girls!

  • cmc

    wow leah you have no idea how many times i voted for you!!! bh you won keep it up!!!!!1 u rock!!!!

  • Jewish Princess

    Mazel Tov Leah and family! What an amazing accomplishment and a wonderful Kiddush Hashem. You have great things to look forward to!

  • MAZEL TOV!

    BH! We all wanted you to win!
    Even though we personally don’t know you but we’re really excited that you won!

  • Nechama

    Go Leah & Mom!
    You are an inspiration to girls worldwide and especially to those girls who are lucky to get to know you at the Jewish Girls Retreat http://www.jewishgirlsretre… We can’t wait to celebrate with all the “YALDAH” Girls at the Winter Retreat in December.

    May you go from strength to strength!

  • Networking

    congratulations to LUBAVITCH NETWORKING, i have recived countless emails, from every spectrum and in it is in constant view on all chabad web sites
    the true congratulations goes to Viewers like you who acted when they saw a purpose. DO you think any one of those other contestants had the marketing she had!
    Nope??!
    So great Job to Eveylyn and Leah, and a real Yasher Koach to all those for great networking!

  • C.

    Congratulations to Leah and her mother, however I would like to bring up a certain point concerning this magazine. When I first read about it on this website I of course voted and then looked it up in order to subscribe to it for my daughter. I was very surprised by how expensive this magazine is, is there any chance that now that Leah has won the money she could bring the price down so that it is affordable?

  • Leah Larson

    Yes! Part of winning the money will help make YALDAH more affordable eventually, or at least be able to give discounts and sales.
    Thank you for your support!

  • A friend from Detroit

    Leah, as an old friend of your grandparents from Detroit I cannot express how happy I am that you won this honor and that your grandparents have the zchus to shep so much nachas. As others have said, with your eidelkeit and tznius you are a true credit to our community.

  • Yaldah Fan

    Mazal Tov Leah! Yaldah is an outstanding magazine, I know someone who got a job with it, and they love being involved with it. I think it is really neat that girls can contribute their work like stories and things like that on yaldah. We all can help make yaldah a better magazine so contribute today, ( and dont forget to subscribe ) go to http://www.yaldahmagazine.com and contribute. You miht even see your piece in the magazine ( but only if you subscribe ) And again

    MAZAL TOV LEAH
    GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!