Clay County Family Gets AmSouth's Fifth Habitat House; New Home in El-Dorado Heights Built with 200 Hours of Volunteer Labor

The residents of the El-Dorado Heights community have a
new neighbor, thanks to hard working AmSouth Bank volunteers, and Clay
County Habitat for Humanity project coordinators. AmSouth provided
construction costs and arranged volunteer labor, more than 200 hours
total, to help build the new home for Sarah and Frankie Wheeler and
their three children. The new home represents an estimated corporate
investment back in to the community of $136,800.
   "Our completion of this fifth Habitat home in Clay County proves
that we're 'The Relationship People' both on and off the job," said
Jacksonville City President Marty Lanahan. "We build relationships all
the time, and working with our great partners at Habitat in Clay
County, together we're building stronger neighborhoods and improving
the lives of the families like the Wheelers."
   Erika Woodcock, Business Manager for Habitat for Humanity in Clay
County, said the benefits of this house reach beyond this one family.
"AmSouth's partnership with Habitat in building the home in El-Dorado
Heights will continue to reap rewards. As the Wheeler family repays
Habitat, we will use the repayments toward future home builds.
Meanwhile, the family will receive our support on how to be a
successful homeowner and how to preserve the property, increasing its
value and adding to the family's financial stability."

   About AmSouth

   AmSouth is a regional bank holding company with $54 billion in
assets, more than 680 branch banking offices and over 1,200 ATMs.
AmSouth operates in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Georgia. AmSouth is a leader among regional banks in the
Southeast in several key business segments, including consumer and
commercial banking, small business banking, mortgage lending,
equipment leasing, annuity and mutual fund sales, and trust and
investment management services. AmSouth also offers a complete line of
banking products and services at its web site, www.amsouth.com.