I’m Peg.

Last year, while on leave from my job, I found myself with more free time. I decided I wanted to get more involved in community activities. I attended the fall meeting of the United Way Women's Giving Network (WGN). That particular meeting happened to feature a speaker who talked to us about child well-being and the state of childcare in the city.

The presentation moved me deeply, and I became interested in improving the quality of childcare in Austin.

Also at that meeting, I learned that the WGN did not yet have a system in place to provide its members the opportunities to participate in volunteer activities.

My name is William Penny.

With a last name like that, it's somehow appropriate that I got into banking. Truth is, it's not the money I like; it's the numbers. I've always appreciated numbers—how they add up, how they multiply, how they influence and dictate so much of our day-to-day lives.

I started working for Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company about five years ago. I realized quickly that it is a company that cares. That's often a cliché—"the company that cares"—but more and more, companies are putting their money where their slogan is. They care about us—the employees—and they care about the community we live in. Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company, for example, regularly donates time, money, and supplies to local nonprofits, and every employee receives paid time-off each month to volunteer. I joined, and became president of, Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company Volunteers!, a group that links employees with quality volunteer experiences.